The projected field as of March 11, 2019. Assumed automatic bids are the team from each conference that is highest in the index. Team are listed in order from left to right on each seed line (for example, Gonzaga is currently ranked 5th). This is not a bracket prediction, only a field and seed prediction.
| 1 | Virginia | Duke | North Carolina | Kentucky |
| 2 | Gonzaga | Michigan St | Tennessee | Michigan |
| 3 | Houston | Texas Tech | LSU | Purdue |
| 4 | Florida St | Kansas | Kansas St | Wisconsin |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | Buffalo | Maryland | Auburn |
| 6 | Mississippi St | Villanova | Wofford | Marquette |
| 7 | Nevada | Louisville | Iowa St | Cincinnati |
| 8 | UCF | VCU | Baylor | Iowa |
| 9 | Mississippi | Oklahoma | Utah St | Texas |
| 10 | Washington | Syracuse | NC State | Minnesota |
| 11 | Seton Hall | TCU | Florida | Clemson |
| 12 | Temple/Arizona St | Indiana/Creighton | New Mexico St | Murray St |
| 13 | Liberty | UC Irvine | Hofstra | Old Dominion |
| 14 | Vermont | Yale | Georgia St | Montana |
| 15 | Northern Kentucky | Bradley | Colgate | Abilene Chr |
| 16 | Gardner Webb | Omaha | Texas So./Norfolk St | Iona/FDU |
| Last 4 BYES | Seton Hall | TCU | Florida | Clemson |
| Last 4 IN | Temple | Indiana | Creighton | Arizona St. |
| 1st 4 OUT | Ohio St | St John’s | Belmont | Furman |
| 2nd 4 OUT | UNC Greensboro | Penn St | Nebraska | Georgetown |
