Midwest

1 Kentucky
Record: 34-0 (18-0 SEC)
How they got here: SEC Champion
Key stat (national ranking): 20.9 scoring margin (1st)
Players to watch: Junior forward Willie Cauley-Stein (9.2 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 1.6 bpg)
Sophomore guard Aaron Harrison (11.3. ppg, 1.3 spg, 2.4 rpg)
2 Kansas
Record: 26-8 (13-5 Big 12)
How they got here: Big 12 at-large
Key stat (national ranking): 26.1 drebs/game (22nd)
Players to watch: Junior forward Perry Ellis (13.8 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 1.3 apg)
Sophomore guard Frank Mason III (12.3 ppg, 4.0 apg, 40.7 3-pt. pct.)
3 Notre Dame
Record: 29-5 (14-4 ACC)
How they got here: ACC Champion
Key stat (national ranking): 51.0 fg pct. (second)
Players to watch: Senior guard Jerian Grant (16.8 ppg, 6.6 apg, 1.7 spg)
Senior guard-forward Pat Connaughton (12.8 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 43.6 3-pt. pct.)
4 Maryland
Record: 27-6 (14-4 Big Ten)
How they got here: Big Ten at-large
Key stat (national ranking): 75.7 ft pct. (14th)
Players to watch: Senior guard-forward Dez Wells (15.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 50.0 3-pt. pct.)
Freshman guard Melo Trimble (16.3 ppg, 3.1 apg, 86.5 ft pct.)
5 West Virginia
Record: 23-9 (11-7 Big 12)
How they got here: Big 12 at-large
Key stat (national ranking): 11.1 spg (1st)
Players to watch: Senior guard Juwan Staten (14.5 ppg, 4.6 apg, 1.1 spg)
Sophomore forward Devin Williams (11.1 ppg, 8.2 rpg, 0.8 spg)
6 Butler
Record: 22-10 (12-6 Big East)
How they got here: Big East at-large
Key stat (national ranking): 61.2 opponent ppg (48th)
Players to watch: Junior guard Kellen Dunham (16.7 ppg, 85.7 ft pct., 41.5 3-pt. pct.)
Junior forward Roosevelt Jones (12.6 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 3.7 apg)
7 Wichita State
Record: 28-4 (17-1 MVC)
How they got here: Missouri Valley at-large
Key stat (national ranking): 55.8 opponent ppg (7th)
Players to watch: Junior guard Ron Baker (15.0 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 2.5 apg)
Junior guard Fred VanVleet (12.7 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 5.3 apg)
8 Cincinnati
Record: 22-10 (13-5 American)
How they got here: American at-large
Key stat (national ranking): 55.3 opponent ppg (6th)
Players to watch: Junior forward Octavius Ellis (10.0 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 2.1 bpg)
Sophomore guard Troy Caupain (9.5 ppg, 3.5 apg, 43.1 3-pt. pct)
9 Purdue
Record: 21-12 (12-6 Big Ten)
How they got here: Big Ten at-large
Key stat (national ranking): 5.3 bpg (14th)
Players to watch: Junior center A.J. Hammons (11.8 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 53.4 fg pct.)
Junior guard Rapheal Davis (10.9 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 2.7 apg)
10 Indiana
Record: 20-13 (9-9 Big Ten)
How they got here: Big Ten at-large
Key stat (national ranking): 77.5 ppg (18th)
Players to watch: Junior guard Yogi Ferrell (16.1 ppg, 4.9 apg, 85.4 ft pct.)
Freshman guard James Blackmon Jr. (15.8 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 81.4 ft pct.)
11 Texas
Record: 20-13 (8-10 Big 12)
How they got here: Big 12 at-large
Key stat (national ranking): 7.9 bpg (1st)
Players to watch: Sophomore guard Isaiah Taylor (13.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 4.6 apg)
Freshman forward Myles Turner (10.4 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 2.7 bpg)
12 Buffalo
Record: 23-9 (12-6 MAC)
How they got here: Mid-American Champion
Key stat (national ranking): 75.0 ppg (26th)
Players to watch: Junior forward Justin Moss (17.7 ppg, 9.2 rpg,1.0 spg)
Sophomore guard Shannon Evans (15.4 ppg, 4.7 apg, 3.2 rpg)
13 Valparaiso
Record: 28-5 (13-3 Horizon)
How they got here: Horizon Champion
Key stat (national ranking): +7.2 rebounding margin (13th)
Players to watch: Sophomore forward Alec Peters (16.7 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 46.2 3-pt. pct.)
Junior guard Keith Carter (8.5 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 3.7 apg, 1.3 spg)
14 Northeastern
Record: 23-11 (12-6 CAA)
How they got here: Colonial Champion
Key stat (national ranking): 48.6 fg pct. (10th)
Players to watch: Senior forward Scott Eatherton (14.6 ppg, 6.4 rpg,1.3 bpg)
Senior guard David Walker (37.0 mpg, 13.4 ppg, 86.5 ft pct.)
15 New Mexico State
Record: 23-10 (13-1 WAC)
How they got here: Western Champion
Key stat (national ranking): 59.3 opponent ppg (19th)
Players to watch: Freshman forward Pascal Siakam (13.0 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 57.7 fg pct.)
Senior forward Remi Barry (13.3, 4.8 rpg, 44.6 3-pt. pct.)
16 Hampton
Record: 16-17 (8-8 MEAC)
How they got here: Mid-Eastern Champion
Key stat (national ranking): 37.1 rpg (49th)
Players to watch: Junior guard Dwight Meikle (13.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 1.5 bpg)
Junior guard Deron Powers (10.5 ppg, 3.7 apg, 1.2 spg, 84.9 ft pct.)

