Projected seeding is based on team ratings from TheRankerPit.com.
A few noteworthy difference with consensus projections from the Bracketology community (found at bracketmatrix.com)
- Kansas and Baylor are both consensus 1-seeds. Ratings from TheRankerPit.com indicate Kansas and Baylor may be a bit overrated.
- I have Wichita State as a 2-seed – way higher than the consensus 10-seed. Wichita State’s rating is probably a bit inflated from all of the large scoring margins accomplished against their relatively weak conference competition.
- Most bracketologists are just now taking Indiana out of their projection. Indiana’s been out for a long time for me
- Maryland and Arkansas have moved in, while Illinois State and Tennessee have moved out.
| 1 | Gonzaga | 1 | West Virginia | |
| 16 | UC Irvine | 16 | N.C. Central | |
| 8 | South Carolina | 8 | Minnesota | |
| 9 | Indiana | 9 | Middle Tenn. | |
| 5 | Wisconsin | 5 | Baylor | |
| 12 | Syracuse/Arkansas | 12 | UNC Wilmington | |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 4 | Purdue | |
| 13 | Nevada | 13 | Monmouth | |
| 6 | Arizona | 6 | Notre Dame | |
| 11 | Xavier | 11 | Wake Forest | |
| 3 | UCLA | 3 | Villanova | |
| 14 | Princeton | 14 | Akron | |
| 7 | Creighton | 7 | Iowa St. | |
| 10 | Rhode Island | 10 | Utah | |
| 2 | Virginia | 2 | North Carolina | |
| 15 | Bucknell | 15 | UNC Asheville | |
| 1 | Louisville | 1 | Kentucky | |
| 16 | Texas Southern/Wagner | 16 | Sam Houston St./Eastern Wash. | |
| 8 | Michigan | 8 | Texas Tech | |
| 9 | Northwestern | 9 | VCU | |
| 5 | St. Mary’s (CA) | 5 | SMU | |
| 12 | Vermont | 12 | East Tenn. St. | |
| 4 | Kansas | 4 | Duke | |
| 13 | Belmont | 13 | Valparaiso | |
| 6 | Butler | 6 | Oklahoma St. | |
| 11 | TCU/Maryland | 11 | Miami (FL) | |
| 3 | Florida St. | 3 | Oregon | |
| 14 | New Mexico St. | 14 | Texas-Arlington | |
| 7 | Dayton | 7 | Houston | |
| 10 | Kansas St. | 10 | California | |
| 2 | Wichita St. | 2 | Florida | |
| 15 | FGCU | 15 | IPFW |