Selection Sunday for the 2019 NCAA men's college basketball tournament is here.
All 32 conference champions have punched their ticket to the NCAA Tournament. The race for the No. 1 seeds is over — it's all up to the selection committee at this point. Will the ACC get three No. 1 seeds? That's the big question.
Sporting News will update these projections as the conference tournament action unfolds.
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March Madness 2019 bracket projections
Projected No. 1 seeds
Gonzaga 30-3
Duke 29-5 (ACC*)
Virginia 29-3
North Carolina 27-6
Lowdown: Three No. 1 seeds out of the ACC? That seems to be the best bet after Duke won the ACC tournament. The Blue Devils and Cavaliers will be No. 1 seeds. The only question is whether the committee takes North Carolina Michigan State.
Projected No. 2 seeds
Tennessee 29-5
Michigan State 27-6 (Big Ten*)
Michigan 28-5
Kentucky 27-6
Lowdown: These are the leftovers from the No. 1 line. Michigan State has the best case for a No. 1 among the group. The Spartans have a regular-season and conference tournament championship.
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Projected No. 3 seeds
Houston 31-3
LSU 26-6
Texas Tech 26-6
Florida State 27-6
Lowdown: Houston lost the AAC tournament, but that likely won't affect their seeding much. Florida State should be on this line ahead of Big Ten regular-season champion Purdue.
Projected No. 4 seeds
Kansas 25-8
Purdue 24-8
Kansas State 24-8
Auburn 26-9 (SEC*)
Lowdown: Of course, Kansas is in position to grab the automatic bid in the Big 12. Florida State also can jump up a line if it beats Duke in the ACC championship game. The Seminoles showed in the victory against Virginia why they are one of the hottest teams in the country.
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Projected No. 5 seeds
Iowa State 23-11 (Big 12*)
Virginia Tech 24-8
Wisconsin 23-10
Villanova 25-9 (Big East*)
Lowdown: The Cyclones shot up the board with a Big 12 conference tournament championship.
Projected No. 6 seeds
Marquette 24-9
Maryland 22-10
Cincinnati 28-6 (American*)
Buffalo 31-3 (MAC*)
Lowdown: Buffalo should be a No. 4 or No. 5, but this is where we think they will end up. Cincinnati does not have a great KenPom ranking, but the Houston win presented an opportunity to move up to that No. 5 line.
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Projected No. 7 seeds
Mississippi State 23-10
Nevada 29-4
Wofford 29-4 (Southern*)
Iowa 21-11
Lowdown: Nevada takes the biggest hit for not winning its conference tournament, which likely puts it on the same line as Wofford, which did. The Terriers have a case to be a No. 6.
Projected No. 8 seeds
Washington 26-8
VCU 25-7
Minnesota 21-13
Syracuse 22-11
Lowdown: Washington didn't win the Pac-12 tournament, which opened the league up for a second bid with Oregon. That also cost the Huskies any chance of seed respect. They could be lower.
Rest of field
No. 9: UCF 23-8, N.C. State 22-11, Baylor 19-13, Ole Miss 20-12
No. 10: Murray State 27-4 (Ohio Valley*), Utah State 28-6 (MWC*), Louisville 20-13, St. John's 21-12
No. 11: Belmont 26-5, Arizona State 22-10, New Mexico St. 30-4 (WAC*), Oregon 23-12 (Pac-12*)
No. 12: Saint Mary's 21-11 (West Coast*), St. Louis 23-12 (Atlantic 10*), Ohio State 19-14, Temple 23-9, Florida 19-15, Seton Hall 20-12
No. 13: Liberty 28-6 (Atlantic Sun*), Northeastern 23-10 (Colonial*), Vermont 27-6 (America East*), UC-Irvine 29-5 (Big West*)
No. 14: Northern Kentucky 26-8 (Horizon*), Georgia State 24-9 (Sun Belt*), Yale 22-7 (Ivy*), Old Dominion 26-8 (C-USA*)
No. 15: Bradley 20-14 (Missouri Valley*), Colgate 24-10 (Patriot*), Montana 26-8 (Big Sky*), Abilene Christian 27-6 (Southland*)
No. 16: Fairleigh Dickinson 20-13 (Northeast*), Iona 16-15 (MAAC*), Gardner-Webb 23-11 (Big South*), North Dakota State 18-15 (Summit*), North Carolina Central 18-15 (MEAC*), Prairie View A&M 21-12 (SWAC*)
Bubble teams
Oklahoma 19-13, Clemson 19-13, TCU 20-13, Alabama 18-15, South Carolina 16-16, Dayton 21-11, Xavier 18-15, Georgetown 19-13, UNC-Greensboro 28-6; Lipscomb 25-7; Indiana 17-15; Creighton 18-14, Texas 15-15
