The Brackets are Out and here is the order in which the NCAA
Tournament Committee selected the teams. First 33 are automatic
qualifiers.
1-(1) Louisville Cardinals- Big East- 39th appearance
(7th straight)
2-(1) Kansas Jayhawks- Big XII- 42nd appearance (24th
straight)
3-(1) Gonzaga Bulldogs- West Coast Conference (16th appearance)
(15th consecutive)
4-(2) Miami (Fl) Hurricanes- ACC- 7th tournament
appearance (1st acc title) (1st appearance since 2008)
5-(2) Ohio State
Buckeyes- Big Ten- 29th appearance 5th straight
6-(3) New Mexico Lobos-
Mountain West- 14th appearance- (2nd back to back)
7-(4) Saint Louis
Billikens-Atlantic 10- 8th appearance (2nd back-to-back)
8-(6)
Memphis Tigers- Conference USA- 25th appearance 3rd
straight
9-(7) Creighton Blue Jays Missouri Valley - 18th appearance
(2nd back-to-back)
10-(11) Bucknell Bison- Patriot League- 6th appearance 1st
since 2011
11-(11) Belmont Bruins 6th appearance 3rd straight
appearance
12-(12) Oregon Ducks- PAC 12- 1st PAC-12 Title 11th
appearance 1st since 2008
13-(12) Akron Zips- MAC- 4th appearance 1st since
2011
14-(12) Mississippi Rebels- SEC- 7th appearance 1st since
2002
15-(13) New Mexico State Aggies- WAC- 20th tournament appearance (2nd
back-to-back)
16-(13) South Dakota State Jackrabbits- (Summit League) 2nd
appearance (back-to-back)
17-(13) Montana Grizzlies- Big Sky 10th appearance
2nd back-to-back
18-(14) Valparaiso Crusaders-Horizon League- 8th appearance
1st since 2004
19-(14) Northwestern State Demons- Southland- 3rd appearance-
1st since 2006
20-(14) Davidson Wildcats- Southern- 12th appearance (2nd
back-to-back)
21-(14) Harvard Crimson- Ivy League- 3rd appearance (2nd
back-to-back)
22-(15) Albany Great Danes- American East- 3rd appearance- 1st
since 2007 all since 2006
23-(15) Florida Gulf Coast Eagles- Atlantic Sun-
1st appearance
24-(15) Pacific Tigers- Big West- 9th appearance 1st since
2006
25-(15) Iona Gaels- Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference- 10th appearance
(2nd back-to-back)
26-(16) North Carolina A&T Aggies- Mid Eastern
Athletic Conference- 10th appearance 1st since 1995
27-(16) Liberty Flames-
Big South- 3rd appearance (1st since 2004)
28-(16) Western Kentucky
Hilltoppers- Sun Belt- 23rd appearance (2nd back-to-back)
29-(16)
LIU-Brooklyn Blackbirds- Northeast Conference 6th appearance (3rd in a
row)
30-(16) James Madison University Dukes- Colonial Athletic Association-
5th appearance 1st since 1994
31-(16) Southern University Jaguars-
SouthWestern Athletic Conference- 7th appearance 1st since 2006
32- (1)
Indiana Hoosiers- Big Ten- 37th appearance- (2nd back-to-back)
33- (2) Duke
Blue Devils- ACC- 37th appearance- 18th straight
34- (2) Georgetown Hoyas-
Big East- 29th appearance 4th straight
35- (3) Michigan State Spartans- Big
Ten- 27th appearance- 16th straight
36- (3) Florida Gators- SEC- 18th
appearance- 4th straight
37- (3) Marquette Golden Eagles- Big East- 31st
appearance- 8th straight
38- (4) Michigan Wolverines- Big Ten- 24th
appearance- 3rd straight
39- (4) Syracuse Orange- Big East- 36th appearance-
5th straight
40- (4) Kansas State Wildcats- Big XII- 27th appearance 4th
straight
41- (5) Oklahoma State Cowboys- Big XII- 25th appearance- 1st since
2010
42- (5) Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Rams- Atlantic 10- 12th
appearance- 4th straight
43 -(5) UNLV Rebels- Mountain West- 20th appearance 4th straight
44- (5)
Wisconsin Badgers- Big Ten- 19th appearance 15th straight
45- (6) UCLA
Bruins- PAC 12- 45th appearance 1st since 2011
46- (6) Butler Bulldogs- Atlantic 10- 12th appearance- 1st since 2011
47-
(6) Arizona Wildcats- PAC 12- 30th appearance- 1st since 2011
48- (7) San
Diego State Aztecs- Mountain West- 9th appearance 4th straight
49- (7)
Illinois Fighting Illini- Big Ten- 30th appearance 1st since 2011
50- (7)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish- Big East- 33rd appearance 4th straight
51- (8)
Colorado State Rams- Mountain West- 10th appearance 2nd back-to-back
52- (8)
North Carolina Tar Heels- ACC- 44th appearance- 3rd straight
53- (8) North
Carolina State Wolfpack- ACC- 24th appearance (2nd back-to-back)
54- (8)
Pittsburgh Panthers- Big East- 24th appearance 1st since 2011
55- (9)
Missouri Tigers- SEC- 26th appearance 5th straight
56- (9) Villanova
Wildcats- Big East- 33rd appearance- 1st since 2011
57- (9) Temple Owls-
Atlantic 10- 31st appearance- 6th straight
58- (9) Witchita State Shockers-
Missouri Valley- 10th appearance- 2nd back-to-back
59- (10) Cincinnati
Bearcats- Big East- 27th appearance- 3rd straight
60- (10) Oklahoma Sooners-
Big XII- 27th appearance 1st since 2009
61- (10) Colorado Buffalo- PAC 12-
12th appearance 2nd back-to-back
62- (10) Iowa State Cyclones- Big XII- 15th
appearance 2nd back-to-back
63- (11) Saint Mary's Gaels- West Coast- 8th
appearance 2nd back to back
64- (11) Middle Tennessee State University Blue
Raiders- Sun Belt- 7th appearance 1st since 1989
65- (11) Minnesota Golden
Gophers- Big Ten- 12th appearance- 1st since 2010
66- (12) California Bears-
PAC 12- 18th appearance 2nd back-to-back
67- (13) La Salle Explorers-
Atlantic 10- 12th appearance 1st since 1992
68- (13) Boise State Broncos-
Mountain West- 6th appearance 1st since 2008
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