User:Quidster4040/sandbox/2018 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament

Qualification and selection

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For this 96 team, expanded tournament, both conference regular season and tournament winners received automatic berths. In situations where a team won both, an additional at-large berth spot opened, and that conference earned one auto berth.

Automatic qualifiers

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Conference Tournament Winner Record Appearance Last bid Regular Season Winner Record Appearance Last bid
America East UMBC 24–10 2nd 2008 Vermont 27–8 7th 2017
American Cincinnati 30–4 32nd 2017 Same as tournament winner
Atlantic 10 Davidson 21–11 14th 2015 Rhode Island 25–7 10th 2017
ACC Virginia 31–2 22nd 2017 Same as tournament winner
Atlantic Sun Lipscomb 23–9 1st Never Florida Gulf Coast 23–11 4th 2017
Big 12 Kansas 27–7 47th 2017 Same as tournament winner
Big East Villanova 30–4 38th 2017 Xavier 28–5 28th 2017
Big Sky Montana 26–7 11th 2013 Same as tournament winner
Big South Radford 22–12 3rd 2009 UNC Asheville 21–12 5th 2016
Big Ten Michigan 28–7 28th 2017 Michigan State 29–4
Big West Cal State Fullerton 20–11 3rd 2008 UC Davis 22–10
CAA College of Charleston 26–7 5th 1999 Same as tournament winner
Conference USA Marshall 24–10 6th 1987 Middle Tennessee 25–7
Horizon League Wright State 25–9 3rd 2007 Northern Kentucky 22–10
Ivy League Penn 24–8 24th 2007 Same as tournament winner
MAAC Iona 20–13 13th 2017 Rider 22–10
MAC Buffalo 25–8 3rd 2016 Same as tournament winner
MEAC North Carolina Central 19–15 3rd 2017 Hampton 19–16
Missouri Valley Loyola–Chicago 28–5 6th 1985 Same as tournament winner
Mountain West San Diego State 22–10 12th 2015 Nevada 27–7
Northeast LIU Brooklyn 18–16 7th 2013 Wagner 23–10
Ohio Valley Murray State 26–5 16th 2012 Same as tournament winner
Pac-12 Arizona 27–7 35th 2017 Same as tournament winner
Patriot League Bucknell 25–9 8th 2017 Same as tournament winner
SEC Kentucky 24–10 58th 2017 Auburn 25–7
Southern UNC Greensboro 27–7 3rd 2001 Same as tournament winner
Southland Stephen F. Austin 28–6 5th 2016 Southeastern Louisiana 22–12
SWAC Texas Southern 15–19 8th 2017 Ineligible
Summit League South Dakota State 28–6 5th 2017 Same as tournament winner
Sun Belt Georgia State 24–10 4th 2015 Louisiana 27–6
West Coast Gonzaga 30–4 21st 2017 Same as tournament winner
WAC New Mexico State 28–5 24th 2017 Same as tournament winner

