Selection Sunday has arrived! We now make our final NCAA tourney predictions. HoopsHD’s Jon Teitel correctly picked 67 of the 68 teams that made the 2019 tourney, 63 of which were within 1 spot of their actual seed, including 45 right on the money. See below for his list of who should hear their names called tonight and if you agree or disagree then feel free to tweet us. To see how we stack up with other websites (ranked 7th out of 133 entries over the past 5 years), check out: www.bracketmatrix.com
SEED: TEAM (CONFERENCE)
1: Gonzaga (WCC): AUTO-BID
1: Baylor (Big 12)
1: Illinois (Big 10): AUTO-BID
1: Michigan (Big 10)
2: Alabama (SEC): AUTO-BID
2: Ohio State (Big 10)
2: Iowa (Big 10)
2: Houston (AAC): AUTO-BID
3: Texas (Big 12): AUTO-BID
3: Oklahoma State (Big 12)
3: Arkansas (SEC)
3: Kansas (Big 12)
4: West Virginia (Big 12)
4: Purdue (Big 10)
4: Virginia (ACC)
4: Florida State (ACC)
5: Creighton (Big East)
5: Villanova (Big East)
5: Tennessee (SEC)
5: Texas Tech (Big 12)
6: Colorado (Pac-12)
6: USC (Pac-12)
6: LSU (SEC)
6: Missouri (SEC)
7: Oklahoma (Big 12)
7: Wisconsin (Big 10)
7: Oregon (Pac-12)
7: BYU (WCC)
8: San Diego State (MWC): AUTO-BID
8: Clemson (ACC)
8: Loyola-Chicago (MVC): AUTO-BID
8: Florida (SEC)
9: Connecticut (Big East)
9: North Carolina (ACC)
9: Georgia Tech (ACC): AUTO-BID
9: Rutgers (Big 10)
10: St. Bonaventure (A-10): AUTO-BID
10: Virginia Tech (ACC)
10: Maryland (Big 10)
10: VCU (A-10)
11: Michigan State (Big 10)
11: UCLA (Pac-12)
11: Louisville (ACC)
11: Drake (MVC)
11: Syracuse (ACC)
11: Utah State (MWC)
12: Georgetown (Big East): AUTO-BID
12: Oregon State (Pac-12): AUTO-BID
12: Winthrop (Big South): AUTO-BID
12: UC Santa Barbara (Big West): AUTO-BID
13: North Texas (C-USA): AUTO-BID
13: Colgate (Patriot): AUTO-BID
13: Liberty (Atlantic Sun): AUTO-BID
13: Ohio (MAC): AUTO-BID
14: Abilene Christian (Southland): AUTO-BID
14: UNC-Greensboro (SoCon): AUTO-BID
14: Morehead State (OVC): AUTO-BID
14: Eastern Washington (Big Sky): AUTO-BID
15: Grand Canyon (WAC): AUTO-BID
15: Cleveland State (Horizon): AUTO-BID
15: Drexel (CAA): AUTO-BID
15: Oral Roberts (Summit): AUTO-BID
16: Iona (MAAC): AUTO-BID
16: Hartford (America East): AUTO-BID
16: Appalachian State (Sun Belt): AUTO-BID
16: Mount St. Mary’s (NEC): AUTO-BID
16: Norfolk State (MEAC): AUTO-BID
16: Texas Southern (SWAC): AUTO-BID