| Round of 32 | |||
| North | West | South | East | 
| Kentucky Purdue Buffalo Maryland Notre Dame Butler Wichita St. Kansas  | Wisconsin Oregon Arkansas NCarolina Baylor Miss or BYU Ohio St. Arizona  | Villanova NC State N.Iowa Louisville Albany Boise or Day Georgia Virginia  | Duke San Diego St. Utah E.Washington Iowa St. SMU Iowa Gonzaga  | 
| Sweet 16 | |||
| South | West | East | Midwest | 
| Kentucky Maryland Butler Wichita St.  | Wisconsin Arkansas Baylor Arizona  | Villanova N.Iowa Boise or Day Virginia  | Duke E.Washington SMU Gonzaga  | 
| Great 8 | |||
| South | West | East | Midwest | 
| Kentucky Wichita St.  | Wisconsin Arizona  | N.Iowa Virginia  | Duke Gonzaga  | 
| Final Four | |||
| South | West | East | Midwest | 
| Kentucky | Wisconsin | N.Iowa | Gonzaga | 
| Champion | Runner Up | ||
| Wisconsin | Gonzaga | ||