AS OF JANUARY 30, 2012
No. 1: Syracuse, Kentucky, Ohio State, Duke
No. 2: Kansas, North Carolina, Baylor, Missouri
No. 3: Michigan State, UNLV, Georgetown, Creighton
No. 4: Michigan, Marquette, Indiana, Vanderbilt
No. 5: Wisconsin, Murray State, Saint Mary’s, Florida State
No. 6: Florida, Kansas State, West Virginia, San Diego State
No. 7: Virginia, Gonzaga, Mississippi State, Louisville
No. 8: Alabama, Connecticut, Temple, Wichita State
No. 9: Harvard, Dayton, Purdue, Illinois
No. 10: Seton Hall, New Mexico, Southern Miss, Memphis
No. 11: California, Minnesota, Saint Louis, Xavier
No. 12: Iowa State, Middle Tennessee, Colorado State, Notre Dame, Cincinnati, Arkansas
No. 13: Long Beach State, Oral Roberts, Iona, Davidson
No. 14: Akron, Cleveland State, Massachusetts, Nevada
No. 15: George Mason, Bucknell, Belmont, Weber State
No. 16: Long Island, Norfolk State, UNC-Asheville, Texas-Arlington, Stony Brook, Mississippi Valley State
Breakdown by Conference
- ACC (4): Duke, North Carolina, Florida State, Virginia
- Big East (9): Syracuse, Georgetown, Marquette, West Virginia, Louisville, Connecticut, Seton Hall, Notre Dame, Cincinnati
- Big Ten (8): Ohio State, Michigan State, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Purdue, Minnesota
- Big 12 (5): Kansas, Baylor, Missouri, Kansas State, Iowa State
- Pac-12 (1): California
- SEC (6): Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Florida, Mississippi State, Alabama, Arkansas
- Atlantic-10 (5): Temple, Dayton, Massachusetts (auto), Saint Louis, Xavier
- Conference USA (2): Southern Miss, Memphis
- Missouri Valley (2): Creighton, Wichita State
- Mountain West (4): UNLV, San Diego State, New Mexico, Colorado State
- West Coast (2): Saint Mary’s, Gonzaga
One-Big Conferences (20): America East (Stony Brook), Atlantic Sun (Belmont), Big Sky (Weber State), Big South (UNC-Asheville), Big West (Long Beach State), Colonial (George Mason), Horizon (Cleveland State), Ivy (Harvard), MAC (Akron), MAAC (Iona), MEAC (Norfolk State), Northeast (Long Island), Ohio Valley (Murray State), Patriot (Bucknell), Southern (Davidson), Southland (Texas Arlington), Summit (Oral Roberts), Sun Belt (Middle Tennessee), SWAC (Mississippi Valley State), WAC (Nevada)
- Last Four In: Colorado State, Notre Dame, Cincinnati, Arkansas
- Last Four Out: Washington, BYU, Texas, Ole Miss
- Next Four Out: NC State, Northwestern, Marshall, Stanford