(Preseason Projections)
The Top Seeds
| Seed | East | Midwest | South | West |
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Best of the rest (seeded without regard to region)
5: Marquette, Ohio State, Georgetown, Southern California
6: Villanova, Wisconsin, UNLV, Florida
7: Davidson, Baylor, Syracuse, Wake Forest
8: Kansas, Saint Mary's, Kentucky, Virginia Tech
9: LSU, West Virginia, Arizona, Xavier
10: Alabama, Clemson, UAB, Siena
11: Temple, Creighton, Texas A&M, BYU
12: Virginia Commonwealth, Mississippi, Dayton, Nevada
13: UTEP, Cleveland State, Middle Tennessee State, Oral Roberts
14: Cornell, Kent State, Cal State-Northridge, Belmont
15: Stephen F. Austin, American, Murray State, Winthrop
16: Morgan State, Mount Saint Mary's, Boston University
Opening round: Portland State vs. Jackson State