West

1 Wisconsin
Record: 31-3 (16-2 Big Ten)
How they got here: Big Ten Champion
Key stat (national ranking): 7.4 turnovers/game (1st)
Players to watch: Senior center Frank Kaminsky (18.2 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 1.6 bpg)
Sophomore forward Nigel Hayes (12.1 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 2.0 apg)
2 Arizona
Record: 31-3 (16-2 Pac-12)
How they got here: Pac-12 Champion
Key stat (national ranking): 48.6 fg pct. (6th)
Players to watch: Freshman forward Stanley Johnson (14.1 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 1.5 spg)
Senior guard T.J. McConnell (9.8 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 6.8 apg, 2.1 spg)
3 Baylor

Record: 24-9 (11-7 Big 12)
How they got here: Big 12 at-large
Key stat (national ranking): +8.0 rebounding margin (8th)
Players to watch: Junior forward Rico Gathers (11.7 ppg, 11.6 rpg, 1.2 spg)
Junior forward Taurean Prince (13.8 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.5 spg)

4 North Carolina
Record: 24-11 (11-7 ACC)
How they got here: ACC at-large
Key stat (national ranking): 13.9 orebs/game (12th)
Players to watch: Junior guard Marcus Paige (13.9 ppg, 4.6 apg, 86.0 ft pct.)
Junior forward Brice Johnson (13.2 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 57.3 fg pct.)
5 Arkansas

Record: 26-8 (13-5 SEC)
How they got here: SEC at-large
Key stat (national ranking): 16.5 apg (7th)
Players to watch: Sophomore forward Bobby Portis (17.7 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 1.5 bpg, 44.4 3-pt. pct.)
Junior guard Michael Qualls (15.4 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 0.9 spg)

