Seed List

Below are two tables that display the current Seed List (at the time of publication) – a tool used for my bracket projects and by the actual Selection Committee to seed teams into the bracket.

A couple of things to note:

Teams in BOLD represent the automatic bid based on league results at the time of publication.
Note: At this point, the Ivy League has decided not to play basketball; thus there are only 31 auto qualifiers.

The Seed List is not a poll.  It is a ranking of teams based on the overall field at the time of publication.  Whether it’s NET, KenPom or some other metric, a variety of factors go into the Seed List at any given point in time.  The Seed List reflects the 68-team field – and  the Top 100 teams (at the time).

Updated: March 14, 2021  |  4:30 p.m. ET

To make it easier to follow, I didn’t use an actual “S” shape on the table; rather the highest seed on each line is to the left.

March 14  |  1-68
1. Gonzaga	2. Baylor	3. Illinois	4. Michigan
5. Alabama	6. Ohio State	7. Iowa	8. Houston
9. Texas	10. Oklahoma St	11. Arkansas	12. Kansas
13. West Virginia	14. Purdue	15. Florida State	16. Virginia
17. Tennessee	18. Villanova	19. Creighton	20. Texas Tech
21. LSU	22. Colorado	23. USC	24. Missouri
25. Oregon	26. Wisconsin	27. Oklahoma	28. Florida
29. North Carolina	30. BYU	31. San Diego St	32. Clemson
33. Georgia Tech	34. Virginia Tech	35. Rutgers	36. Connecticut
37. St. Bonaventure	38. VCU	39. Maryland	40. Michigan State
41. Loyola-Chi	42. Louisville	43. UCLA	44. Syracuse
45. Drake	46. Utah State	47. Georgetown	48. Oregon State
49. Winthrop	50. UCSB
51. Liberty	52. Ohio	53. UNCG	54. North Texas
55. AB Christian	56. Morehead St	57. Colgate	58. E. Washington
59. Grand Canyon	60. Drexel	61. Oral Roberts	62. Cleveland St
63. Iona	64. Hartford	65. MS Mary’s	66. Norfolk St
67. App State	68. Tx-Southern

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This is where the FIRST OUT at-large teams begin. As a reminder … automatic qualifiers have to be ranked within the Field of 68.

SEED LIST  | 69 – 76
69. Wichita State	70. Ole Miss	71. Saint Louis	72. Colorado State
73. Boise State	74. Memphis	75. Xavier	76. Duke