Tournament seeds

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South Regional, Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Overall rank
1 Virginia ACC 31–2 Automatic 1
2 Cincinnati American 30–4 Automatic 8
3 Tennessee SEC 25–8 At large 10
4 Arizona Pac-12 27–7 Automatic 16
5 Kentucky SEC 24–10 Automatic 17
6 Miami (FL) ACC 22–9 At large 22
7 Nevada Mountain West 27–7 Automatic 27
8 Creighton Big East 21–11 At large 30
9 Kansas State Big 12 22–11 At large 34
10 Texas Big 12 19–14 At large 39
11 Arizona State Pac-12 20–11 At large 44
12 San Diego State Mountain West 22–10 Automatic 45
13 Notre Dame ACC 20–14 At large 52
14 Oklahoma State Big 12 19–14 At large 53
15 LSU SEC 17–14 At large 57
16 Mississippi State SEC 22–11 At large 64
17 Marshall C-USA 24–10 Automatic 65
18 Vermont America East 27–8 Automatic 71
19 UNC Greensboro Southern 27–7 Automatic 73
20 Montana Big Sky 26–7 Automatic 76
21 Lipscomb A-Sun 23–9 Automatic 81
22 Penn Ivy 24–8 Automatic 88
23 Wagner NEC 23–9 Automatic 89
24 Texas Southern SWAC 15–19 Automatic 96
West Regional, Staples Center, Los Angeles, California
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Overall rank
1 Xavier Big East 28–5 Automatic 4
2 North Carolina ACC 25–10 At large 5
3 Michigan Big Ten 28–7 Automatic 11
4 Gonzaga WCC 30–4 Automatic 15
5 Ohio State Big Ten 24–8 At large 20
6 Houston American 26–7 At large 23
7 Texas A&M SEC 20–12 At large 25
8 Missouri SEC 20–12 At large 32
9 Florida State ACC 20–11 At large 35
10 Providence Big East 21–13 At large 38
11 Syracuse ACC 20–13 At large 43
12 Loyola–Chicago Missouri Valley 28–5 Automatic 46
13 Baylor Big 12 18–14 At large 51
14 Marquette Big East 19–13 At large 54
15 Murray State Ohio Valley 25–6 Automatic 58
16 Davidson Atlantic 10 21–11 Automatic 63
17 Western Kentucky C-USA 24–10 At large 66
18 Penn State Big Ten 21–13 At large 72
19 Stephen F. Austin Southland 28–6 Automatic 74
20 Wright State Horizon 25–9 Automatic 77
21 Northern Kentucky Horizon 22–9 Automatic 82
22 Cal State Fullerton Big West 20–11 Automatic 87
23 UMBC America East 24–10 Automatic 90
24 Hampton MEAC 29–16 Automatic 93
East Regional, TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Overall rank
1 Villanova Big East 30–4 Automatic 2
2 Purdue Big Ten 28–6 At large 7
3 Texas Tech Big 12 24–9 At large 12
4 Wichita State American 25–7 At large 14
5 West Virginia Big 12 24–10 At large 18
6 Florida SEC 20–12 At large 21
7 Arkansas SEC 23–11 At large 26
8 Virginia Tech ACC 21–11 At large 31
9 Alabama SEC 19–15 At large 33
10 Butler Big East 20–13 At large 36
11 St. Bonaventure Atlantic 10 25–7 At large 42
12 New Mexico State WAC 28–5 Automatic 47
13 USC Pac-12 23–11 At large 50
14 Middle Tennessee C-USA 24–7 Automatic 55
15 Stanford Pac-12 18–15 At large 59
16 Buffalo MAC 26–8 Automatic 62
17 South Dakota State Summit League 28–6 Automatic 67
18 Louisiana Sun Belt 27–6 Automatic 70
19 Bucknell Patriot 25–9 Automatic 75
20 Florida Gulf Coast A-Sun 23–11 Automatic 78
21 Iona MAAC 20–13 Automatic 83
22 Harvard Ivy 18–13 Automatic 86
23 Radford Big South 22–12 Automatic 91
24 LIU Brooklyn NEC 18–16 Automatic 95
Midwest Regional, CenturyLink Center Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska
Seed School Conference Record Berth type Overall rank
1 Kansas Big 12 27–7 Automatic 3
2 Duke ACC 26–7 At large 6
3 Michigan State Big Ten 29–4 Automatic 9
4 Auburn SEC 25–7 Automatic 13
5 Clemson ACC 23–9 At large 19
6 TCU Big 12 21–11 At large 24
7 Rhode Island Atlantic 10 25–7 Automatic 28
8 Seton Hall Big East 21–11 At large 29
9 NC State ACC 21–11 At large 37
10 Oklahoma Big 12 18–13 At large 40
11 UCLA Pac-12 21–11 At large 41
12 Saint Mary's WCC 28–5 At large 48
13 Louisville ACC 20–13 At large 49
14 Utah Pac-12 19–11 At large 56
15 Oregon Pac-12 22–12 At large 60
16 Boise State Mountain West 23–8 At large 61
17 Nebraska Big Ten 22–10 At large 68
18 College of Charleston CAA 26–7 Automatic 69
19 Georgia State Sun Belt 24–10 Automatic 79
20 Rider MAAC 22–10 Automatic 80
21 UC Davis Big West 22–10 Automatic 84
22 UNC Asheville Big South 21–12 Automatic 85
23 SE Louisiana Southland 22–12 Automatic 92
24 North Carolina Central MEAC 19–15 Automatic 94