6 Xavier
Record: 21-13 (9-9 Big East)
How they got here: Big East at-large
Key stat (national ranking): 16.4 apg (10th)
Players to watch: Senior center Matt Stainbrook (12.0 ppg, 6.8 ppg, 2.4 apg)
Freshman forward Trevon Bluiett (11.7 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 2.0 apg)
7 VCU
Record: 26-9 (12-6 A 10)
How they got here: Atlantic 10 Champion
Key stat (national ranking): 9.8 spg (second)
Players to watch: Senior guard-forward Treveon Graham (16.2 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 1.5 apg)
Junior guard Melvin Johnson (12.4 ppg, 2.0 rpg, 1.8 apg)
8 Oregon
Record: 25-9 (13-5 Pac-12)
How they got here: Pac-12 at-large
Key stat (national ranking): 75.6 ppg (26th)
Players to watch: Senior guard Joseph Young (20.2 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 91.8 ft pct.)
Junior forward Elgin Cook (13.2 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 52.9 fg pct.)
9 Oklahoma State
Record: 18-13 (8-10 Big 12)
How they got here: Big 12 at-large
Key stat (national ranking): 7.9 spg (26th)
Players to watch: Senior guard-forward L’Bryan Nash (17.1ppg, 5.6 rpg, 2.0 apg)
Junior guard Phil Forte III (15.1 ppg, 1.9 spg, 83.9 ft pct.)
10 Ohio State
Record: 23-10 (11-7 Big Ten)
How they got here: Big Ten at-large
Key stat (national ranking): 48.6 fg pct. (11th)
Players to watch: Freshman guard D’Angelo Russell (19.3 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 5.1 apg)
Senior guard Shannon Scott (8.5 ppg, 5.9 apg, 1.8 spg)
11 Ole Miss
Record: 22-10 (11-7 SEC)
How they got here: SEC at-large
Key stat (national ranking): 77.8 ft pct. (third)
Players to watch: Junior guard Stefan Moody (16.3 ppg, 1.8 spg, 90.1 ft pct.)
Senior guard Jarvis Summers (12.4 ppg, 4.6 apg, 0.8 spg)
12 Wofford
Record: 28-6 (16-2 Southern)
How they got here: Southern Champion
Key stat (national ranking): 59.8 opponent ppg (24th)
Players to watch: Senior guard Karl Cochran (14.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.8 spg, 1.1 bpg)
Senior forward Lee Skinner (10.0 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 50.0 fg pct.)
13 Harvard
Record: 22-7 (11-3 Ivy)
How they got here: Ivy Champion
Key stat (national ranking): 57.2 opponent ppg (12th)
Players to watch: Senior guard Wesley Saunders (16.3 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 4.2 apg)
Senior forward Steve Moundou-Missi (9.7 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 1.5 bpg)
14 Georgia State
Record: 24-9 (15-5 Sun Belt)
How they got here: Sun Belt Champion
Key stat (national ranking): 9.2 spg (6th)
Players to watch: Junior guard R.J. Hunter (20.1 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 2.2 spg)
Senior guard Ryan Harrow (19.4 ppg, 3.8 apg, 1.5 spg)
15 Texas Southern
Record: 22-12 (16-2 SWAC)
How they got here: Southwestern Champion
Key stat (national ranking): 831 ft attemps (7th)
Players to watch: Senior guard Madarious Gibbs (14.1 ppg, 4.3 apg, 38.5 mpg)
Junior forward Chris Thomas (12.6 ppg, 5.0 rpg, 1.2 spg)
16 Coastal Carolina
Record: 24-9 (12-6 Big South)
How they got here: Big South Champion
Key stat (national ranking): +8.6 rebounding margin (5th)
Players to watch: Senior guard Warren Gillis (13.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 3.2 apg)
Junior forward Badou Diagne (9.6 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 43.9 3-pt. pct.)

