| Seed | Rank | Team | Conf | W/L | RPI | SoS | T-50 | Comment | AQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1. | ACC | 31-3 | 6 | 13-1 | Underestimate UVA for "boring" offense and you'll be sorry. | ✔ | ||
| 2. | BIGE | 36-4 | 11 | 17-3 | Had to fend off pack of junkyard dogs from Prov. Toughness builder. | ✔ | |||
| 3. | BIG12 | 31-8 | 2 | 14-3 | Even extremely thin up front, took down OSU, Kansas State, WVU. | ✔ | |||
| 4. | BIGE | 29-6 | 12 | 8-4 | Untimely downfall to Providence swings open door to be leapfrogged. | ||||
| 2 | 5. | ACC | 26-11 | 1 | 12-7 | Obscene amount of Quad 1 wins, but staunchly on No. 2 line. | |||
| 6. | ACC | 29-8 | 16 | 9-4 | Charged hard until the end against UNC but couldn't overcome deficit. | ||||
| 7. | BTEN | 30-7 | 40 | 6-6 | Horrid ball screen defense against Michigan reason for undoing. | ||||
| 8. | AAC | 31-5 | 45 | 5-5 | Bearcats allow an incredible 0.86 pts/poss -- second-lowest in CBB. | ✔ | |||
| 3 | 9. | BTEN | 30-5 | 85 | 2-5 | Dreams of a No. 1 seed dashed by rival Michigan. Tough draw for 1. | |||
| 10. | SEC | 26-9 | 18 | 6-8 | Scored an off-the-charts 1.52 points/possession in W against Ark. | ||||
| 11. | BTEN | 33-8 | 56 | 8-5 | Exceptional on D, space brilliantly, create mismatches ... Title contender. | ✔ | |||
| 12. | SEC | 26-8 | 47 | 7-6 | D ravaged in second half by Sexton, 'Bama. Avoid in bracket pools. | ||||
| 4 | 13. | BIG12 | 26-11 | 37 | 8-8 | Grinded out tough win against Texas Tech. Recorded Q1 win No. 8. | |||
| 14. | WCC | 32-5 | 125 | 4-3 | Balanced approach, solid in all spots, Bulldogs are close to complete. | ✔ | |||
| 15. | PAC12 | 27-8 | 51 | 5-3 | Ayton with 22 double-doubles on year. Should be No. 1 in NBA Draft. | ✔ | |||
| 16. | BIG12 | 27-10 | 52 | 8-6 | Elite defensive team. Red Raiders rank No. 4 in adjusted D efficiency. | ||||
| 5 | 17. | AAC | 25-8 | 29 | 3-4 | Completely different complex from other teams -- more O, less D. | |||
| 18. | ACC | 25-10 | 13 | 7-6 | Fought until the last chapter agaisnt UVA. Totaled only 0.89 pts/poss. | ||||
| 19. | SEC | 26-11 | 4 | 10-9 | If threes are dropping, Wildcats have athleticism and D chops to run. | ✔ | |||
| 20. | BTEN | 25-9 | 30 | 4-6 | Penn St. has the Buckeyes' number. Beat on glass, at the FT line. | ||||
| 6 | 21. | SEC | 21-13 | 24 | 10-7 | Trampled by Hogs in SEC semis, but 10 Quad 1 Ws say No. 5 or 6. | |||
| 22. | ACC | 22-10 | 50 | 3-7 | Leaning on zone looks has sparked 'Canes. Won four of last five. | ||||
| 23. | AAC | 27-8 | 72 | 5-4 | Rob Gray's final performance on home floor -- 30 points vs. UConn. | ||||
| 24. | SEC | 23-12 | 35 | 7-9 | Rainmaking Razorbacks can really light it up from outside -- 40%. | ||||
| 7 | 25. | BIG12 | 21-12 | 10 | 3-8 | Offense, interior presence of Brodziansky, smooth passing pluses. | |||
| 26. | ACC | 21-12 | 64 | 6-6 | Quality Ws of high variety -- Ariz, Duke, Clemson, at UNC, at Syra. | ||||
| 27. | SEC | 22-13 | 7 | 10-10 | T.J. Starks brilliant down stretch, but fell short against Alabama. | ||||
| 28. | ACC | 21-12 | 71 | 4-9 | Eliminated by desperate ND. Sharpshooting from outside still lethal. | ||||
| 8 | 29. | A10 | 26-8 | 59 | 5-7 | Eased minds of bubble residents, for now, with win over VCU. | |||
| 30. | BIGE | 22-12 | 23 | 7-8 | Carrington showed prizefighter guts in waning moments vs. Butler. | ||||
| 31. | BIGE | 21-12 | 53 | 5-8 | Missed wide open three in overtime. Fell to Providence. Likely 8-9. | ||||
| 32. | MWC | 29-8 | 61 | 5-3 | Mountain West champs smacked down by SDSU. Depth an issue. | ||||
| 9 | 33. | SEC | 20-16 | 3 | 8-9 | Ran out of gas without Hall against emerging Kentucky. No doubt IN. | |||
| 34. | BIGE | 21-14 | 8 | 6-10 | Blue collared Friars erased all doubts about at-large with Xavier win. | ||||
