1-seed
x1 Kansas
x2 Arizona
x3 Syracuse
x4 Villanova
2-seed
x5 Florida
x6 Wichita State
x9 Michigan State
8 Duke
3-seed
7 Wisconsin
10 Kentucky
11 Creighton
x14 Cincinnati
4-seed
20 Virginia
15 Ohio State
x16 Saint Louis
x18 San Diego State
5-seed
17 Michigan
23 Texas
19 UCLA
24 Pittsburgh
6-seed
x22 Gonzaga
21 Oklahoma
34 Louisville
25 Colorado
7-seed
26 Memphis
27 George Washington
29 Kansas State
12-t Iowa State
8-seed
28 Virginia Commonwealth
37 North Carolina
40 Southern Methodist
32 Iowa
9-seed
31 Connecticut
33 New Mexico
12-t Massachussetts
35 Oklahoma State
10-seed
x36 Southern Miss
x30 Toledo
38 Arizona State
39 Minnesota
11-seed
42 Stanford
44 St. Joseph's
45 BYU
46 Xavier
12-seed
43 Richmond
x49 North Dakota State
Play-In
50 California vs. 47 Tennessee
51 Mississippi vs. 52 Georgetown
13-seed
x54 Harvard
x61 Belmont
x67 Delaware
x70 Mercer
14-seed
x74 Wisconsin-Green Bay
x87 Stephen F. Austin
x88 Georgia State
x91 Iona
15-seed
x105 Boston U.
x120 Vermont
x130 UC Irvine
x139 Utah Valley
16-seed
x140 North Carolina Central
x153 Robert Morris
Play-in
x157 Davidson vs. x207 UNC Asheville
x161 Weber State vs. x184 Southern
Notes: Missouri easily could have made the play-in game as well as they were bunched with the Rebels in that area of the RPI (and actually have a better RPI than Mississippi). I went with Mississippi first due to conference record. Missouri was knocked out because of their losing record. California was also a pretty easy selection what with them having a winning record in the Pac-12. Georgetown and Providence was a coin flip decision. I went with the Hoyas thanks to their better RPI (they're even in the Big East). I was tempted to choose St. Mary's and have them play California for the sake of geography but I think Tennessee has a slightly better profile than the Gaels at the moment.
The only Top 50 RPI teams not invited: Oregon, which is #41 in the RPI and has a 15-8 record; however, they are 3-8 in the Pac-12 & Missouri, #48 in the RPI but has a 4-6 record in the SEC.
x1 Kansas
x2 Arizona
x3 Syracuse
x4 Villanova
2-seed
x5 Florida
x6 Wichita State
x9 Michigan State
8 Duke
3-seed
7 Wisconsin
10 Kentucky
11 Creighton
x14 Cincinnati
4-seed
20 Virginia
15 Ohio State
x16 Saint Louis
x18 San Diego State
5-seed
17 Michigan
23 Texas
19 UCLA
24 Pittsburgh
6-seed
x22 Gonzaga
21 Oklahoma
34 Louisville
25 Colorado
7-seed
26 Memphis
27 George Washington
29 Kansas State
12-t Iowa State
8-seed
28 Virginia Commonwealth
37 North Carolina
40 Southern Methodist
32 Iowa
9-seed
31 Connecticut
33 New Mexico
12-t Massachussetts
35 Oklahoma State
10-seed
x36 Southern Miss
x30 Toledo
38 Arizona State
39 Minnesota
11-seed
42 Stanford
44 St. Joseph's
45 BYU
46 Xavier
12-seed
43 Richmond
x49 North Dakota State
Play-In
50 California vs. 47 Tennessee
51 Mississippi vs. 52 Georgetown
13-seed
x54 Harvard
x61 Belmont
x67 Delaware
x70 Mercer
14-seed
x74 Wisconsin-Green Bay
x87 Stephen F. Austin
x88 Georgia State
x91 Iona
15-seed
x105 Boston U.
x120 Vermont
x130 UC Irvine
x139 Utah Valley
16-seed
x140 North Carolina Central
x153 Robert Morris
Play-in
x157 Davidson vs. x207 UNC Asheville
x161 Weber State vs. x184 Southern
Notes: Missouri easily could have made the play-in game as well as they were bunched with the Rebels in that area of the RPI (and actually have a better RPI than Mississippi). I went with Mississippi first due to conference record. Missouri was knocked out because of their losing record. California was also a pretty easy selection what with them having a winning record in the Pac-12. Georgetown and Providence was a coin flip decision. I went with the Hoyas thanks to their better RPI (they're even in the Big East). I was tempted to choose St. Mary's and have them play California for the sake of geography but I think Tennessee has a slightly better profile than the Gaels at the moment.
The only Top 50 RPI teams not invited: Oregon, which is #41 in the RPI and has a 15-8 record; however, they are 3-8 in the Pac-12 & Missouri, #48 in the RPI but has a 4-6 record in the SEC.
