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#2 overall seed: Syracuse Orange (East Region)
#3 overall seed: North Carolina Tar Heels (Midwest Region)
#4 overall seed: Michigan State Spartans (West Region)
31 Conference Champions with automatic tournament bids
Murray State (Ohio Valley), Belmont (Atlantic Sun), UNC Asheville (Big South), Creighton (Missouri Valley), Loyola MD (MAAC), Virginia Commonwealth (Colonial), Davidson (Southern), Saint Mary's (West Coast), Western Kentucky (Sun Belt), South Dakota State (Summit League), Harvard (Ivy League), Detroit (Horizon), Lehigh (Patriot), Long Island (Northeast), Montana (Big Sky), New Mexico State (WAC), Mississippi Valley State (SWAC), Lamar (Southland), Colorado (Pac-12), Vermont (America East), New Mexico (Mountain West), Norfolk State (MEAC), Ohio (Mid-American), Memphis (Conference USA), Long Beach State (Big West), Louisville (Big East), Missouri (Big 12), St. Bonaventure (Atlantic 10), Michigan State (Big Ten), Florida State (ACC), Vanderbilt (SEC)
Kentucky (SEC), Duke (ACC), Baylor (Big 12), Indiana (Big Ten), Wichita State (Missouri Valley), UNLV (Mountain West), Notre Dame (Big East), Iowa State (Big 12), Connecticut (Big East), Xavier (Atlantic 10), Syracuse (Big East), Ohio State (Big Ten), Wisconsin (Big Ten), Cincinnati (Big East), Gonzaga (West Coast), Kansas State (Big 12), Southern Miss (Conference USA), West Virginia (Big East), Texas (Big 12), Marquette (Big East), Florida (SEC), Saint Louis (Atlantic 10), Virginia (ACC), Colorado State (Mountain West), BYU (West Coast), Iona (MEAC), North Carolina (ACC), Kansas (Big 12), Georgetown (Big East), Michigan (Big Ten), Temple (Atlantic 10), San Diego State (Mountain West), Alabama (SEC), Purdue (Big Ten), North Carolina State (ACC), California (Pac-12), South Florida (Big East)
11 at-large bids from Mid-Major conferences
Atlantic 10 (Saint Louis, Temple, Xavier), Conference USA (Southern Miss), MEAC (Iona), Missouri Valley (Wichita State), Mountain West (Colorado State, San Diego State, UNLV), WAC (New Mexico State), West Coast Conference (Gonzaga)
Tournament Favorites: Kentucky, North Carolina
Tournament Dark Horses: Missouri, Florida State
Final Four Predictions: Kentucky over Missouri, North Carolina over Florida State
National Champion: Kentucky
Big 12 Teams in the Tournament: 6
Kansas Jayhawks:
Tournament Seed: 5th
Regional Seed: Midwest #2
Second Round Match-up: Friday in Omaha, NE vs. #15 Detroit Titans (Time: 8:57pm CT)
Prediction: Regular Season champs are one of the best team in the country and will cruise by the Titans
Missouri Tigers:
Tournament Seed: 8thRegional Seed: West #2
Second Round Match-up: Friday in Omaha, NE vs. #15 Norfolk State Spartans (Time: 3:40pm CT)
Prediction: Big 12 Tournament Champs will have no problem with Spartans
Baylor Bears:
Tournament Seed: 9thRegional Seed: South #3
Second Round Match-up: Thursday in Albuquerque, NM vs. #14 South Dakota State Jackrabbits (Time: 1:45pm CT)
Prediction: Baylor Bear Trio Too Much for the Jackrabbits
Iowa State Cyclones:
Tournament Seed: 30thRegional Seed: South #8
Second Round Match-up: Thursday in Louisville, KY vs. #9 Connecticut Huskies (Time: 8:20pm CT)
Prediction: Cyclones can't handle Defending Champs
Kansas State Wildcats
Tournament Seed: 32ndRegional Seed: East #8
Second Round Match-up: Thursday in Pittsburgh, PA vs. #9 Southern Miss Golden Eagles (Time: 11:40am CT)
Prediction: Frank Martin's squad will win this close battle
Texas Longhorns
Tournament Seed: 43rdRegional Seed: East #11
Second Round Match-up: Friday in Nashville, TN vs. #6 Cincinnati Bearcats (Time: 11:15am CT)
Prediction: Longhorns have been close so many times this season & Will Win this close game
Future Big 12 members in Tournament:
West Virginia MountaineersTournament Seed: 38th
Regional Seed: East #10
Second Round Match-up: Thursday in Pittsburgh, PA vs. #7 Gonzaga Bulldogs (Time: 6:20pm CT)
Prediction: Bulldogs too much for Big 12-bound Mountaineers
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