Heading in to the conference tournaments it is not clear who the top four spots in the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament will be. The committee officially uses RPI as a guide, and by that measure Villanova, Kansas, Louisville, and North Carolina are in the top four spots.
As at least one of those teams will fail to win their conference tournament (Louisville and North Carolina can’t split the ACC), it is unlikely that those four teams will be remain at the top. Utilizing ESPN’s Basketball Power Index and Strength of Record metrics we can project the top contenders for a top seed.