| Seed | Rank | Team | Conf | W/L | RPI | SoS | T-50 | Comment | AQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. | ACC | 3-0 | 253 | 347 | 0-0 | Underestimate UVA for "boring" offense and you'll be sorry. | ✔ | |
| 2. | BIGE | 2-2 | 246 | 203 | 0-1 | Had to fend off pack of junkyard dogs from Prov. Toughness builder. | ✔ | ||
| 3. | BIG12 | 3-0 | 22 | 87 | 1-0 | Even extremely thin up front, took down OSU, Kansas State, WVU. | ✔ | ||
| 4. | BIGE | 2-1 | 81 | 61 | 0-1 | Untimely downfall to Providence swings open door to be leapfrogged. | |||
| 2 | 5. | ACC | 4-0 | 15 | 66 | 0-0 | Obscene amount of Quad 1 wins, but staunchly on No. 2 line. | ||
| 6. | ACC | 3-0 | 6 | 25 | 2-0 | Charged hard until the end against UNC but couldn't overcome deficit. | |||
| 7. | BTEN | 4-1 | 68 | 110 | 1-1 | Horrid ball screen defense against Michigan reason for undoing. | |||
| 8. | AAC | 2-1 | 275 | 289 | 0-1 | Bearcats allow an incredible 0.86 pts/poss -- second-lowest in CBB. | ✔ | ||
| 3 | 9. | BTEN | 3-1 | 131 | 152 | 0-1 | Dreams of a No. 1 seed dashed by rival Michigan. Tough draw for 1. | ||
| 10. | SEC | 3-0 | 19 | 74 | 1-0 | Scored an off-the-charts 1.52 points/possession in W against Ark. | |||
| 11. | BTEN | 5-0 | 59 | 173 | 0-0 | Exceptional on D, space brilliantly, create mismatches ... Title contender. | ✔ | ||
| 12. | SEC | 3-0 | 8 | 28 | 1-0 | D ravaged in second half by Sexton, 'Bama. Avoid in bracket pools. | |||
| 4 | 13. | BIG12 | 2-2 | 157 | 131 | 0-1 | Grinded out tough win against Texas Tech. Recorded Q1 win No. 8. | ||
| 14. | WCC | 3-0 | 50 | 156 | 0-0 | Balanced approach, solid in all spots, Bulldogs are close to complete. | ✔ | ||
| 15. | PAC12 | 3-0 | 98 | 244 | 1-0 | Ayton with 22 double-doubles on year. Should be No. 1 in NBA Draft. | ✔ | ||
| 16. | BIG12 | 3-0 | 139 | 282 | 0-0 | Elite defensive team. Red Raiders rank No. 4 in adjusted D efficiency. | |||
| 5 | 17. | AAC | 2-3 | 179 | 132 | 0-1 | Completely different complex from other teams -- more O, less D. | ||
| 18. | ACC | 3-0 | 247 | 345 | 0-0 | Fought until the last chapter agaisnt UVA. Totaled only 0.89 pts/poss. | |||
| 19. | SEC | 3-1 | 33 | 32 | 0-1 | If threes are dropping, Wildcats have athleticism and D chops to run. | ✔ | ||
| 20. | BTEN | 4-0 | 41 | 138 | 0-0 | Penn St. has the Buckeyes' number. Beat on glass, at the FT line. | |||
| 6 | 21. | SEC | 2-1 | 134 | 169 | 0-1 | Trampled by Hogs in SEC semis, but 10 Quad 1 Ws say No. 5 or 6. | ||
| 22. | ACC | 3-0 | 72 | 204 | 0-0 | Leaning on zone looks has sparked 'Canes. Won four of last five. | |||
| 23. | AAC | 2-0 | 112 | 261 | 0-0 | Rob Gray's final performance on home floor -- 30 points vs. UConn. | |||
| 24. | SEC | 2-1 | 51 | 41 | 0-1 | Rainmaking Razorbacks can really light it up from outside -- 40%. | |||
| 7 | 25. | BIG12 | 3-0 | 128 | 271 | 0-0 | Offense, interior presence of Brodziansky, smooth passing pluses. | ||
| 26. | ACC | 4-0 | 240 | 342 | 0-0 | Quality Ws of high variety -- Ariz, Duke, Clemson, at UNC, at Syra. | |||
| 27. | SEC | 1-3 | 153 | 53 | 0-1 | T.J. Starks brilliant down stretch, but fell short against Alabama. | |||
| 28. | ACC | 4-0 | 17 | 70 | 0-0 | Eliminated by desperate ND. Sharpshooting from outside still lethal. | |||
| 8 | 29. | A10 | 2-1 | 145 | 193 | 0-0 | Eased minds of bubble residents, for now, with win over VCU. | ||
| 30. | BIGE | 1-2 | 129 | 44 | 0-0 | Carrington showed prizefighter guts in waning moments vs. Butler. | |||
| 31. | BIGE | 2-1 | 214 | 205 | 0-1 | Missed wide open three in overtime. Fell to Providence. Likely 8-9. | |||
| 32. | MWC | 3-0 | 3 | 4 | 0-0 | Mountain West champs smacked down by SDSU. Depth an issue. | |||
| 9 | 33. | SEC | 4-1 | 215 | 298 | 0-0 | Ran out of gas without Hall against emerging Kentucky. No doubt IN. | ||
| 34. | BIGE | 3-2 | 90 | 85 | 0-0 | Blue collared Friars erased all doubts about at-large with Xavier win. | |||
