| David Burke's picks | Newark | Anaheim | San Antonio | New Orleans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed #1 (100 pts/win): | Ohio St. (2 wins) | Duke (2 wins) | Kansas (3 wins) | Pittsburgh (1 win) |
| Seed #2 (110 pts/win): | North Carolina (3 wins) | San Diego St. (2 wins) | Notre Dame (1 win) | Florida (3 wins) |
| Seed #3 (120 pts/win): | Syracuse (1 win) | Connecticut (6 wins) | Purdue (1 win) | BYU (2 wins) |
| Seed #4 (130 pts/win): | Kentucky (4 wins) | Texas (1 win) | Louisville | Wisconsin (2 wins) |
| Seed #5 (140 pts/win): | West Virginia (1 win) | Arizona (3 wins) | Vanderbilt | Kansas St. (1 win) |
| Seed #6 (150 pts/win): | Xavier | Cincinnati (1 win) | Georgetown | St. John's |
| Seed #7 (160 pts/win): | Washington (1 win) | Temple (1 win) | Texas A&M | UCLA (1 win) |
| Seed #8 (170 pts/win): | George Mason (1 win) | Michigan (1 win) | UNLV | Butler (5 wins) |
| Seed #9 (180 pts/win): | Villanova | Tennessee | Illinois (1 win) | Old Dominion |
| Seed #10 (190 pts/win): | Georgia | Penn St. | Florida St. (2 wins) | Michigan St. |
| Seed #11 (200 pts/win): | Marquette (2 wins) | Missouri | VCU (4 wins) | Gonzaga (1 win) |
| Seed #12 (210 pts/win): | Clemson | Memphis | Richmond (2 wins) | Utah St. |
| Seed #13 (220 pts/win): | Princeton | Oakland | Morehead St. (1 win) | Belmont |
| Seed #14 (230 pts/win): | Indiana St. | Bucknell | St. Peter's | Wofford |
| Seed #15 (240 pts/win): | Long Island | No. Colorado | Akron | UC Santa Barb. |
| Seed #16 (250 pts/win): | UT-San Antonio | Hampton | Boston U. | NC-Asheville |