Final Four host site: Boston, MA | ![]() |
Champion: Maryland (34- 4) | |
Runner-Up: Duke (31- 4) | ![]() |
Final Four: North Carolina (33- 2) | |
Louisiana State (31- 4) 64 teams |
Automatic bids:
Army - Patriot League regular-season and tournament champion
Bowling Green - Mid-American Conference regular-season and tournament champion
Chattanooga - Southern Conference regular-season and tournament champion
Connecticut - Big East Conference tournament champion (Rutgers won regular-season title)
Coppin State - Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference regular-season and tournament champion
Dartmouth - Ivy League regular-season champion (no tournament)
Florida Atlantic - Atlantic Sun Conference tournament champion (Belmont won regular-season title)
Hartford - America East Conference regular-season and tournament champion
Liberty - Big South Conference regular-season and tournament champion
Louisiana Tech - Western Athletic Conference regular-season and tournament champion
Marist - Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference regular-season and tournament champion
Middle Tennessee - Sun Belt Conference tournament champion (Western Kentucky won regular-season title)
Missouri State - Missouri Valley Conference tournament champion (Indiana State won regular-season title)
North Carolina - Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season and tournament champion
Northern Arizona - Big Sky Conference tournament champion (Idaho State won regular-season title)
Oakland - Mid-Continent Conference tournament champion (Western Illinois won regular-season title)
Ohio State - Big 10 Conference regular-season and tournament champion
Oklahoma - Big 12 Conference regular-season and tournament champion
Old Dominion - Colonial Athletic Association regular-season and tournament champion
Pepperdine - West Coast Conference tournament champion (Santa Clara won regular-season title)
Sacred Heart - Northeast Conference regular-season and tournament champion
Southeast Missouri State - Ohio Valley Conference tournament champion (Tennessee Tech won regular-season title)
Southern University - Southwestern Athletic Conference tournament champion (tied with Jackson State for regular-season title)
Stephen F. Austin - Southland Conference regular-season and tournament champion
Temple - Atlantic-10 Conference tournament champion (George Washington won regular-season title)
Tennessee - Southeastern Conference tournament champion (Louisiana State won regular-season title)
Tulsa - Conference USA regular-season and tournament champion
UCLA - Pac-10 Conference tournament champion (Stanford won regular-season title)
UC Riverside - Big West Conference tournament champion (Long Beach State won regular-season title)
Utah - Mountain West Conference tournament champion (Brigham Young won regular-season title)
Wisconsin-Milwaukee - Horizon League tournament champion (Wisconsin-Green Bay won regular-season title)
First and second round games at eight "pod" sites as indicated in regional brackets:
Chicago, IL
Denver, CO
Nashville, TN
Norfolk, VA
West Lafayette, IN
Trenton, NJ
Tucson, AZ
University Park, PA
EAST REGIONAL -- Bridgeport, CT | ||||||||||
First Round 3/18-3/19 |
Second Round 3/20-3/21 |
Regional Semifinals 3/25-3/26 |
Regional Final 3/27-3/28 |
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1. Duke | 96 | |||||||||
16. Southern | 27 | 1. Duke | 85 | |||||||
(Norfolk, VA) | ||||||||||
8. Southern California | 67 | 8. Southern California | 51 | |||||||
9. South Florida | 65 | 1. Duke | 86 | |||||||
5. Kentucky | 69 | 4. Michigan State | 61 | |||||||
12. Chattanooga | 59 | 5. Kentucky | 63 | |||||||
(Chicago, IL) | ||||||||||
4. Michigan State | 65 | 4. Michigan State | 67 | |||||||
13. Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 46 | 1. Duke | 63 | |||||||
3. Georgia | 75 | 2. Connecticut | 61 | |||||||
14. Marist | 60 | 3. Georgia | 73 | |||||||
(Trenton, NJ) | ||||||||||
6. Temple | 58 | 11. Hartford | 54 | |||||||
11. Hartford | 64 | 3. Georgia | 75 | |||||||
7. Virginia Tech | 82 | 2. Connecticut | 77 | |||||||
10. Missouri | 51 | 7. Virginia Tech | 56 | |||||||
(University Park, PA) | ||||||||||
2. Connecticut | 77 | 2. Connecticut | 79 | |||||||
15. Coppin State | 54 |
MIDEAST REGIONAL -- Cleveland, OH | ||||||||||
First Round 3/18-3/19 |
Second Round 3/20-3/21 |
Regional Semifinals 3/25-3/26 |
Regional Final Tuesday, 3/27-3/28 |
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1. North Carolina | 75 | |||||||||
16. UC-Riverside | 51 | 1. North Carolina | 89 | |||||||
(Nashville, TN) | ||||||||||
8. Vanderbilt | 76 | 8. Vanderbilt | 70 | |||||||
9. Louisville | 64 | 1. North Carolina | 70 | |||||||
5. UCLA | 74 | 4. Purdue | 68 | |||||||
12. Bowling Green | 61 | 5. UCLA | 54 | |||||||
(West Lafayette, IN) | ||||||||||
4. Purdue | 73 | 4. Purdue | 61 | |||||||
13. Missouri State | 52 | 1. North Carolina | 75 | |||||||
3. Rutgers | 63 | 2. Tennessee | 63 | |||||||
14. Dartmouth | 58 | 3. Rutgers | 82 | |||||||
(Trenton, NJ) | ||||||||||
6. Texas A&M | 65 | 11. Texas Christian | 48 | |||||||
11. Texas Christian | 69 | 3. Rutgers | 69 | |||||||
7. George Washington | 87 | 2. Tennessee | 76 | |||||||
10. Old Dominion | 72 | 7. George Washington | 53 | |||||||
(Norfolk, VA) | ||||||||||
2. Tennessee | 102 | 2. Tennessee | 66 | |||||||
15. Army | 54 |
MIDWEST REGIONAL -- San Antonio, TX | ||||||||||
First Round 3/18-3/19 |
Second Round 3/20-3/21 |
Regional Semifinals 3/25-3/26 |
Regional Final 3/27-3/28 |
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1. Louisiana State | 72 | |||||||||
16. Florida Atlantic | 48 | 1. Louisiana State | 72 | |||||||
(Nashville, TN) | ||||||||||
8. Minnesota | 69 | 9. Washington | 49 | |||||||
9. Washington | 73 | 1. Louisiana State | 66 | |||||||
5. North Carolina St. | 61 | 4. DePaul | 56 | |||||||
12. Tulsa | 71 | 12. Tulsa | 67 | |||||||
(Chicago, IL) | ||||||||||
4. DePaul | 68 | 4. DePaul | 71 | |||||||
13. Liberty | 43 | 1. Louisiana State | 62 | |||||||
3. Stanford | 72 | 3. Stanford | 59 | |||||||
14. SE Missouri State | 45 | 3. Stanford | 88 | |||||||
(Denver, CO) | ||||||||||
6. Florida State | 80 | 6. Florida State | 70 | |||||||
11. Louisiana Tech | 71 | 3. Stanford | 88 | |||||||
7. Brigham Young | 67 | 2. Oklahoma | 74 | |||||||
10. Iowa | 62 | 7. Brigham Young | 70 | |||||||
(Denver, CO) | ||||||||||
2. Oklahoma | 78 | 2. Oklahoma | 86 | |||||||
15. Pepperdine | 66 |
WEST REGIONAL -- Albuquerque, NM | ||||||||||
First Round 3/18-3/19 |
Second Round 3/20-3/21 |
Regional Semifinals 3/25-3/26 |
Regional Final 3/27-3/28 |
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1. Ohio State | 68 | |||||||||
16. Oakland | 45 | 1. Ohio State | 69 | |||||||
(West Lafayette, IN) | ||||||||||
8. Boston College | 78 | 8. Boston College | 79 | |||||||
9. Notre Dame | 61 | 8. Boston College | 54 | |||||||
5. Utah | 76 | 5. Utah | 57 | |||||||
12. Middle Tennessee | 71 | 5. Utah | 86 | |||||||
(Tucson, AZ) | ||||||||||
4. Arizona State | 80 | 4. Arizona State | 65 | |||||||
13. Stephen F. Austin | 61 | 5. Utah | 65 | |||||||
(OT) | ||||||||||
3. Baylor | 74 | 2. Maryland | 75 | |||||||
14. Northern Arizona | 56 | 3. Baylor | 87 | |||||||
(Tucson, AZ) | ||||||||||
6. Florida | 59 | 11. New Mexico | 67 | |||||||
11. New Mexico | 83 | 3. Baylor | 63 | |||||||
7. St. John's | 78 | 2. Maryland | 82 | |||||||
10. California | 68 | 7. St.John's | 74 | |||||||
(University Park, PA) | ||||||||||
2. Maryland | 95 | 2. Maryland | 81 | |||||||
15. Sacred Heart | 54 |
FINAL FOUR -- Boston, MA | ||||