| 35. | SEC | 3-1 | 83 | 159 | 0-0 | Porter Jr. back in action, but bitten by Dawgs. Must meld quickly. | |||
| 36. | ACC | 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0-0 | Perimeter defense ranks dead last in ACC. Evident in Louis loss. | |||
| 10 | 37. | BIG12 | 3-0 | 29 | 105 | 0-0 | Terrible down stretch, but Quad 1 wins in Dec/Jan matter to Committee. | ||
| 38. | A10 | 1-2 | 350 | 350 | 0-0 | Adams, Mobley scorch from all points on the floor. If D can improve ... | |||
| 39. | BIGE | 3-0 | 30 | 107 | 1-0 | Not even remotely competitive against superior Villanova in semis. | |||
| 40. | PAC12 | 3-0 | 116 | 264 | 0-0 | Divisive team in bracket community, but KY, at Ari, at USC Ws enough. | |||
| 11 | 41. | MVC | 3-1 | 162 | 179 | 0-1 | Likely March Cinderella shoots 42.1% from three; top-50 in D eff. | ✔ | |
| 42. | A10 | 4-1 | 43 | 82 | 0-0 | Fundamentally sound Wildcats peaking at the right time. Watch out. | ✔ | ||
| 43. | BIG12 | 4-0 | 49 | 152 | 0-0 | Conquered TCU in a thriller. Fourth Quad 1 W. All doubt, adios. | |||
| 44. | PAC12 | 2-1 | 183 | 175 | 0-1 | Resume drastically improved down stretch. Trojans exhibit four Quad 1 Ws. | |||
| 45. | BIG12 | 4-0 | 34 | 114 | 0-0 | Bamba played limited minutes in L vs. Tech. Vital he's healthy for NCAAT. | |||
| 46. | PAC12 | 3-0 | 154 | 301 | 0-0 | D simply abhorrent. Victories over Kansas, Xavier eons ago. No lock. | |||
| 12 | 47. | MWC | 2-0 | 175 | 316 | 0-0 | Come for behind pay-day against New Mex. Pope/Kell rock solid combo. | ✔ | |
| 48. | MAC | 3-0 | 31 | 109 | 0-0 | Sharpshooting Bulls can light up the scoreboard netting 1.15 pts/poss. | ✔ | ||
| 49. | WAC | 3-1 | 74 | 95 | 0-0 | Handled business in weak WAC and out. Danced officially with auto. | ✔ | ||
| 50. | SUMM | 3-1 | 208 | 260 | 0-0 | Ineffective on D, but Daum is a superstar. Have shooters to pull upset. | ✔ | ||
| 13 | 51. | OVC | 2-0 | 4 | 10 | 0-0 | Balanced Racers first to earn at-large. Top-25 in eFG% off./def. | ✔ | |
| 52. | SOUTH | 3-1 | 141 | 232 | 0-1 | Put slumping ETSU out of its misery. Dancing for third time ever. | ✔ | ||
| 53. | CAA | 3-1 | 100 | 194 | 0-0 | Make opponents pay at the line. Dancing for first time this century. | ✔ | ||
| 54. | CUSA | 3-0 | 96 | 238 | 0-0 | Herd took advantage of MTSU's ousting and eliminated WKU for auto. | ✔ | ||
| 14 | 55. | BSKY | 4-1 | 28 | 40 | 0-1 | Grizzlies one of the rare mid-majors that dominated start to finish. | ✔ | |
| 56. | PAT | 1-2 | 345 | 349 | 0-0 | Fear the Buck? Played 35th-toughest non-conf schedule. Dangerous. | ✔ | ||
| 57. | HORIZ | 3-1 | 206 | 284 | 0-1 | Raiders plunder the opposition on defense. Top-50 in several categories. | ✔ | ||
| 58. | SBELT | 3-1 | 298 | 308 | 0-0 | Bounced Lafayette from Sun Belt. D-minded UTA probably team to beat. | ✔ | ||
| 15 | 59. | SLAND | 2-1 | 86 | 6 | 0-0 | Punched ticket for another NCAAT appearance. No. 1 in TO% D in country. | ✔ | |
| 60. | ASUN | 3-1 | 108 | 120 | 0-1 | Slick shooting dismantled FGCU ... for a half. Bigger than most smalls. | ✔ | ||
| 61. | MAAC | 1-1 | 171 | 175 | 0-0 | Gaels can really fire from three (38.9%), but woefully undersized. | ✔ | ||
| 62. | IVY | 4-1 | 82 | 143 | 0-1 | Quakers no pacifists on defense giving up 0.97 pts/poss on year. | ✔ | ||
| 16 | 63. | AEAST | 4-1 | 114 | 206 | 0-0 | Retrievers earned their biscuits, invaded Vermont and pulled upset. | ✔ | |
| 64. | BSOU | 3-1 | 10 | 19 | 0-1 | Totally Radical -- Jones' buzzer-beating three has Highlanders dancing. | ✔ | ||
| 65. | BIGW | 2-3 | 232 | 162 | 0-0 | Ced Ceballos U is in the NCAA Tournament for second time ever. | ✔ | ||
| 66. | MEAC | 1-3 | 321 | 230 | 0-0 | Tough, rebounding-heavy Eagles soar into the field after improbale run. | ✔ | ||
| 67. | NEC | 3-1 | 63 | 80 | 0-0 | Blackbirds shocked Wagner on the road to steal a bid. Very undersized. | ✔ | ||
| 68. | SWAC | 1-4 | 111 | 73 | 0-1 | Mike Davis, once again, has the Jaguars in the NCAAT; 4th time since '18. | ✔ |