Gonzaga beat Saint Mary’s for a third time and holds its No. 1 Seed in the West Region.
UPDATED: March 8, 2017
Note: Teams in ALL CAPS represent automatic bids as they are earned.
Regarding bracketing principles, can read them for yourself at www.ncaa.com. For example: teams from the same conference may now meet before a Regional final, even if fewer than eight teams are selected. The goal is to keep as many teams as possible on their actual seed line.
FIRST FOUR PAIRINGS - Dayton (First Round)
- Illinois State vs. USC | South Region
- Vanderbilt vs. Xavier | Midwest Region
- SOUTH DAKOTA ST vs. New Orleans | Midwest Region
- MOUNT ST. MARY’S vs. NC Central | East Region
BRACKET PROJECTION ...
| MIDWEST - Kansas City | EAST - New York | |
| Tulsa | Buffalo | |
| 1) Kansas | 1) Villanova | |
| 16) SO DAKOTA ST / New Orleans | 16) MT ST. MARY’S / NC Central | |
| 8) Michigan | 8) Miami | |
| 9) Arkansas | 9) Northwestern | |
| Milwaukee | Orlando | |
| 5) Notre Dame | 5) West Virginia | |
| 12) UT-Arlington | 12) UNC-WILMINGTON | |
| 4) Butler | 4) Florida | |
| 13) Princeton | 13) Vermont | |
| Greenville | Salt Lake City | |
| 6) Wisconsin | 6) Iowa State | |
| 11) Vanderbilt / Xavier | 11) Syracuse | |
| 3) Duke | 3) Arizona | |
| 14) Bucknell | 14) IONA | |
| Sacramento | Indianapolis | |
| 7) Saint Mary’s | 7) Creighton | |
| 10) WICHITA STATE | 10) VCU | |
| 2) UCLA | 2) Louisville | |
| 15) UC-Irvine | 15) NORTHERN KENTUCKY | |
| WEST - San Jose | SOUTH - Memphis | |
| Salt Lake City | Greenville | |
| 1) GONZAGA | 1) North Carolina | |
| 16) North Dakota | 16) JACKSONVILLE STATE | |
| 8) South Carolina | 8) Dayton | |
| 9) Michigan State | 9) Marquette | |
| Buffalo | Milwaukee | |
| 5) Minnesota | 5) Cincinnati | |
| 12) Nevada | 12) USC / Illinois State | |
| 4) Virginia | 4) Purdue | |
| 13) Akron | 13) EAST TENNESSEE ST | |
| Orlando | Tulsa | |
| 6) SMU | 6) Maryland | |
| 11) Mid Tennessee State | 11) Wake Forest | |
| 3) Florida State | 3) Baylor | |
| 14) WINTHROP | 14) FLA GULF COAST | |
| Sacramento | Indianapolis | |
| 7) Oklahoma State | 7) Virginia Tech | |
| 10) Seton Hall | 10) Providence | |
| 2) Oregon | 2) Kentucky | |
| 15) CSU-Bakersfield | 15) Texas-Southern |
NOTES on the BRACKET: Kansas is the No. 1 overall seed, followed by Villanova, North Carolina, and Gonzaga.
Last Four Byes (at large): Providence, Seton Hall, Wake Forest, Syracuse
Last Four IN (at large): Vanderbilt, Xavier, USC, Illinois State
First Four OUT (at large): Kansas State, Rhode Island, Iowa, Illinois
Next four teams OUT (at large): Houston, Georgia, Ole Miss, California
Breakdown by Conference ...
ACC (10): NORTH CAROLINA, Louisville, Duke, Florida State, Virginia, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, Miami-FL, Syracuse, Wake Forest
Big 10 (7): PURDUE, Minnesota, Maryland, Wisconsin, Northwestern, Michigan, Michigan State
Big East (7): VILLANOVA, Butler, Creighton, Marquette, Providence, Seton Hall, Xavier
Big 12 (5): KANSAS, Baylor, West Virginia, Iowa State, Oklahoma State
SEC (5): FLORIDA, Kentucky, South Carolina, Arkansas, Vanderbilt
Pac 12 (4): OREGON, Arizona, UCLA, USC
Atlantic 10 (2): DAYTON, VCU
American (2): SMU, Cincinnati
West Coast (2): GONZAGA, Saint Mary’s
Missouri Valley (2): WICHITA STATE, Illinois State
Mountain West (1): NEVADA
ONE BID LEAGUES: IONA (MAAC), Middle Tennessee State (C-USA), UT-Arlington (SBELT), Princeton (IVY), North Dakota (BSKY), NORTHERN KENTUCKY (HORIZON), New Orleans (SLND), EAST TENNESSEE STATE (STHN), UC-Irvine (BWEST), Akron (MAC), FLORIDA GULF COAST (ASUN), JACKSONVILLE STATE (OVC), UNC-WILMINGTON (CAA), WINTHROP (BSO), NC-Central (MEAC), SOUTH DAKOTA STATE (SUM), CSU-Bakersfield (WAC), Vermont (AEAST), Bucknell (PAT), MOUNT ST. MARY’S (NEC), Texas-Southern (SWAC)