East

1 Villanova
Record: 32-2 (16-2 Big East)
How they got here: Big East Champion
Key stat (national ranking): 3.4 turnover ratio (14th)
Players to watch: Senior guard Darrun Hilliard II (14.0 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 2.2 apg)
Junior guard Ryan Arcidiacono (10.2 ppg, 3.5 apg, 81.3 ft pct.)
2 Virginia
Record: 29-3 (16-2 ACC)
How they got here: ACC at-large
Key stat (national ranking): 50.8 opponent ppg (1st)
Players to watch: Junior guard Malcolm Brogdon (13.9 ppg, 3.9 rpg, 87.1 ft pct.)
Junior guard Justin Anderson (12.3 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 46.9 3-pt. pct.)
3 Oklahoma
Record: 22-10 (12-6 Big 12)
How they got here: Big 12 at-large
Key stat (national ranking): 27.1 drebs/game (6th)
Players to watch: Junior guard Buddy Hield (17.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 82.2 ft pct.)
Junior guard Isaiah Cousins (12.2 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 45.4 3-pt. pct.)
4 Louisville
Record: 24-8 (12-6 ACC)
How they got here: ACC at-large
Key stat (national ranking): 38.9 opponent fg pct. (20th)
Players to watch: Junior forward Montrezl Harrell (15.8 ppg, 9.4 rpg,1.3 bpg)
Sophomore guard Terry Rozier (17.0 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 2.0 spg)
5 Northern Iowa
Record: 30-3 (16-2 MVC)
How they got here: Missouri Valley Champion
Key stat (national ranking): 53.4 opponent ppg (4th)
Players to watch: Senior forward Seth Tuttle (15.3 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 3.3 apg, 61.6 fg pct.)
Senior guard Deon Mitchell (7.4 ppg, 2.4 apg, 45.2 3-pt. pct.)
6 Providence
Record: 22-11 (11-7 Big East)
How they got here: Big East at-large
Key stat (national ranking): 4.7 bpg (46th)
Players to watch: Senior forward LaDontae Henton (20.1 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 1.4 spg)
Sophomore guard Kris Dunn (15.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 7.5 apg, 2.8 spg)
7 Michigan State
Record: 23-11 (12-6 Big Ten)
How they got here: Big Ten at-large
Key stat (national ranking): 17.2 apg (4th)
Players to watch: Senior guard Travis Trice (15.1 ppg, 5.2 apg, 1.2 spg)
Junior guard Denzel Valentine (14.4 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 4.3 apg)
8 NC State
Record: 20-13 (10-8 ACC)
How they got here: ACC at-large
Key stat (national ranking): 5.3 bpg (16th)
Players to watch: Senior guard Ralston Turner (13.2 ppg, 2.7 3-pt. fgs/game, 82.9 ft pct.)
Junior guard Trevor Lacey (15.8 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 3.4 apg, 39.8 3-pt. pct.)
9 LSU
Record: 22-10 (11-7 SEC)
How they got here: SEC at-large
Key stat (national ranking): 6.2 bpg (7th)
Players to watch: Sophomore forward Jarell Martin (16.9 ppg, 9.2 rpg, 51.0 fg pct.)
Sophomore forward Jordan Mickey (15.5 ppg, 9.8 rpg, 3.6 bpg)
10 Georgia
Record: 21-11 (11-7 SEC)
How they got here: SEC at-large
Key stat (national ranking): 27.1 drebs/game (5th)
Players to watch: Senior forward Marcus Thorton (12.3 ppg,7.2 rpg, 1.2 bpg)
Junior guard Kenny Gaines (11.6 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 1.2 spg)
11 Dayton
Record: 25-8 (13-5 A 10)
How they got here: Atlantic 10 at-large
Key stat (national ranking): 789 ft attempts (17th)
Players to watch: Senior guard Jordan Sibert (16.6 ppg, 1.8 spg, 2.0 apg)
Junior forward Dyshawn Pierre (12.6 ppg, 8.1 rpg, 2.9 apg)
12 Wyoming
Record: 25-9 (11-7 MW)
How they got here: Mountain West Champion
Key stat (national ranking): 56.0 opponent ppg (eighth)
Players to watch: Senior forward Larry Nance Jr. (16.1 ppg, 7.2 rpg, 1.2 bpg)
Junior guard Josh Adams (13.1 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 3.5 apg)
13 UC Irvine
Record: 21-12 (11-5 Big West)
How they got here: Big West Champion
Key stat (national ranking): 5.0 bpg (25th)
Players to watch: Senior forward Will Davis II (12.9 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 54.1 fg pct.)
Sophomore guard Luke Nelson (10.5 ppg, 4.0 apg, 2.9 rpg)
14 Albany
Record: 24-8 (15-1 Am. East)
How they got here: America East Champion
Key stat (national ranking): 60.2 opponent ppg (30th)
Players to watch: Senior forward Sam Rowley (14.0 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 1.2 spg)
Junior guard Evan Singletary (13.1 ppg, 2.8 apg, 41.3 3-pt. pct.)
15 Belmont
Record: 22-10 (11-5 OVC)
How they got here: Ohio Valley Champion
Key stat (national ranking): 10.0 3-pt. fgs/game (4th)
Players to watch: Junior guard Craig Bradshaw (18.1 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 3.2 apg)
Senior guard Reece Chamberlain (8.5 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 6.1 apg)
16 Lafayette
Record: 20-12 (9-9 Patriot)
How they got here: Patriot Champion
Key stat (national ranking): 76.5 ft pct. (9th)
Players to watch: Senior forward Dan Trist (17.6 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 58.0 fg pct.)
Senior forward Seth Hinrichs (13.0 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 85.5 ft pct.)

