FINAL (BRACKET MATRIX CO-CHAMPION)
Nick Elam, Ph.D.
BOLD: CONFERENCE CHAMPION
ALL CAPS: PROJECTED CONFERENCE CHAMPION
*First Four Participant
1
VIRGINIA (ACC)
VILLANOVA (BIG EAST)
KANSAS (BIG 12)
Xavier
2
Duke
North Carolina
Purdue
CINCINNATI (AMERICAN)
3
Tennessee
Michigan State
MICHIGAN (BIG TEN)
Auburn
4
West Virginia
ARIZONA (PAC-12)
Texas Tech
Wichita State
5
KENTUCKY (SEC)
GONZAGA (WEST COAST)
Clemson
Houston
6
Ohio State
Florida
Miami
Texas A&M
7
Arkansas
Tcu
Rhode Island
Seton Hall
8
Missouri
Nevada
Virginia Tech
Providence
9
North Carolina State
Alabama
Florida State
Ucla
10
Kansas State
Butler
Creighton
Oklahoma
11
Arizona State*
Usc*
Texas*
Saint Bonaventure*
LOYOLA-CHICAGO (MISSOURI VALLEY)
NEW MEXICO STATE (WAC)
12
SAN DIEGO STATE (MOUNTAIN WEST)
DAVIDSON (ATLANTIC 10)
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (SUMMIT)
MURRAY STATE (OHIO VALLEY)
13
BUFFALO (MAC)
UNC-GREENSBORO (SOUTHERN)
CHARLESTON (COLONIAL)
MARSHALL (CONFERENCE USA)
14
MONTANA (BIG SKY)
BUCKNELL (PATRIOT)
WRIGHT STATE (HORIZON)
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN (SOUTHLAND)
15
LIPSCOMB (ATLANTIC SUN)
GEORGIA STATE (SUN BELT)
PENNSYLVANIA (IVY)
IONA (MAAC)
16
UMBC (AMERICA EAST)
CAL STATE FULLERTON (BIG WEST)
RADFORD* (BIG SOUTH)
NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL* (MEAC)
LIU BROOKLYN* (NORTHEAST)
TEXAS SOUTHERN* (SWAC)
M-SPORTSFANS 