2022 NCAA Tournament Bracket Projection- February 26th 2022

 (1)West- San Francisco, California

1 Gonzaga

16 Norfolk State/Nicholls State

8 Iowa

9 Wyoming

5 Houston

12 South Dakota State

4 UCLA

13 New Mexico State

6 Connecticut

11 Oregon

3 Tennessee

14 Montana State

7 Xavier

10 Rutgers

2 Texas Tech

15 Texas State

 (4) East- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

 1 Kansas

16 Colgate

8 Murray State

9 Michigan State

5 Alabama

12 Wake Forest/San Diego State

4 Illinois

13 Iona

6 LSU

11 Loyola-Chicago

3 Villanova

14 Princeton

7 Seton Hall

10 Notre Dame

2 Kentucky

15 Jacksonville State

(2)South- San Antonio, Texas

1 Arizona

16 Cleveland State/Texas Southern

8 Boise State

9 TCU

5 Ohio State

12 BYU/Memphis

4 Providence

13 Toledo

 6 Arkansas

11 Davidson

3 Wisconsin

14 Vermont

7 Colorado State

10 San Francisco

2 Baylor

15 Long Beach State

(3)Midwest- Chicago, Illinois

1 Auburn

16 Longwood

8 Iowa State

9 Creighton

5 Marquette

12 North Texas

4 Texas

13 Chattanooga

6 USC

11 Michigan

3 Duke

14 Towson

7 St. Mary's

10 Miami (FL)

2 Purdue

15 Wagner

Danger Zone

Last 10 in: Rutgers, Miami (FL), San Francisco, Notre Dame, Michigan, Oregon, BYU, Wake Forest, Memphis, San Diego State

First 12 Out:  Indiana, SMU, Dayton, Florida, North Carolina, VCU, St. Bonaventure, UAB, Mississippi State, Washington State, Virginia Tech, Oklahoma

Multiple Bid Conferences 

Big Ten-8

Big East- 7

Big 12-6

SEC-6 

WCC-4

ACC-4

MWC-4

Pac-12-4

AAC-2