*Note: When seeding the field for this exercise I didn't make changes for geography or pod system, conference limitations, or other key factors that the committee has to incorporate before releasing the bracket.
#1 Syracuse vs #16 Southern / Radford
#2 Florida vs #15 Delaware
#3 Michigan St vs #14 Stephen F Austin
#4 Iowa St vs #13 Iona
#5 Wisconsin vs #12 Cleveland St
#6 St Louis vs #11 BYU
#7 Memphis vs #10 Missouri
#8 Kansas St vs #9 Minnesota
#1 Duke vs #16 North Carolina Central / Utah Valley St
#2 Kansas vs #15 Belmont
#3 Villanova vs #14 UC Irvine
#4 UCLA vs #13 North Dakota St
#5 Pittsburgh vs #12 Arkansas / Oklahoma St
#6 North Carolina vs #11 Xavier
#7 SMU vs #10 Southern Miss
#8 Oregon vs #9 UMASS
#1 Iowa vs #16 Weber St
#2 Creighton vs #15 Boston U
#3 Virginia vs #14 Vermont
#4 Wichita St vs #13 Toledo
#5 Michigan vs #12 Utah / Harvard
#6 Cincinnati vs #11 New Mexico
#7 VCU vs #10 Stanford
#8 Tennessee vs #9 Florida St
#1 Louisville vs #16 Robert Morris
#2 Arizona vs #15 Davidson
#3 Kentucky vs #14 Mercer
#4 Ohio St vs #13 Georgia St
#5 San Diego St vs #12 Indiana
#6 UCONN vs #11 Marquette
#7 Gonzaga vs #10 Oklahoma
#8 Arizona St vs #9 California
First 4 Out:
Maryland
Georgetown
Texas
Clemson
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