Below is SI.com's final projected NCAA tournament bracket. Keep in mind it was compiled prior to Sunday's conference tournament games.
The chart is designed like an actual bracket sheet, with the regions on the left-hand side (Chicago and Austin) meeting in one semifnal and the regions on the right-hand side (Syracuse and Albuquerque) meeting in the other.
| Projected NCAA bracket |
| CHICAGO REGION |
SYRACUSE REGION |
March 17-19 at Indianapolis |
March 18-20 at Charlotte |
| 1 Illinois (31-1) |
1 North Carolina (27-4) |
| 16 Delaware St. (19-13) |
16 Alabama A&M (15-13)*/Oakland (12-18) |
| 8 Texas (20-10) |
8 Southern Illinois (26-7) |
| 9 Nevada (24-6) |
9 Minnesota (21-10) |
March 17-19 at Cleveland |
March 18-20 at Nashville |
| 5 Florida (22-7) |
5 Villanova (22-8) |
| 12 Ohio (21-10) |
12 UAB (21-10) |
| 4 Syracuse (27-6) |
4 Alabama (24-7) |
| 13 Louisiana-Lafayette (19-10) |
13 Old Dominion (28-5) |
March 17-19 at Tucson, Ariz. |
March 17-19 at Boise |
| 6 LSU (20-9) |
6 Utah (27-5) |
| 11 Northern Iowa (21-10) |
11 St. Mary's (25-8) |
| 3 Gonzaga (25-4) |
3 Washington (27-5) |
| 14 UW-Milwaukee (24-5) |
14 Winthrop (27-5) |
March 18-20 at Oklahoma City |
March 18-20 at Nashville |
| 7 Cincinnati (24-7) |
7 West Virginia (21-10) |
| 10 N.C. State (19-13) |
10 George Washington (22-7) |
| 2 Oklahoma State (23-6) |
2 Louisville (29-4) |
| 15 Northwestern St. (21-11)* |
15 Eastern Kentucky (22-8) |
|
| AUSTIN REGION |
ALBUQUERQUE REGION |
March 18-20 at Charlotte |
March 17-19 at Indianapolis |
| 1 Wake Forest (26-5) |
1 Kentucky (25-4) |
| 16 Fairleigh Dickinson (20-12) |
16 Montana (18-12) |
| 8 Iowa St. (18-11) |
8 Georgia Tech (19-10) |
| 9 UCLA (18-10) |
9 Stanford (18-12) |
March 18-20 at Worcester, Mass. |
March 17-19 at Tucson, Ariz. |
| 5 Michigan St. (22-6) |
5 Wisconsin (22-7) |
| 12 Creighton (23-10) |
12 New Mexico (27-6) |
| 4 Boston College (24-4) |
4 Oklahoma (24-7) |
| 13 Utah State (24-7) |
13 Penn (20-8) |
March 17-19 at Boise |
March 18-20 at Worcester, Mass. |
| 6 Pittsburgh (20-8) |
6 Texas Tech (20-9) |
| 11 UTEP (26-7) |
11 Vermont (24-6) |
| 3 Arizona (27-6) |
3 Connecticut (22-7) |
| 14 Bucknell (22-9) |
14 UCF (24-8) |
March 18-20 at Oklahoma City |
March 17-19 at Cleveland |
| 7 Charlotte (21-7) |
7 Pacific (26-3) |
| 10 Iowa (21-11) |
10 Mississippi St. (22-10) |
| 2 Kansas (23-6) |
2 Duke (24-5) |
| 15 Niagara (20-9) |
15 Chattanooga (20-10) |
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* -- Plays tournament championship on Sunday.