| 35. | SEC | 20-13 | 34 | 5-6 | Porter Jr. back in action, but bitten by Dawgs. Must meld quickly. | ||||
| 36. | ACC | 23-12 | 76 | 9-7 | Perimeter defense ranks dead last in ACC. Evident in Louis loss. | ||||
| 10 | 37. | BIG12 | 18-14 | 26 | 6-7 | Terrible down stretch, but Quad 1 wins in Dec/Jan matter to Committee. | |||
| 38. | A10 | 26-8 | 89 | 5-5 | Adams, Mobley scorch from all points on the floor. If D can improve ... | ||||
| 39. | BIGE | 21-14 | 21 | 6-10 | Not even remotely competitive against superior Villanova in semis. | ||||
| 40. | PAC12 | 21-12 | 48 | 4-5 | Divisive team in bracket community, but KY, at Ari, at USC Ws enough. | ||||
| 11 | 41. | MVC | 32-6 | 127 | 4-2 | Likely March Cinderella shoots 42.1% from three; top-50 in D eff. | ✔ | ||
| 42. | A10 | 21-12 | 84 | 4-7 | Fundamentally sound Wildcats peaking at the right time. Watch out. | ✔ | |||
| 43. | BIG12 | 25-12 | 65 | 5-10 | Conquered TCU in a thriller. Fourth Quad 1 W. All doubt, adios. | ||||
| 44. | PAC12 | 24-12 | 39 | 2-7 | Resume drastically improved down stretch. Trojans exhibit four Quad 1 Ws. | ||||
| 45. | BIG12 | 19-15 | 20 | 7-10 | Bamba played limited minutes in L vs. Tech. Vital he's healthy for NCAAT. | ||||
| 46. | PAC12 | 20-12 | 75 | 4-3 | D simply abhorrent. Victories over Kansas, Xavier eons ago. No lock. | ||||
| 12 | 47. | MWC | 22-11 | 101 | 4-3 | Come for behind pay-day against New Mex. Pope/Kell rock solid combo. | ✔ | ||
| 48. | MAC | 27-9 | 83 | 1-6 | Sharpshooting Bulls can light up the scoreboard netting 1.15 pts/poss. | ✔ | |||
| 49. | WAC | 28-6 | 166 | 2-3 | Handled business in weak WAC and out. Danced officially with auto. | ✔ | |||
| 50. | SUMM | 28-7 | 161 | 1-3 | Ineffective on D, but Daum is a superstar. Have shooters to pull upset. | ✔ | |||
| 13 | 51. | OVC | 26-6 | 193 | 0-3 | Balanced Racers first to earn at-large. Top-25 in eFG% off./def. | ✔ | ||
| 52. | SOUTH | 27-8 | 206 | 0-2 | Put slumping ETSU out of its misery. Dancing for third time ever. | ✔ | |||
| 53. | CAA | 26-8 | 199 | 0-3 | Make opponents pay at the line. Dancing for first time this century. | ✔ | |||
| 54. | CUSA | 25-11 | 165 | 4-4 | Herd took advantage of MTSU's ousting and eliminated WKU for auto. | ✔ | |||
| 14 | 55. | BSKY | 26-8 | 249 | 0-1 | Grizzlies one of the rare mid-majors that dominated start to finish. | ✔ | ||
| 56. | PAT | 25-10 | 216 | 0-3 | Fear the Buck? Played 35th-toughest non-conf schedule. Dangerous. | ✔ | |||
| 57. | HORIZ | 25-10 | 238 | 0-4 | Raiders plunder the opposition on defense. Top-50 in several categories. | ✔ | |||
| 58. | SBELT | 21-13 | 160 | 0-2 | Bounced Lafayette from Sun Belt. D-minded UTA probably team to beat. | ✔ | |||
| 15 | 59. | SLAND | 28-7 | 329 | 0-2 | Punched ticket for another NCAAT appearance. No. 1 in TO% D in country. | ✔ | ||
| 60. | ASUN | 23-10 | 232 | 0-4 | Slick shooting dismantled FGCU ... for a half. Bigger than most smalls. | ✔ | |||
| 61. | MAAC | 20-14 | 161 | 0-3 | Gaels can really fire from three (38.9%), but woefully undersized. | ✔ | |||
| 62. | IVY | 24-9 | 278 | 0-2 | Quakers no pacifists on defense giving up 0.97 pts/poss on year. | ✔ | |||
| 16 | 63. | AEAST | 25-11 | 244 | 1-1 | Retrievers earned their biscuits, invaded Vermont and pulled upset. | ✔ | ||
| 64. | BSOU | 23-13 | 249 | 0-3 | Totally Radical -- Jones' buzzer-beating three has Highlanders dancing. | ✔ | |||
| 65. | BIGW | 20-12 | 211 | 0-3 | Ced Ceballos U is in the NCAA Tournament for second time ever. | ✔ | |||
| 66. | MEAC | 19-16 | 350 | 0-0 | Tough, rebounding-heavy Eagles soar into the field after improbale run. | ✔ | |||
| 67. | NEC | 18-17 | 315 | 0-0 | Blackbirds shocked Wagner on the road to steal a bid. Very undersized. | ✔ | |||
| 68. | SWAC | 16-20 | 293 | 0-7 | Mike Davis, once again, has the Jaguars in the NCAAT; 4th time since '18. | ✔ |