Bracketology by Jonathon Warriner
Updated January 15th, 2018
| South Region (Louisville) | East Region (Washington DC) |
| 1.Michigan (Columbus) | 1.Virginia (Columbus) |
| 16.IPFW | 16. Norfolk State/ Robert Morris |
| 8.LSU | 8.Mississippi State |
| 9.Syracuse | 9.Kansas State |
| 4.Oklahoma (Salt Lake City) | 4.Buffalo (Salt Lake City) |
| 13.Liberty | 13.Yale |
| 5.Villanova | 5.Wisconsin |
| 12.North Texas | 12.St. Louis |
| 3.Marquette (Salt Lake City) | 3.Houston (Des Moines) |
| 14.Georgia State | 14.Hofstra |
| 6.Iowa State | 6.Virginia Tech |
| 11.Ohio State | 11.Alabama/ UCF |
| 2.Duke (Columbia) | 2.Michigan State (Hartford) |
| 15.Abilene Christian | 15.Lehigh |
| 7.Iowa | 7.Auburn |
| 10.Temple | 10.Texas |
| West Region (Anaheim) | Midwest Region (Kansas City) |
| 1.Gonzaga (San Jose) | 1.Tennessee (Columbia) |
| 16.Northern Colorado/ CSU Bakersfield | 16.Rider |
| 8.Purdue | 8.Purdue |
| 9.Seton Hall | 9.TCU |
| 4.Nebraska (San Jose) | 4.North Carolina (Jacksonville) |
| 13.UC Irvine | 13.Radford |
| 5.NC State | 5.Maryland |
| 12.Washington | 12.Wofford |
| 3.Virginia Tech (Hartford) | 3.Kentucky (Tulsa) |
| 14.Vermont | 14.Northern Kentucky |
| 6.Ole Miss | 6.Louisville |
| 11.Arizona/ Creighton | 11.Murray State |
| 2.Texas Tech (Tulsa) | 2.Kansas (Des Moines) |
| 15.Texas Southern | 15.Valparaiso |
| 7.Nevada | 7.Indiana |
| 10.Minnesota | 10.Cincinnati |
First Four Out: Florida, Clemson, Arizona State, Pittsburgh
The Next Five: Baylor, Utah State, San Francisco, Northwestern, Vanderbilt