Here is the USA Today NCAA tournament bracket prediction for today:
| MIDWEST REGION | SOUTH REGION | ||
| 1 | Kentucky | 1 | Duke |
| 16 | Play-in: Bucknell/St. Francis Brooklyn | 16 | Louisiana-Monroe |
| 8 | Dayton | 8 | Iowa |
| 9 | Texas | 9 | San Diego State |
| 5 | VCU | 5 | Butler |
| 12 | Play-in: Tulsa/Miami | 12 | Play-in: North Carolina State/Illinois |
| 4 | Baylor | 4 | Utah |
| 13 | Iona | 13 | Stephen F. Austin |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 3 | North Carolina |
| 14 | William & Mary | 14 | Harvard |
| 6 | West Virginia | 6 | Providence |
| 11 | Michigan State | 11 | Texas A&M |
| 7 | Georgetown | 7 | Indiana |
| 10 | Temple | 10 | Stanford |
| 2 | Wisconsin | 2 | Kansas |
| 15 | FGCU | 15 | Albany |
| EAST REGION | WEST REGION | ||
| 1 | Virginia | 1 | Gonzaga |
| 16 | Play-in: Texas Southern/SD State | 16 | New Mexico State |
| 8 | Georgia | 8 | Cincinnati |
| 9 | ODU | 9 | Colorado State |
| 5 | Maryland | 5 | Wichita State |
| 12 | Wofford | 12 | Green Bay |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | 4 | Iowa State |
| 13 | Murray State | 13 | Eastern Washington |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 3 | Louisville |
| 14 | North Carolina Central | 14 | Bowling Green |
| 6 | Northern Iowa | 6 | Arkansas |
| 11 | LSU | 11 | St. John’s |
| 7 | Ohio State | 7 | SMU |
| 10 | Ole Miss | 10 | Xavier |
| 2 | Villanova | 2 | Arizona |
| 15 | High Point | 15 | UC Davis |
Last 4 in: Tulsa, Miami, Illinois, North Carolina State
First 4 out: UCLA, Purdue, Oregon, Boise State
Others considered: Seton Hall, UMass, Wyoming, BYU, George Washington, Tennessee, Washington, Davidson, Alabama, St. Mary’s, UConn, Memphis, Minnesota, Michigan, Rhode Island, Florida, Valparaiso, Pittsburgh, Clemson, Memphis, Oregon State
Moving In: Bowling Green, Miami
Moving Out: Buffalo, Seton Hall
No longer considered: Rutgers, Georgia Tech, California, Loyola (Chicago), UTEP, Marquette, Vanderbilt, South Carolina, Colorado, Evansville, Syracuse (self imposed ban), New Mexico, Richmond, Louisiana Tech, Nebraska, UNLV, Kansas State, Memphis
Multi-bid conferences: Big Ten (7), Big 12 (7), Big East (6), ACC (7), SEC (6), AAC (4), Pac-12 (3), A-10 (2), Conference USA (2), MVC (2), MWC (2).
Conference leaders from projected 1-bid conferences (21 total): Albany (America East), Florida Gulf Coast (Atlantic Sun), Eastern Washington (Big Sky), High Point (Big South), UC Davis (Big West), William & Mary (CAA), ODU (CUSA), Green Bay (Horizon), Harvard (Ivy), Iona (MAAC), Bowling Green (Mid-American), North Carolina Central (MEAC), St. Francis Brooklyn (NEC ), Murray State (Ohio Valley), Bucknell (Patriot), Wofford (Southern), Stephen F. Austin (Southland), South Dakota State (Summit), ULM (Sun Belt), Texas Southern (SWAC), New Mexico State (WAC), Gonzaga (WCC).
