Selection Sunday is finally here! After two weeks of wall-to-wall conference tournament action to lock in nearly half the teams whose names you’ll hear called Sunday, we’ve finally reached the big day. How does Sports Illustrated expect the field to look when it’s officially unveiled Sunday evening? Here’s our final projection ahead of the 6 p.m. ET show.
On The Bubble
Last Four Byes
Baylor Bears
West Virginia Mountaineers
Utah State Aggies
Arkansas Razorbacks
Last Four In
Vanderbilt Commodores
San Diego State Aztecs
Indiana Hoosiers
Texas Longhorns
First Four Out
Boise State Broncos
North Carolina Tar Heels
Xavier Musketeers
UC Irvine Anteaters
Next Four Out
Ohio State Buckeyes
Wake Forest Demon Deacons
George Mason Patriots
Dayton Flyers
BOLD indicates clinched automatic bid
* denotes projected automatic qualifier
South Region
No. 1 Auburn Tigers vs. No. 16 Alabama State Hornets/Saint Francis Red Flash
No. 8 UConn Huskies vs. No. 9 New Mexico Lobos
No. 5 Michigan Wolverines vs. No. 12 VCU Rams
No. 4 Arizona Wildcats vs. No. 13 Grand Canyon Antelopes
No. 6 BYU Cougars vs. No. 11 UC San Diego Tritons
No. 3 Texas A&M Aggies vs. No. 14 Lipscomb Bison
No. 7 Illinois Fighting Illini vs. No. 10 West Virginia Mountaineers
No. 2 St. John's Red Storm vs. No. 15 Robert Morris Colonials
East Region
No. 1 Duke Blue Devils vs. No. 16 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers/American Eagles
No. 8 Memphis Tigers vs. No. 9 Georgia Bulldogs
No. 5 Ole Miss Rebels vs. No. 12 McNeese State Cowboys
No. 4 Maryland Terrapins vs. No. 13 High Point Panthers
No. 6 Saint Mary's Gaels vs. No. 11 Indiana Hoosiers/Texas Longhorns
No. 3 Texas Tech Red Raiders vs. No. 14 Troy Trojans
No. 7 Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. No. 10 Utah State Aggies
No. 2 Alabama Crimson Tide vs. No. 15 Montana Grizzlies
Midwest Region
No. 1 Houston Cougars vs. No. 16 SIUE Cougars
No. 8 Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. No. 9 Creighton Bluejays
No. 5 Clemson Tigers vs. No. 12 Colorado State Rams
No. 4 Purdue Boilermakers vs. No. 13 Akron Zips
No. 6 Louisville Cardinals vs. No. 11 San Diego State Aztecs/Vanderbilt Commodores
No. 3 Wisconsin Badgers vs. No. 14 Wofford Terriers
No. 7 Kansas Jayhawks vs. No. 10 Arkansas Razorbacks
No. 2 Tennessee Volunteers vs. No. 15 Omaha Mavericks
West Region
This article was originally published on www.si.com as Men’s Bracket Watch: Final Projection Before Selection Sunday Show.
