Preseason Bracket (#1-2008-2009)

1 Seeds: North Carolina, Louisville, UCLA, Notre Dame

2 Seeds: Connecticut, Texas, Duke, Purdue

3 Seeds: Pittsburgh, Memphis, Michigan State, Tennessee

4 Seeds: USC, Marquette, Arizona State, Gonzaga

5 Seeds: Oklahoma, Georgetown, Marquette, Ohio State

6 Seeds: Florida, Baylor, Davidson, Miami (FL)

7 Seeds: Wake Forest, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Xavier

8 Seeds: Kansas, St. Mary's, Villanova, UNLV

9 Seeds: Kentucky, Syracuse, Vanderbilt, BYU

10 Seeds: Stanford, LSU, Clemson, Boston College

11 Seeds: Cal State Northridge, Butler, Creighton, Indiana

12 Seeds: Virginia Commonwealth, Siena, Drake, South Alabama

13 Seeds: Kent State, Houston, Minnesota, Vermont

14 Seeds: Northern Arizona, Oral Roberts, Winthrop, Belmont

15 Seeds: Quinnipiac, American, Boise State, Cornell

16 Seeds: Hampton, Stephen F. Austin, Mississippi Valley State, Boise State, Austin Peay