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.
2018-19 Note: Seed List will be updated with the 2018-19 preseason bracket projection – and will be at least 100 teams deep to start the season. A timeline will be announced soon.
A couple of things to note:
Teams listed in BOLD are those noted as the projected automatic conference qualifier, per how the bracket is put together.
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 RPI, 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 11, 2018 | 4:50 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 11 | 1-68 | |||
| 1. Virginia | 2. Villanova | 3. Kansas | 4. Xavier |
| 5. North Carolina | 6. Duke | 7. Purdue | 8. Cincinnati |
| 9. Tennessee | 10. Michigan State | 11. Michigan | 12. West Virginia |
| 13. Auburn | 14. Arizona | 15. Texas Tech | 16. Kentucky |
| 17. Gonzaga | 18. Wichita State | 19. Clemson | 20. Houston |
| 21. Ohio State | 22. Florida | 23. Arkansas | 24. Miami-FL |
| 25. Texas AM | 26. TCU | 27. Rhode Island | 28. Seton Hall |
| 29. Nevada | 30. Providence | 31. Missouri | 32. Virginia Tech |
| 33. NC State | 34. Kansas State | 35. Alabama | 36. Florida State |
| 37. Butler | 38. Creighton | 39. St. Bonaventure | 40. UCLA |
| 41. Texas | 42. Oklahoma | 43. Arizona State | 44. Loyola-CHI |
| 45. USC | 46. New Mexico St | 47. Davidson | 48. San Diego St |
| 49. Murray State | 50. So Dakota St | ||
| 51. Buffalo | 52. Charleston | 53. NC-Greensboro | 54. Marshall |
| 55. Bucknell | 56. Montana | 57. S.F. Austin | 58. Wright State |
| 59. Lipscomb | 60. Iona | 61. Pennsylvania | 62. Georgia State |
| 63. UMBC | 64. Radford | 65. CS-Fullerton | 66. LIU-Brooklyn |
| 67. NC-Central | 68. Tx-Southern | ||
This is where the FIRST OUT at-large teams begin. While Louisville (in this case) isn’t rated lower than Texas-Southern (per this update) automatic qualifiers have to be ranked within the Field of 68.
| SEED LIST | 69 – 80 |
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| 69. Saint Mary’s | 70. Louisville | 71. Marquette | 72. Mid Tennessee |
| 73. Oklahoma State | 74. Syracuse | 75. Notre Dame | 76. Baylor |
| 77. Nebraska | 78. Washington | 79. Penn State | 80. Utah |
Thanks for following along. Anticipating another fun season of college hoops.
Ohio State is all over the map with most people. Joe at ESPN had them as a 2 seed before the Penn State loss, you had them as a 4 and others had them as a 6 and even seen a 7 seed before that game. I am looking forward to Feb 11 and seeing what the committee does with teams like Ohio State and Cincinnati. Are they really focusing on the new “group” wins or are they looking at the actual teams they beat. Cincy for example has a nice lot of group 1 wins but who have they really beaten ? Anyone that would be at large quality ? Ohio State only has 1 “group 1” win but a ton of group 2 wins and the Big 10 schedule has been setup perfect for them to win a lot of games until that heart breaker vs Penn State. Was really hoping for both Ohio State and Purdue to be unbeaten when they met.
I think you have Cincy too high just based on the actual teams they beat. Group 1 wins include Buffalo, UCLA, Temple and UCF. In the old format only 2 of those wins would been group 1 and looking at your board Cincy has only 1 win vs at large quality teams (SMU and they are a bubble team).
But unlike those around them UC hasn’t lost to anyone they shouldn’t have
Indiana Hoosiers not in top 92? They are 80 on ken pom.
First, thanks for your interest. Keep in mind, the Seed List isn’t a “ranking” in the sense of the AP/Coaches Poll nor a metric such as KenPom, Sagarin, BPI, ELO or others. It’s a list of teams based on overall resume at the time posted for potential at-large selection. Could Indiana end up on the final list? Sure. But right now, they remain several spots below the most current No. 92 team (down to about 100 teams at this point). IU is 13-12, is 2-7 in road games, has an RPI above 100, is 0-8 vs. Quadrant 1 teams, has beaten no current at-large teams in the field, and has two losses to both Quadrant 3 and Quadrant 4 opponents.