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First Four
South
- 11
- 11
West
- 12
- 12
West
- 16
- 16
First Round
West
- 1
- 16
Sacramento
- 8
- 9
Ā
- 5
- 12
Orlando
- 4
- 13
Ā
- 6
- 11
Orlando
- 3
- 14
Ā
- 7
- 10
Sacramento
- 2
- 15
Ā
Midwest
- 1
- 16
Birmingham
- 8
- 9
Ā
- 5
- 12
Albany
- 4
- 13
Ā
- 6
- 11
Columbus
- 3
- 14
Ā
- 7
- 10
Des Moines
- 2
- 15
Ā
South
- 1
- 16
Columbus
- 8
- 9
Ā
- 5
- 12
Denver
- 4
- 13
Ā
- 6
- 11
Greensboro
- 3
- 14
Ā
- 7
- 10
Des Moines
- 2
- 15
Ā
East
- 1
- 16
Greensboro
- 8
- 9
Ā
- 5
- 12
Albany
- 4
- 13
Ā
- 6
- 11
Denver
- 3
- 14
Ā
- 7
- 10
Birmingham
- 2
- 15
Ā
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Last 4 In
| Team | Net | |
|---|---|---|
| Stanford(16-16) | 105 | |
| Saint Mary's(26-8) | 19 | |
| West Virginia(16-17) | 78 | |
| Rutgers(18-14) | 77 | |
First 4 Out
| Team | Net | |
|---|---|---|
| Washington St.(22-15) | 61 | |
| Tulane(14-15) | 98 | |
| Middle Tenn.(26-11) | 104 | |
| Oklahoma(19-16) | 40 | |
Team Bracket Index UpdatedAug 25, 12:36pm
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| Seed | Team | Conf | Stk | Net* | Rpi* | Quad 1* | Quad 2* | Quad 3* | Quad 4* | Sos* | Nc Sos* | Next Game | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | E | N. Carolina(29-10) | ACC (15-5) | L1 | 32 | 35 | 3-8 | 3-0 | 13-0 | 5-1 | 57 | 35 | No Games Scheduled | ||
| M | Houston(32-6) | AAC (15-3) | L1 | 3 | 8 | 0-4 | 10-1 | 10-0 | 8-0 | 43 | 149 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| S | Kentucky(26-8) | SEC (14-4) | L2 | 5 | 9 | 9-7 | 5-0 | 4-0 | 8-0 | 12 | 121 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| W | Gonzaga(28-4) | WCC (13-1) | L1 | 1 | 5 | 10-3 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 13-0 | 52 | 69 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| 2 | E | Baylor(27-7) | Big 12 (14-4) | L1 | 4 | 11 | 10-5 | 8-1 | 2-0 | 6-0 | 26 | 108 | No Games Scheduled | ||
| M | Kansas(34-6) | Big 12 (14-4) | W11 | 6 | 1 | 12-5 | 8-1 | 5-0 | 3-0 | 2 | 81 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| S | Creighton(23-12) | Big East (12-7) | L1 | 55 | 40 | 7-6 | 4-4 | 6-1 | 5-0 | 32 | 207 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| W | UCLA(27-8) | Pac-12 (15-5) | L1 | 10 | 10 | 5-4 | 8-2 | 8-1 | 4-0 | 13 | 30 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| 3 | E | Arizona(33-4) | Pac-12 (18-2) | L1 | 2 | 2 | 6-3 | 9-0 | 9-0 | 7-0 | 59 | 71 | No Games Scheduled | ||
| M | Arkansas(28-9) | SEC (13-5) | L1 | 20 | 22 | 7-6 | 5-1 | 6-1 | 7-0 | 51 | 287 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| S | Duke(32-7) | ACC (16-4) | L1 | 13 | 16 | 6-2 | 6-3 | 8-1 | 8-0 | 58 | 116 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| W | Tennessee(27-8) | SEC (14-4) | L1 | 8 | 3 | 10-7 | 5-0 | 4-0 | 6-0 | 4 | 16 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| 4 | E | Michigan St.(23-13) | Big 10 (11-9) | L1 | 36 | 32 | 5-9 | 8-2 | 6-1 | 3-0 | 9 | 26 | No Games Scheduled | ||
| M | San Diego St(23-9) | MWC (13-4) | L2 | 25 | 15 | 5-8 | 5-0 | 6-0 | 7-0 | 19 | 96 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| S | TCU(21-13) | Big 12 (8-10) | L1 | 45 | 58 | 8-8 | 2-4 | 4-0 | 6-0 | 41 | 267 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| W | Texas(22-12) | Big 12 (10-8) | L1 | 17 | 50 | 5-10 | 5-1 | 3-0 | 8-0 | 49 | 170 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| 5 | E | Villanova(30-8) | Big East (16-4) | L1 | 7 | 4 | 7-6 | 10-1 | 5-0 | 4-0 | 6 | 9 | No Games Scheduled | ||
| M | Illinois(23-10) | Big 10 (15-5) | L1 | 15 | 29 | 6-6 | 6-3 | 6-0 | 4-0 | 30 | 104 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| S | Indiana(21-14) | Big 10 (9-11) | L1 | 39 | 70 | 4-8 | 4-4 | 5-1 | 7-0 | 63 | 308 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| W | Auburn(28-6) | SEC (15-3) | L1 | 12 | 7 | 8-5 | 7-0 | 8-0 | 4-0 | 38 | 80 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| 6 | E | Texas A&M(27-13) | SEC (9-9) | L1 | 42 | 60 | 4-9 | 5-0 | 5-2 | 8-0 | 68 | 262 | No Games Scheduled | ||
