Bluegrass Bracketology

Teams in  bold  considered the automatic bid for their respective conference. Midwest Region vs East Region West Region vs South Region MIDWEST Region (Chicago) EAST Region (Philadelphia) Greenville Indianapolis 1) Auburn 16) New Orleans/Southern 8) Iowa 9) Wake Forest 1) Purdue 16) Longwood 8) Miami (FL) 9) Davidson Portland Buffalo 5) Marquette 12) Arkansas/San Diego State 4) Michigan State 13) Vermont 5) Tennessee 12) Iona 4) Texas Tech 13) South Dakota State Greenville Indianapolis 6) Texas 11) San Francisco 3) Duke 14) Oakland 6) Ohio State 11) West Virginia 3) Kentucky 14) Wagner Pittsburgh Fort Worth 7) USC 10) Oklahoma 2) Villanova 15) Arkansas State 7) Xavier 10) Boise State 2) Kansas 15) Seattle WEST Region (San Francisco) SOUTH Region (San Antonio) Portland Fort Worth 1) Gonzaga 16) Norfolk State/Colgate 8) Indiana 9)  Loyola-Chicago 1) Baylor 16) Cal State Fullerton 8) Saint Mary's 9) Seton Hall Buffalo Pittsburgh 5) Alabama 12) UAB 4) Providence 13) Chattanooga 5) Illi

Teams in bold considered the automatic bid for their respective conference. Midwest Region vs East Region West Region vs South Region MIDWEST Region (Chicago, IL) EAST Region (Philadelphia, PA) Greenville San Diego 1) Auburn 16) Southern / New Orleans 8) Iowa 9) Wake Forest 1) Arizona 16) Norfolk State 8) Loyola-Chicago 9) Florida State Buffalo Pittsburgh 5) Connecticut 12) Oregon/San Francisco 4) Michigan State 13) Toledo 5) Ohio State 12) UAB 4) Texas Tech 13) New Mexico State Greenville Indianapolis 6) USC 11) Wyoming 3) Duke 14) Wagner 6) Providence 11) Murray State 3) Kentucky 14) Cleveland State Indianapolis Fort Worth 7) Iowa State 10) Miami (FL) 2) Purdue 15) Colgate 7) Marquette 10) Creighton 2) Kansas 15) Jacksonville State WEST Region (San Francisco, CA) SOUTH Region (San Antonio, TX) Portland