Bracketology by Jonathon Warriner
Updated December 7th, 2018
| Midwest Region (Kansas City) | East Region (Washington DC) |
| 1.Kansas (Des Moines) | 1.Virginia (Columbus) |
| 16.South Dakota State | 16.Bethune-Cookman/ LIU Brooklyn |
| 8.Arizona | 8.Nebraska |
| 9.Creighton | 9.Mississippi State |
| 4.Kentucky (Seattle) | 4.St. John’s (Tulsa) |
| 13.Montana | 13.Murray State |
| 5.NC State | 5.Kansas State |
| 12.St. Louis | 12.Georgia State |
| 3.Florida State (Jacksonville) | 3.Michigan State (Hartford) |
| 14.Lipscomb | 14.Northeastern |
| 6.Marquette | 6.Villanova |
| 11.Maryland | 11.Clemson |
| 2.Michigan (Columbus) | 2.Tennessee (Columbia) |
| 15.Vermont | 15.Rider |
| 7.Oklahoma | 7.Louisville |
| 10.USC | 10.Washington |
| South Region (Louisville) | West Region (Los Angeles) |
| 1.Duke (Columbia) | 1.Gonzaga (Seattle) |
| 16.Colgate | 16.UC Santa Barbara/ Stephen F. Austin |
| 8.Iowa | 8.Houston |
| 9.Texas | 9.Iowa State |
| 4.Ohio State (Hartford) | 4.Arizona State (Salt Lake City) |
| 13.Marshall | 13.Bradley |
| 5.Buffalo | 5.Virginia Tech |
| 12.Furman | 12.Radford |
| 3.Texas Tech (Tulsa) | 3.Wisconsin (Des Moines) |
| 14.Texas Southern | 14.Harvard |
| 6.North Carolina | 6.Syracuse |
| 11.Xavier/ LSU | 11.TCU/ Georgetown |
| 2.Auburn (Jacksonville) | 2.Nevada (Salt Lake City) |
| 15.Wright State | 15.New Mexico State |
| 7.Indiana | 7.Purdue |
| 10.Cincinnati | 10.Arkansas |
First Four Out: UCLA, Minnesota, Butler, Florida
The Next Five: Providence, Notre Dame, West Virginia, UCF, Northwestern