Here are the Mock Tournament’s final picks, as of 5:15 p.m. on Selection Sunday — barring a miraculous comeback by Minnesota.
Teams in bold have won an automatic bid.
Midwest(St. Louis)
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(1) Kansas vs. (16) East Tennessee State (Oklahoma City)
(8) Notre Dame vs. (9) Northern Iowa (Oklahoma City) (4) Temple vs. (13) Oakland (Spokane) (5) Tennessee vs. (12) Minnesota (Spokane) (2) Georgetown vs. (15) Vermont (Providence) (7) Butler vs. (10) Texas (Providence) (3) Purdue vs. (14) Houston (New Orleans) (6) UNLV vs. (11) Wake Forest (New Orleans) |
West(Salt Lake City)
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(1) Syracuse vs. (16) Lehigh (Buffalo)
(8) Old Dominion vs. (9) Washington (Buffalo) (4) Baylor vs. (13) Florida (San Jose) (5) Maryland vs. (12) New Mexico State (San Jose) (2) Duke vs. (15) Morgan State (Jacksonville) (7) Louisville vs. (10) UTEP (Jacksonville) (3) New Mexico vs. (14) Ohio (San Jose) (6) Michigan State vs. (11) Utah State (San Jose) |
East(Syracuse) |
(1) Kentucky vs. (16) Winthrop/Arkansas-Pine Bluff (Milwaukee)
(8) Gonzaga vs. (9) Georgia Tech (Milwaukee) (4) Villanova vs. (13) Murray State (Jacksonville) (5) Richmond vs. (12) Missouri (Jacksonville) (2) Ohio State vs. (15) UC Santa Barbara (Milwaukee) (7) Oklahoma State vs. (10) Cornell (Milwaukee) (3) Pittsburgh vs. (14) Wofford (Providence) (6) BYU vs. (11) Siena (Providence) |
South(Houston) |
(1) West Virginia vs. (16) Robert Morris (Buffalo)
(8) Clemson vs. (9) Saint Mary’s (Buffalo) (4) Texas A&M vs. (13) Montana (Spokane) (5) Xavier vs. (12) Illinois (Spokane) (2) Kansas State vs. (15) North Texas (Oklahoma City) (7) Marquette vs. (10) San Diego State (Oklahoma City) (3) Wisconsin vs. (14) Sam Houston State (New Orleans) (6) Vanderbilt vs. (11) Florida State (New Orleans) |
Last Eight In: |
Texas
Georgia Tech UTEP Wake Forest Illinois Florida State Missouri Minnesota Florida |
First Eight Out:
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Mississippi State
Mississippi Virginia Tech Rhode Island South Florida Dayton California UAB |
Conference
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Big East: 8
Big 12: 7 ACC: 6 Big Ten: 6 Mountain West: 4 SEC: 4 Atlantic 10: 3 Conference USA: 2 WAC: 2 West Coast: 2 21 one-bid conferences |
