NCAA men’s selection committee’s early Top 16

1 Duke (top overall No. 1 seed) 2 Tennessee (second No. 1 seed) 3 Virginia (third No. 1 seed) 4 Gonzaga (fourth No. 1 seed) 5 Kentucky (first No. 2 seed) 6 Michigan (second No. 2 seed) 7 North Carolina (third No. 2 seed) 8 Michigan State (fourth No. 2 seed) 9 Purdue (first No. 3 seed) 10 Kansas (second No. 3 seed) 11 Houston (third No. 3 seed) 12 Marquette (fourth No. 3 seed) 13 Iowa State (first No. 4 seed) 14 Nevada (second No. 4 seed) 15 Louisville (third No. 4 seed) 16 Wisconsin (fourth No. 4 seed)