Bracketology by Jonathon Warriner
Updated December 15th, 2018
| Midwest Region (Kansas City) | South Region (Louisville) |
| 1.Kansas (Des Moines) | 1.Michigan (Columbus) |
| 16.Stephen F. Austin/ South Dakota State | 16.Rider/ UNC Central |
| 8.UCLA | 8.Syracuse |
| 9.Furman | 9.Villanova |
| 4.North Carolina (Jacksonville) | 4.Auburn (Jacksonville) |
| 13.Drake | 13.Georgia State |
| 5.Indiana | 5.Virginia Tech |
| 12.VCU | 12.Belmont |
| 3.Buffalo (Hartford) | 3.Texas Tech (Tulsa) |
| 14.Yale | 14.Lipscomb |
| 6.Louisville | 6.Nebraska |
| 11.Maryland | 11.LSU/ Colorado |
| 2.Wisconsin (Des Moines) | 2.Duke (Columbia) |
| 15.Texas Southern | 15.Northeastern |
| 7.St. John’s | 7.Cincinnati |
| 10.Kansas State | 10.Iowa |
| West Region (Anaheim) | East Region (Washington DC) |
| 1.Nevada (Salt Lake City) | 1.Virginia (Columbus) |
| 16.IUPUI | 16.St. Francis (PA) |
| 8.San Francisco | 8.Kentucky |
| 9.Iowa State | 9.Arizona |
| 4.Oklahoma (Seattle) | 4.Houston (Salt Lake City) |
| 13.UC Irvine | 13.New Mexico State |
| 5.Arizona State | 5.Marquette |
| 12.Radford | 12.Minnesota/ Oregon |
| 3.Ohio State (Tulsa) | 3.Michigan State (Hartford) |
| 14.North Texas | 14.Vermont |
| 6.Mississippi State | 6.Florida State |
| 11.TCU | 11.Washington |
| 2.Gonzaga (Seattle) | 2.Tennessee (Columbia) |
| 15.Montana | 15.Holy Cross |
| 7.NC State | 7.Purdue |
| 10.Utah State | 10.Butler |
First Four Out: Florida, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Vanderbilt
The Next Five: Creighton, Texas, Georgetown, Uconn, Arkansas