Bracket

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South Regional – Atlanta, Georgia

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Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 Virginia 89
16 Mississippi State 64 17 Marshall 81
17 Marshall 70 1 Virginia
9 Kansas State
8 Creighton 62
9 Kansas State 90 9 Kansas State 65
24 Texas Southern 57  
 
4 Arizona 63
13 Notre Dame 81 13 Notre Dame 70
20 Montana 68 13 Notre Dame
12 San Diego State
5 Kentucky 71
12 San Diego State 77* 12 San Diego State 72
21 Lipscomb 75  
 
3 Tennessee 81
14 Oklahoma State 74 14 Oklahoma State 78
19 UNC Greensboro 60 3 Tennessee
11 Arizona State
6 Miami (FL) 90
11 Arizona State 83 11 Arizona State 95**
22 Penn 54  
 
2 Cincinnati 78
15 LSU 68 18 Vermont 53
18 Vermont 73 2 Cincinnati
10 Texas
7 Nevada 71
10 Texas 79 10 Texas 78
23 Wagner 54

West Regional

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Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 Xavier 70
16 Davidson 64 16 Davidson 63
17 Western Kentucky 57 1 Xavier
8 Missouri
8 Missouri 55
9 Florida State 106 9 Florida State 50
24 Hampton 63  
 
4 Gonzaga 97
13 Baylor 70 13 Baylor 98**
20 Wright State 60 13 Baylor
12 Loyola–Chicago
5 Missouri 63
12 Loyola–Chicago 59 12 Loyola–Chicago 78
21 Northern Kentucky 49  
 
3 Michigan 83
14 Marquette 71 19 Stephen F. Austin 75
19 Stephen F. Austin 78 3 Michigan
6 Houston
6 Houston 78
11 Syracuse 90 11 Syracuse 72
22 Cal State Fullerton 78  
 
2 North Carolina 64
15 Murray State 83 18 Penn State 47
18 Penn State 86** 2 North Carolina
7 Texas A&M
7 Texas A&M 80
10 Providence 80 10 Providence 71
23 UMBC 73

East Regional

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Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 Villanova 71
16 Buffalo 72 16 Buffalo 76
17 South Dakota State 69 16 Buffalo 72
8 Virginia Tech 75
8 Virginia Tech 79
9 Alabama 76 9 Alabama 72
24 LIU Brooklyn 67 8 Virginia Tech 77
4 Wichita State 83
4 Wichita State 83
13 USC 66 20 Florida Gulf Coast 67
20 Florida Gulf Coast 68 4 Wichita State 71
12 New Mexico State 65
5 West Virginia 59
12 New Mexico State 58 12 New Mexico State 64*
21 Iona 51 4 Wichita State 68
2 Purdue 67
3 Texas Tech 76
14 Middle Tennessee 80 14 Middle Tennessee 75
19 Bucknell 65 3 Texas Tech 68
6 Florida 76
6 Florida 92
11 St. Bonaventure 78 11 St. Bonaventure 79
22 Harvard 70 6 Florida 95
2 Purdue 100*
2 Purdue 97
15 Stanford 49 18 Louisiana 90
18 Louisiana 66 2 Purdue 73
10 Butler 70
7 Arkansas 50
10 Butler 97 10 Butler 60
23 Radford 78

Midwest Regional

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Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
1 Kansas 78
16 Boise State 63 17 Nebraska 66
17 Nebraska 64 1 Kansas
8 Seton Hall
8 Seton Hall 83
9 NC State 109 9 NC State 80
24 NC Central 94  
 
4 Auburn 77
13 Louisville 71 13 Louisville 90
20 Rider 62 13 Louisville
5 Clemson
5 Clemson 77
12 Saint Mary's 78 12 Saint Mary's 52
21 UC Davis 67  
 
3 Michigan State 66
14 Utah 74 19 Georgia State 57
19 Georgia State 78* 3 Michigan State
11 UCLA
6 TCU 68
11 UCLA 66 11 UCLA 69*
22 UNC Asheville 53  
 
2 Duke 79
15 Oregon 61 18 Charleston 77
18 Charleston 63 2 Duke
7 Rhode Island
7 Rhode Island 91
10 Oklahoma 80 10 Oklahoma 83
23 SE Louisiana 59