Following is a breakdown of the teams this year's participants figured would win the National Championship:
| Team | Picks |
|---|---|
| UConn | 119 |
| Houston | 42 |
| North Carolina | 41 |
| Purdue | 40 |
| Auburn | 36 |
| Arizona | 20 |
| Kentucky | 16 |
| Tennessee | 14 |
| Iowa St | 13 |
| Marquette | 10 |
| Duke | 5 |
| Baylor | 3 |
| Creighton | 2 |
| Northwestern | 2 |
| Wisconsin | 2 |
| NC State | 2 |
| Michigan St | 2 |
| Gonzaga | 2 |
| Alabama | 1 |
| South Carolina | 1 |
| Fla Atlantic | 1 |
| Kansas | 1 |
| Charleston | 1 |
| Illinois | 1 |
| W Kentucky | 1 |
Following is a breakdown of the teams this year's participants figured would make it to the Champtionship Game:
| Team | Picks |
|---|---|
| UConn | 172 |
| Houston | 119 |
| Purdue | 96 |
| North Carolina | 64 |
| Auburn | 46 |
| Tennessee | 46 |
| Arizona | 40 |
| Kentucky | 37 |
| Iowa St | 28 |
| Marquette | 24 |
| Creighton | 16 |
| Duke | 13 |
| Baylor | 11 |
| Gonzaga | 7 |
| Kansas | 5 |
| Illinois | 5 |
| Wisconsin | 4 |
| Alabama | 3 |
| Michigan St | 2 |
| Oregon | 2 |
| Texas | 2 |
| St Marys | 2 |
| South Carolina | 2 |
| Northwestern | 2 |
| NC State | 2 |
| Charleston | 1 |
| Nebraska | 1 |
| W Kentucky | 1 |
| San Diego St | 1 |
| Florida | 1 |
| Fla Atlantic | 1 |
Following is a breakdown of the teams this year's participants figured would make it to the Final Four:
| Team | Picks |
|---|---|
| UConn | 232 |
| Houston | 175 |
| North Carolina | 165 |
| Purdue | 162 |
| Arizona | 123 |
| Tennessee | 104 |
| Kentucky | 92 |
| Auburn | 75 |
| Marquette | 59 |
| Creighton | 54 |
| Iowa St | 50 |
| Baylor | 47 |
| Duke | 25 |
| Alabama | 24 |
| Gonzaga | 20 |
| Kansas | 19 |
| Wisconsin | 9 |
| Illinois | 9 |
| Texas | 9 |
| NC State | 7 |
| Florida | 6 |
| St Marys | 6 |
| South Carolina | 4 |
| San Diego St | 4 |
| Northwestern | 3 |
| Dayton | 3 |
| Michigan St | 3 |
| BYU | 2 |
| TCU | 2 |
| Mississippi St | 2 |
| Clemson | 2 |
| Oregon | 2 |
| Nebraska | 2 |
| Morehead St | 1 |
| W Kentucky | 1 |
| Fla Atlantic | 1 |
| McNeese St | 1 |
| UAB | 1 |
| Charleston | 1 |
| Texas A&M | 1 |
| Texas Tech | 1 |
| Long Beach St | 1 |
| Samford | 1 |
| New Mexico | 1 |
Following is a breakdown of teams this year's participants figured would make it to the Elite Eight:
| Team | Picks |
|---|---|
| UConn | 271 |
| Purdue | 268 |
| Houston | 266 |
| North Carolina | 258 |
| Arizona | 233 |
| Tennessee | 213 |
| Iowa St | 192 |
| Kentucky | 178 |
| Marquette | 135 |
| Illinois | 135 |
| Creighton | 113 |
| Baylor | 100 |
| Auburn | 95 |
| Duke | 68 |
| Alabama | 62 |
| Gonzaga | 50 |
| Kansas | 36 |
| St Marys | 32 |
| BYU | 30 |
| Wisconsin | 24 |
| NC State | 23 |
| Texas | 23 |
| Florida | 21 |
| Texas Tech | 20 |
| South Carolina | 15 |
| Clemson | 15 |
| Oregon | 12 |
| Mississippi St | 12 |
| New Mexico | 12 |
| Dayton | 11 |
| Michigan St | 11 |
| Drake | 11 |
| TCU | 10 |
| Nebraska | 8 |
