Bracket Watch: Final Selection Sunday Projections for the 2019 NCAA Tournament Field
Selection Sunday has arrived, and the field of 68 will soon be revealed. Until then, this is our final projection of the 2019 NCAA tournament bracket. Every automatic bid has been clinched; on Sunday evening, the Selection Committee will reveal the fate of the teams vying for all 36 at-large bids.
Last Four Byes
Washington
Florida
VCU
Ohio State
Last Four In
NC State
TCU
St. John’s
Belmont
First Four Out
Temple
Arizona State
Indiana
Clemson
Next Four Out
UNC-Greensboro
Alabama
Xavier
Furman
Automatic bid recipients in bold below.
East Region
(1) Duke vs. (16) Fairleigh Dickinson/North Carolina Central
(8) UCF vs. (9) Ole Miss
(5) Villanova vs. (12) Liberty
(4) Wisconsin vs. (13) Yale
(6) Wofford vs. (11) Ohio State
(3) Texas Tech vs. (14) Old Dominion
(7) Louisville vs. (10) VCU
(2) Tennessee vs. (15) Abilene Christian
South Region
(1) Virginia vs. (16) North Dakota State/Prairie View A&M
(8) Iowa vs. (9) Utah State
(5) Auburn vs. (12) Oregon
(4) Kansas vs. (13) Northeastern
(6) Iowa State vs. (11) Saint Mary's
(3) Houston vs. (14) Georgia State
(7) Nevada vs. (10) Florida
(2) Michigan vs. (15) Colgate
Midwest Region
(1) North Carolina vs. (16) Iona
(8) Seton Hall vs. (9) Minnesota
(5) Virginia Tech vs. (12) St. John’s/Belmont
(4) Kansas State vs. (13) UC-Irvine
(6) Mississippi State vs. (11) New Mexico State
(3) Purdue vs. (14) Saint Louis
(7) Cincinnati vs. (10) Washington
(2) Kentucky vs. (15) Montana
West Region
(1) Michigan State vs. (16) Gardner-Webb
(8) Syracuse vs. (9) Baylor
(5) Marquette vs. (12) Murray State
(4) Florida State vs. (13) Vermont
(6) Buffalo vs. (11) NC State/TCU
(3) LSU vs. (14) Northern Kentucky
(7) Maryland vs. (10) Oklahoma
(2) Gonzaga vs. (15) Bradley
Full SI.com NCAA Tournament Bracket Watch (as of March 17, 5:45 p.m. ET)
