Bracketology by Jonathon Warriner
Updated December 17th, 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.Notre Dame | 8.Butler |
| 9.Iowa | 9.Cincinnati |
| 4.Houston (Salt Lake City) | 4.Auburn (Jacksonville) |
| 13.Drake | 13.Georgia State |
| 5.Indiana | 5.Virginia Tech |
| 12.Oregon/ LSU | 12.Radford |
| 3.Texas Tech (Tulsa) | 3.Ohio State (Hartford) |
| 14.Yale | 14.Lipscomb |
| 6.Florida State | 6.Mississippi State |
| 11.Minnesota | 11.Syracuse/ Colorado |
| 2.Wisconsin (Des Moines) | 2.Duke (Columbia) |
| 15.Texas Southern | 15.Northeastern |
| 7.Kentucky | 7.St. John’s |
| 10.Kansas State | 10.Purdue |
| 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.Iowa |
| 9.Maryland | 9.Furman |
| 4.Oklahoma (Seattle) | 4.Buffalo (Tulsa) |
| 13.UC Irvine | 13.New Mexico State |
| 5.Arizona State | 5.Marquette |
| 12.VCU | 12.Belmont |
| 3.North Carolina (Jacksonville) | 3.Michigan State (Hartford) |
| 14.North Texas | 14.Vermont |
| 6.Nebraska | 6.Louisville |
| 11.Washington | 11.TCU |
| 2.Gonzaga (Seattle) | 2.Tennessee (Columbia) |
| 15.Montana | 15.Holy Cross |
| 7.Villanova | 7.NC State |
| 10.Utah State | 10.Arizona |
First Four Out: Florida, UCLA, Northwestern, Vanderbilt
The Next Five: Creighton, Texas, Uconn, Arkansas, Seton Hall