| Texas A&M | 7 |
| Wash St | 6 |
| San Diego St | 6 |
| Nevada | 6 |
| Utah St | 6 |
| McNeese St | 6 |
| James Madison | 5 |
| Northwestern | 4 |
| Charleston | 3 |
| Virginia/Colo | 2 |
| Morehead St | 2 |
| Samford | 2 |
| Duquesne | 2 |
| Fla Atlantic | 1 |
| UAB | 1 |
| Long Beach St | 1 |
| W Kentucky | 1 |
Following is a breakdown of teams this year's participants figured would make it to the Sweet Sixteen:
| Team | Picks |
|---|---|
| UConn | 367 |
| Purdue | 344 |
| Houston | 332 |
| North Carolina | 331 |
| Arizona | 323 |
| Tennessee | 320 |
| Iowa St | 317 |
| Auburn | 294 |
| Marquette | 288 |
| Kentucky | 275 |
| Illinois | 264 |
| Baylor | 256 |
| Creighton | 242 |
| Duke | 225 |
| Alabama | 220 |
| Gonzaga | 199 |
| Kansas | 124 |
| St Marys | 124 |
| Wisconsin | 110 |
| BYU | 98 |
| South Carolina | 84 |
| Florida | 74 |
| San Diego St | 68 |
| New Mexico | 67 |
| NC State | 57 |
| Texas | 49 |
| Oregon | 49 |
| Clemson | 49 |
| Texas Tech | 46 |
| McNeese St | 44 |
| Drake | 39 |
| James Madison | 39 |
| Texas A&M | 31 |
| Dayton | 29 |
| Michigan St | 24 |
| Grand Canyon | 23 |
| Mississippi St | 23 |
| Nevada | 23 |
| TCU | 21 |
| Wash St | 18 |
| Nebraska | 15 |
| Boise St/Colo | 13 |
| UAB | 11 |
| Samford | 11 |
| Utah St | 11 |
| Charleston | 11 |
| Duquesne | 10 |
| Virginia/Colo | 8 |
| Morehead St | 6 |
| Colgate | 6 |
| Northwestern | 5 |
| Yale | 5 |
| Vermont | 4 |
| Fla Atlantic | 4 |
| S Dakota St | 4 |
| W Kentucky | 3 |
| Akron | 3 |
| Long Beach St | 3 |
| Stetson | 2 |
| Mont St/Gramb | 2 |
| St Peters | 1 |
Following is a breakdown of teams this year's participants figured would win in the first round:
| Team | Picks |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 378 |
| Houston | 377 |
| UConn | 376 |
| Purdue | 375 |
| Tennessee | 373 |
| Kentucky | 370 |
| Iowa St | 368 |
| Arizona | 367 |
| Marquette | 367 |
| Auburn | 366 |
| Duke | 365 |
| Baylor | 359 |
| Creighton | 359 |
| Illinois | 352 |
| Alabama | 338 |
| Gonzaga | 302 |
| Kansas | 294 |
| BYU | 286 |
| San Diego St | 281 |
| Florida | 278 |
| Texas | 276 |
| St Marys | 273 |
| Wisconsin | 242 |
| Fla Atlantic | 232 |
| Texas A&M | 231 |
| Drake | 227 |
| TCU | 215 |
| South Carolina | 209 |
| NC State | 203 |
| Nevada | 195 |
| New Mexico | 195 |
| Michigan St | 191 |
| Mississippi St | 187 |
| Clemson | 183 |
| Dayton | 183 |
| Texas Tech | 175 |
| Oregon | 169 |
| Utah St | 163 |
| Wash St | 151 |
| Nebraska | 147 |
| Northwestern | 146 |
| James Madison | 136 |
| Grand Canyon | 105 |
| Virginia/Colo | 102 |
| Boise St/Colo | 100 |
| UAB | 97 |
| Duquesne | 92 |
| Samford | 84 |
| McNeese St | 76 |
| Charleston | 40 |
| Morehead St | 26 |
| Akron | 19 |
| Colgate | 19 |
| Vermont | 13 |
| Yale | 12 |
| W Kentucky | 11 |
| Long Beach St | 11 |
| S Dakota St | 10 |
| Oakland | 8 |
| St Peters | 5 |
| Mont St/Gramb | 3 |
| Stetson | 2 |
| Longwood | 1 |