South

1 Duke
Record: 29-4 (15-3 ACC)
How they got here: ACC at-large
Key stat (national ranking): 50.2 fg pct. (3rd)
Players to watch: Freshman center Jahlil Okafor (17.7 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 66.9 fg pct.)
Senior guard Quinn Cook (15.7 ppg, 89.1 ft pct., 39.9 3-pt. pct.)
2 Gonzaga
Record: 32-2 (17-1 WCC)
How they got here: West Coast Champion
Key stat (national ranking): 52.4 fg pct. (1st)
Players to watch: Junior forward Kyle Wiltjer (16.7 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 46.6 3-pt. pct.)
Senior guard Kevin Pangos (11.5 ppg, 5.0 apg, 1.3 spg)
3 Iowa State
Record: 25-8 (12-6 Big 12)
How they got here: Big 12 Champion
Key stat (national ranking): 16.2 apg (12th)
Players to watch: Junior forward Georges Niang (15.5 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 3.5 apg)
Sophomore guard Monte Morris (11.8 ppg, 5.2 apg, 1.8 spg)
4 Georgetown
Record: 21-10 (12-6 Big East)
How they got here: Big East at-large
Key stat (national ranking): 4.9 bpg (33rd)
Players to watch: Junior guard D’Vauntes Smith-Rivera (16.2 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 3.1 apg)
Senior center Joshua Smith (11.1 ppg, 5.9 rpg, 62.6 fg pct.)
5 Utah
Record: 24-8 (13-5 Pac-12)
How they got here: Pac-12 at-large
Key stat (national ranking): 48.5 fg pct. (13th)
Players to watch: Senior guard Delon Wright (14.9 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 5.3 apg)
Junior guard Brandon Taylor (10.7 ppg, 3.3 apg, 43.9 3pt. pct.)
6 SMU
Record: 27-6 (15-3 American)
How they got here: American Champion
Key stat (national ranking): 59.8 opponent ppg (25th)
Players to watch: Junior guard Nic Moore (14.2 ppg, 5.2 apg, 88.5 ft pct.)
Junior forward Markus Kennedy (11.7 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 55.4 fg pct.)
7 Iowa
Record: 21-11 (12-6 Big Ten)
How they got here: Big Ten at-large
Key stat (national ranking): 39.2 opponent fg pct. (28th)
Players to watch: Senior forward Aaron White (16.0 ppg, 7.5 rpg, 1.3 spg)
Junior forward Jarrod Uthoff (12.3 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 1.7 bpg)
8 San Diego State
Record: 26-8 (14-4 MW)
How they got here: Mountain West at-large
Key stat (national ranking): 53.1 opponent ppg (second)
Players to watch: Senior forward J.J. O’Brien (10.1 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 2.5 apg)
Junior forward Winston Shepard (11.1 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 1.9 apg)
9 St. John's
Record: 21-11 (10-8 Big East)
How they got here: Big East at-large
Key stat (national ranking): 6.5 bpg (4th)
Players to watch: Senior guard D’Angelo Harrison (17.5 ppg, 5.4 rpg, 80.0 ft pct.)
Senior guard Sir’Dominic Pointer (13.5 ppg, 7.6 rpg, 1.9 spg)
10 Davidson
Record: 24-7 (14-4 A 10)
How they got here: Atlantic 10 at-large
Key stat (national ranking): 17.2 apg (third)
Players to watch: Senior guard Tyler Kalinoski (17.0 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 4.1 apg)
Sophomore guard Jack Gibbs (16.3 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 4.8 apg)
11 UCLA
Record: 20-13 (11-7 Pac-12)
How they got here: Pac-12 at-large
Key stat (national ranking): 38.0 rpg (26th)
Players to watch: Senior guard Norman Powell (16.4 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.9 spg)
Sophomore guard Bryce Alford (15.1 ppg, 5.0 apg, 84.2 ft pct.)
12 SF Austin
Record: 29-4 (17-1 Southland)
How they got here: Southland Champion
Key stat (national ranking): 17.8 apg (1st)
Players to watch: Junior guard Thomas Walkup (15.7 ppg, 6.4 rpg, 3.7 apg)
Senior forward Jacob Parker (14.1 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 83.7 ft pct.)
13 Eastern Washington
Record: 26-8 (14-4 Big Sky)
How they got here: Big Sky Champion
Key stat (national ranking): 80.8 ppg (3rd)
Players to watch: Sophomore guard Tyler Harvey (22.9 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 85.0 ft pct.)
Junior forward Venky Jois (16.6 ppg, 7.7 rpg, 2.2 bpg)
14 UAB
Record: 19-15 (12-6 C-USA)
How they got here: Conference USA Champion
Key stat (national ranking): 5.2 bpg (19th)
Players to watch: Junior guard Robert Brown (13.1 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 3.1 apg)
Freshman forward William Lee (7.8 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.5 bpg, 47.5 3-pt. pct.)
15 North Dakota State
Record: 23-9 (12-4 Summit)
How they got here: Summit Champion
Key stat (national ranking): 9.8 turnovers/game (8th)
Players to watch: Senior guard Lawrence Alexander (18.9 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 38.6 mpg)
Freshman guard A.J. Jacobson (11.9 ppg,4.2 rpg, 82.0 ft pct.)
16 Robert Morris
Record: 19-14 (12-6 NEC)
How they got here: Northeast Champion
Key stat (national ranking): 8.4 spg (14th)
Players to watch: Junior guard Rodney Pryor (15.2 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 1.2 spg)
Freshman guard Marcquise Reed (14.8 ppg, 1.9 spg, 43.1 3-pt. pct.)