Number One Seed: (4)
Midwest: Kansas Jayhawks, South: Syracuse Orangemen, East: Kentucky Wildcats, West: Duke Blue Devils
Current Automatic Qualifiers (14 )
Cornerll Big Red (Ivy League), Winthrop Eagles (Big South), Tennessee State Buccaneers (Atlantic Sun), Murray State Racers (Ohio Valley), Northern Iowa Panthers (Missouri Valley), Old Dominion Monarchs (Colonial), Siena Saints (MAAC), Saint Mary Gaels (West Coast), Wofford Terriers (Southern), North Texas Mean Green (Summit), Butler Bulldogs (Horizon), Robert Morris Colonial (Northeast), Montana Grizzlies (Big Sky)
Current “Locks” (35 teams)
# Big East (8): Syracuse Orange, Villanova Wildcats, West Virginia Mountaineers, Pittsburgh Panthers, Georgetown Hoyas, Louisville Cardinals, Marquette Golden Eagles, Notre Dame Fighting Irish
# Big 12 (7): Kansas Jayhawks, Kansas State Wildcats, Baylor Bears, Texas A&M Aggies, Texas Longhorns, Missouri Tigers, Oklahoma State Cowboys
# ACC (5): Duke Blue Devils, Maryland Terrapins, Clemson Tigers, Florida State Seminoles, Wake Forest Demon Deacons
# Big Ten (4): Purdue Boilermakers, Ohio State Buckeyes, Wisconsin Badgers, Michigan State Spartans
# Atlantic 10 (3): Temple Owls, Xavier Musketeers, Richmond Spiders
# SEC (3): Kentucky Wildcats, Vanderbilt Commodores, Tennessee Volunteers
# Mountain West (3): New Mexico Lobos, Brigham Young Cougars, UNLV Rebels
# Pac-10 (1): California Golden Bears
# West Coast (1): Gonzaga Bulldogs