| M | Dayton(24-11) | A10 (14-4) | L1 | 58 | 63 | 3-2 | 5-4 | 6-1 | 9-3 | 104 | 127 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| S | Purdue(29-8) | Big 10 (14-6) | L1 | 11 | 12 | 8-5 | 6-1 | 7-0 | 6-0 | 29 | 228 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| W | Oregon(20-15) | Pac-12 (11-9) | L1 | 76 | 89 | 4-5 | 3-7 | 3-2 | 8-0 | 54 | 29 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| 7 | E | Alabama(19-14) | SEC (9-9) | L4 | 30 | 19 | 8-8 | 5-3 | 5-2 | 1-0 | 1 | 7 | No Games Scheduled | ||
| M | Virginia(21-14) | ACC (12-8) | L1 | 83 | 80 | 4-7 | 3-1 | 5-4 | 7-1 | 80 | 137 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| S | Texas Tech(27-10) | Big 12 (12-6) | L1 | 9 | 20 | 8-9 | 7-0 | 1-0 | 9-0 | 35 | 156 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| W | UConn(23-10) | Big East (13-6) | L2 | 16 | 27 | 5-6 | 8-3 | 3-0 | 7-0 | 36 | 131 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| 8 | E | Xavier(23-13) | Big East (8-11) | W5 | 41 | 62 | 5-8 | 4-3 | 5-2 | 4-0 | 11 | 123 | No Games Scheduled | ||
| M | Miami (Fla.)(26-11) | ACC (14-6) | L1 | 62 | 53 | 4-3 | 5-4 | 9-3 | 5-0 | 81 | 147 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| S | Michigan(19-15) | Big 10 (11-9) | L1 | 34 | 49 | 5-10 | 3-3 | 6-1 | 3-0 | 3 | 31 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| W | Va. Tech(23-13) | ACC (11-9) | L1 | 27 | 55 | 3-5 | 6-5 | 7-2 | 7-0 | 76 | 129 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| 9 | E | Iowa(26-10) | Big 10 (12-8) | L1 | 14 | 26 | 3-6 | 8-3 | 7-0 | 7-0 | 60 | 269 | No Games Scheduled | ||
| M | Saint Louis(23-12) | A10 (12-6) | L2 | 63 | 46 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 7-2 | 10-0 | 53 | 90 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| S | Memphis(22-11) | AAC (13-5) | L1 | 31 | 31 | 5-3 | 3-4 | 8-2 | 5-0 | 25 | 75 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| W | USC(26-8) | Pac-12 (14-6) | L2 | 35 | 39 | 4-4 | 5-1 | 11-2 | 6-0 | 103 | 314 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| 10 | E | Ohio St.(20-12) | Big 10 (12-8) | L1 | 26 | 54 | 5-5 | 5-5 | 6-1 | 3-0 | 46 | 51 | No Games Scheduled | ||
| M | Florida(20-14) | SEC (9-9) | L1 | 59 | 94 | 3-10 | 4-2 | 5-0 | 7-1 | 81 | 231 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| S | Wyoming(25-9) | MWC (13-5) | L2 | 50 | 25 | 4-5 | 7-1 | 3-2 | 10-0 | 83 | 167 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| W | Okla. St.(15-15) | Big 12 (8-10) | W2 | 51 | 75 | 4-10 | 3-3 | 4-1 | 4-1 | 8 | 165 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| 11 | E | Notre Dame(24-11) | ACC (15-5) | L1 | 53 | 59 | 2-8 | 2-1 | 11-1 | 6-0 | 97 | 25 | No Games Scheduled | ||
| M | Florida St.(17-14) | ACC (10-10) | L1 | 106 | 106 | 2-6 | 4-4 | 6-3 | 5-1 | 85 | 155 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| S | Stanford(16-16) | Pac-12 (8-12) | L1 | 105 | 101 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 5-2 | 6-0 | 33 | 58 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| S | Saint Mary's(26-8) | WCC (12-3) | L1 | 19 | 6 | 4-7 | 6-0 | 5-0 | 9-0 | 5 | 72 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| W | UAB(27-8) | CUSA (14-4) | L1 | 46 | 45 | 2-1 | 3-2 | 8-3 | 12-1 | 135 | 202 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| 12 | E | Drake(25-11) | MVC (13-5) | L1 | 81 | 91 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 7-2 | 11-0 | 146 | 218 | No Games Scheduled | ||
| M | Furman(22-12) | SoCon (12-6) | L1 | 80 | 66 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 9-4 | 11-2 | 105 | 173 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| S | Toledo(26-8) | MAC (17-3) | L2 | 75 | 57 | 0-1 | 3-2 | 7-3 | 15-1 | 192 | 175 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| W | West Virginia(16-17) | Big 12 (4-14) | L1 | 78 | 82 | 2-16 | 6-1 | 1-0 | 7-0 | 7 | 133 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| W | Rutgers(18-14) | Big 10 (12-8) | L2 | 77 | 91 | 6-6 | 3-4 | 4-2 | 5-1 | 86 | 298 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| 13 | E | Liberty(22-11) | ASUN (12-4) | L1 | 119 | 169 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 5-4 | 13-4 | 258 | 186 | No Games Scheduled | ||