Semifinals Sunday, April 2 |
Championship Tuesday, April 4 |
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Duke | 64 | |||
Louisiana State | 45 | Duke | 75 | |
(OT) | ||||
North Carolina | 70 | Maryland | 78 | |
Maryland | 81 |
Season Records | Final Poll (AP / USA-T) | Post-Season | |||
Arizona State | 25- 7 | NCAA West second round | |||
Army | 19-11 | NCAA Mideast first round | |||
Baylor | 26- 7 | NCAA West Regional semifinal | |||
Boston College | 21-12 | NCAA West Regional semifinal | |||
Bowling Green | 28- 3 | NCAA Mideast first round | |||
Brigham Young | 26- 6 | NCAA Midwest second round | |||
California | 18-12 | NCAA West first round | |||
Chattanooga | 27- 4 | NCAA East first round | |||
Connecticut | 32- 4 | NCAA East Regional final | |||
Coppin State | 22- 9 | NCAA East first round | |||
Dartmouth | 23- 7 | NCAA Mideast first round | |||
DePaul | 27- 7 | NCAA Midwest Regional semifinal | |||
Duke | 31- 4 | NCAA Runner-Up (East Region) | |||
Florida | 21- 9 | NCAA West first round | |||
Florida Atlantic | 20-11 | NCAA Midwest first round | |||
Florida State | 20-10 | NCAA Midwest second round | |||
George Washington | 23- 9 | NCAA Mideast second round | |||
Georgia | 23- 9 | NCAA East Regional semifinal | |||
Hartford | 27- 4 | NCAA East second round | |||
Iowa | 17-12 | NCAA Midwest first round | |||
Kentucky | 22- 9 | NCAA East second round | |||
Liberty | 24- 6 | NCAA Midwest first round | |||
Louisiana State | 31- 4 | NCAA Final Four (Midwest Region) | |||
Louisiana Tech | 26- 5 | NCAA Midwest first round | |||
Louisville | 19-10 | NCAA Mideast first round | |||
Marist | 23- 7 | NCAA East first round | |||
Maryland | 34- 4 | NCAA Champion (West Region) | |||
Michigan State | 24-10 | NCAA East Regional semifinal | |||
Middle Tennessee | 20-11 | NCAA West first round | |||
Minnesota | 19-10 | NCAA Midwest first round | |||
Missouri | 21-10 | NCAA East first round | |||
Missouri State | 17-15 | NCAA Mideast first round | |||
New Mexico | 22-10 | NCAA West second round | |||
North Carolina | 33- 2 | NCAA Final Four (Mideast Region) | |||
North Carolina State | 19-12 | NCAA Midwest first round | |||
Northern Arizona | 21-11 | NCAA West first round | |||
Notre Dame | 18-12 | NCAA West first round | |||
Oakland | 15-16 | NCAA West first round | |||
Ohio State | 29- 3 | NCAA West second round | |||
Oklahoma | 31- 3 | NCAA Midwest Regional semifinal | |||
Old Dominion | 22- 9 | NCAA Mideast first round | |||
Pepperdine | 14-17 | NCAA Midwest first round | |||
Purdue | 26- 7 | NCAA Mideast Regional semifinal | |||
Rutgers | 27- 5 | NCAA Mideast Regional semifinal | |||
Sacred Heart | 26- 5 | NCAA West first round | |||
South Florida | 18-12 | NCAA East first round | |||
SE Missouri State | 20- 9 | NCAA Midwest first round | |||
Southern | 20-11 | NCAA East first round | |||
Southern California | 19-12 | NCAA East second round | |||
St. John's | 22- 8 | NCAA West second round | |||
Stanford | 26- 8 | NCAA Midwest Regional final | |||
Stephen F. Austin | 23- 8 | NCAA West first round | |||
Temple | 24- 8 | NCAA East first round | |||
Tennessee | 31- 4 | NCAA Mideast Regional final | |||
Texas A&M | 23- 9 | NCAA Mideast first round | |||
Texas Christian | 19-12 | NCAA Mideast second round | |||
Tulsa | 26- 6 | NCAA Midwest second round | |||
UCLA | 21-11 | NCAA Mideast second round | |||
UC-Riverside | 16-15 | NCAA Mideast first round | |||
Utah | 27- 7 | NCAA West Regional final | |||
Vanderbilt | 21-11 | NCAA Mideast second round | |||
Virginia Tech | 21-10 | NCAA East second round | |||
Washington | 19-11 | NCAA Midwest second round | |||
Wisconsin-Milwaukee | 21- 9 | NCAA East first round |
CONFERENCE TOURNAMENTS
Data to be provided at a later time.
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