Thirty-two teams will automatically qualify for the NCAA tournament by winning their conference tournament or regular-season title. The remaining thirty-two participant teams will be determined on an at-large basis. We’ve predicted who each of those teams will be and how they’ll be seeded for the regional round.
(would-be automatic qualifying teams noted with an *. Teams were selected via regular-season results or by top team at present if regular season still in progress.)
#1 seeds (will host regionals; top eight seeds will host a Super Regional, if eligible)
#1 Oregon* (Eugene, Oregon)
#16 Baylor (Waco, Texas)
#2 UCLA (Los Angeles, California)
#15 Texas A&M (College Station, Texas)
#3 Oklahoma* (Norman, Oklahoma)
#14 Kentucky (Lexington, Kentucky)
#4 Washington (Seattle, Washington)
#13 Alabama (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
#5 Florida* (Gainesville, Florida)
#12 Georgia (Athens, Georgia)
#6 Florida State* (Tallahassee, Florida)
#11 Arizona (Tucson, Arizona)
#7 Arizona State (Tempe, Arizona)
#10 LSU (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
#8 South Carolina (Columbia, South Carolina)
#9 Tennessee (Knoxville, Tennessee)
#2 seeds
Arkansas
Auburn
Cal State Fullerton*
Hofstra
Long Beach State
Louisiana-Lafayette
Michigan*
Minnesota
Mississippi State
Nebraska
Ohio State
Oklahoma State
South Florida*
Texas
Texas State*
Wichita State
#3 seeds
BYU*
California
Drake*
Florida Atlantic*
Houston
James Madison*
Kennesaw State*
Liberty*
McNeese State
Missouri
North Dakota State*
Northwestern
Ole Miss
Oregon State
Pittsburgh
Saint Francis*
#4 seeds
Albany*
Boise State*
Boston*
Dartmouth*
DePaul*
Eastern Kentucky*
Illinois-Chicago*
Massachusetts*
Monmouth*
Morgan State*
New Mexico State*
Nicholls State*
Ohio*
Sacramento State*
Texas Southern*
UNC-Greensboro*
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Last Four In:
4. McNeese State
3. Texas
2. Missouri
1. Oregon State
First Four Out:
1. Florida Gulf Coast
2. Boston College
3. Wisconsin
4. Notre Dame
Conference breakdown:
SEC – 13 (Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Missouri, Ole Miss, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas A&M)
PAC12 – 7 (Arizona, Arizona State, California, Oregon, Oregon State, UCLA, Washington)
Big 10 – 5 (Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State)
Big 12 – 4 (Baylor, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas)
ACC – 2 (Florida State, Pittsburgh)
American – 3 (Houston, South Florida, Wichita State)
Big West – 2 (Cal State Fullerton, Long Beach State)
CAA – 2 (Hofstra, James Madison)
Southland – 2 (McNeese State, Nicholls State)
Sun Belt – 2 (Louisiana-Lafayette, Texas State)
America East, ASun, Atlantic 10, Big East, Big Sky, Big South, Conference USA, Horizon League, Ivy League, MAAC, MAC, MEAC, Missouri Valley, Mountain West, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot League, SoCon, Summit League, SWAC, WAC, West Coast – 1 each