| M | Towson(25-9) | CAA (15-3) | L2 | 72 | 61 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 9-4 | 14-2 | 175 | 238 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| S | Grand Canyon(23-8) | WAC (13-5) | L1 | 92 | 82 | 1-0 | 1-5 | 7-2 | 12-1 | 197 | 277 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| W | UCSB(17-11) | BigWst (8-5) | L1 | 139 | 205 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 11-3 | 301 | 306 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| 14 | E | Oral Roberts(19-12) | Summit (12-6) | L1 | 155 | 165 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 13-3 | 227 | 62 | No Games Scheduled | ||
| M | Iona(25-8) | MAAC (17-3) | L2 | 89 | 33 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 11-2 | 12-2 | 110 | 83 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| S | Penn(12-16) | IVY (9-5) | L3 | 210 | 190 | 0-4 | 0-5 | 4-6 | 8-1 | 166 | 33 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| W | Louisiana(16-15) | SBC (8-9) | L1 | 187 | 187 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 4-7 | 10-4 | 189 | 105 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| 15 | E | UNC-Ash.(17-15) | BigSou (8-8) | L1 | 222 | 239 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 12-6 | 309 | 141 | No Games Scheduled | ||
| M | Oakland(20-12) | Hor (12-7) | L1 | 171 | 133 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 3-3 | 12-6 | 204 | 20 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| S | Vermont(28-6) | AmEast (17-1) | L1 | 52 | 48 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 7-2 | 19-1 | 228 | 192 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| W | Montana St.(27-8) | BigSky (16-4) | L1 | 120 | 67 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5-3 | 20-2 | 244 | 242 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| 16 | E | SIUE(11-21) | OVC (5-13) | L1 | 290 | 314 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 8-12 | 291 | 221 | No Games Scheduled | ||
| E | Howard(16-13) | MEAC (9-5) | L2 | 240 | 281 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 0-4 | 12-7 | 354 | 229 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| M | Nicholls St.(21-12) | SthLnd (11-3) | L2 | 192 | 183 | 0-4 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 16-6 | 328 | 52 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| S | Colgate(23-12) | PAT (16-2) | L1 | 128 | 140 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 1-6 | 20-3 | 317 | 187 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| W | St. Fran.-Pa.(9-21) | NEC (5-13) | L2 | 331 | 323 | 0-2 | 0-3 | 0-4 | 8-12 | 326 | 166 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| W | Southern U.(17-14) | SWAC (12-6) | L1 | 215 | 215 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 1-4 | 13-7 | 338 | 68 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| - | Oklahoma(19-16) | Big 12 (7-11) | L1 | 40 | 68 | 4-12 | 6-2 | 2-1 | 6-0 | 17 | 153 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| - | Middle Tenn.(26-11) | CUSA (13-5) | L1 | 104 | 64 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 6-3 | 13-0 | 147 | 196 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| - | Tulane(14-15) | AAC (10-8) | L1 | 98 | 110 | 0-5 | 3-5 | 5-3 | 6-2 | 44 | 301 | No Games Scheduled | |||
| - | Washington St.(22-15) | Pac-12 (11-9) | L1 | 61 | 84 | 0-6 | 4-4 | 9-3 | 6-1 | 62 | 278 | No Games Scheduled | |||
- Net ranking: NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) is one of the tools used by the NCAA Selection Committee to evaluate teams
- Rpi: Ratings Percentage Index (RPI) is one of the tools used by the NCAA Selection Committee to evaluate teams
- Quad 1: Home games against teams ranked 1-30, neutral games vs. top-50 teams, road games against top-75 teams
- Quad 2: Home games against teams ranked 31-75, neutral games vs. 51-100, road games vs. 76-135
- Quad 3: Home games against teams ranked 76-160, neutral games vs. 101-200, road games vs. 136-240
- Quad 4: Home games against teams ranked 161-351, neutral games vs. 201-351, road games vs. 241-351
- Sos: Strength of schedule
- Nc sos: Non conference strength of schedule
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