Real geeks might want to know the logic. Here it is.
Teams under consideration by points:
8 San Francisco
6 Utah State, Boise State
5 Minnesota, Wisconsin
2 BYU, Columbia, Missouri, Eastern Kentucky
1 Georgetown, Princeton, Virginia Tech, Eastern Michigan, Baylor, SMU, Florida State
0 Syracuse, Samford
Others with points: Washington (3), Ohio State (2), Toledo (1), Brown (1), Wake Forest (1), Air Force (1), Abilene Christian (1), Arizona (1), Pittsburgh (1), Northwestern (1), Indiana (1), Cornell (1), Louisville (1), Dayton (1), California (1), Duke (1), Utah (1), Arizona State (1), Northern Arizona (1), Portland (1)
19: San Francisco (#3 west) is selected, has no losses to teams remaining
Teams under consideration by points:
6 Utah State, Boise State
5 Minnesota, Wisconsin
3 Washington
2 BYU, Columbia, Missouri, Eastern Kentucky
1 Georgetown, Princeton, Virginia Tech, Eastern Michigan, Baylor, SMU, Florida State
0 Syracuse, Samford
Others with points: Ohio State (2), Toledo (1), Brown (1), Wake Forest (1), Air Force (1), Abilene Christian (1), Arizona (1), Pittsburgh (1), Northwestern (1), Cornell (1), Louisville (1), Dayton (1), Indiana (1), California (1), Duke (1), Utah (1), Arizona State (1), Northern Arizona (1), Portland (1)
Breaking ties between Utah State, Boise State using head-to-head
Utah State loses head-to-head vs Utah State, is not selected (mountain_west_championships)
20: Boise State (#4 west) is selected, has no losses to teams remaining
Teams under consideration by points:
6 Utah State
5 Minnesota, Wisconsin
3 Washington
2 BYU, Columbia, Missouri, Eastern Kentucky
1 Georgetown, Princeton, California, Virginia Tech, Eastern Michigan, Baylor, SMU, Florida State
0 Syracuse, Samford
Others with points: Ohio State (2), Toledo (1), Brown (1), Wake Forest (1), Air Force (1), Abilene Christian (1), Arizona (1), Pittsburgh (1), Northwestern (1), Indiana (1), Cornell (1), Louisville (1), Dayton (1), Duke (1), Utah (1), Arizona State (1), Northern Arizona (1), Portland (1)
Utah State not selected with push (gets in later on their own)
Breaking ties between Minnesota, Wisconsin using head-to-head
Minnesota loses head-to-head vs Minnesota, is not selected (louisville_classic, nuttycombe_wisconsin_invitational, big_10_championships)
21: Wisconsin (#3 great_lakes) is selected, has losses to (nuttycombe_wisconsin_invitational) Washington; (big_10_championships) Minnesota;
Teams under consideration by points:
6 Minnesota
4 Washington
2 BYU, Columbia, Missouri, Eastern Kentucky
1 Georgetown, Princeton, California, Virginia Tech, Eastern Michigan, Indiana, Baylor, SMU, Florida State
0 Syracuse, Samford
Others with points: Utah State (6), Ohio State (2), Toledo (1), Brown (1), Wake Forest (1), Air Force (1), Abilene Christian (1), Arizona (1), Pittsburgh (1), Northwestern (1), Cornell (1), Louisville (1), Dayton (1), Duke (1), Utah (1), Arizona State (1), Northern Arizona (1), Portland (1)
22: Minnesota (#3 midwest) is selected, has losses to (nuttycombe_wisconsin_invitational) Washington;
Teams under consideration by points:
5 Washington
2 BYU, Columbia, Missouri, Eastern Kentucky
1 Georgetown, Princeton, California, Virginia Tech, Eastern Michigan, Indiana, Baylor, SMU, Florida State
0 Syracuse, South Dakota, Samford
Others with points: Utah State (6), Ohio State (2), Toledo (1), Brown (1), Wake Forest (1), Air Force (1), Abilene Christian (1), Arizona (1), Pittsburgh (1), Northwestern (1), Cornell (1), Louisville (1), Dayton (1), Duke (1), Utah (1), Arizona State (1), Northern Arizona (1), Portland (1)
23: Washington (#5 west) is selected, has losses to (dellinger_byu_v_washington) BYU;
Teams under consideration by points:
3 BYU
2 Columbia, Missouri, Eastern Kentucky
1 Georgetown, Princeton, California, Arizona, Virginia Tech, Eastern Michigan, Indiana, Baylor, SMU, Florida State
0 Syracuse, South Dakota, Samford
Others with points: Utah State (6), Ohio State (2), Toledo (1), Brown (1), Wake Forest (1), Air Force (1), Abilene Christian (1), Pittsburgh (1), Northwestern (1), Cornell (1), Louisville (1), Dayton (1), Duke (1), Utah (1), Arizona State (1), Northern Arizona (1), Portland (1)
24: BYU (#3 mountain) is selected, has losses to (byu_autumn_classic_utah_state_v_byu) Utah State; (adidas_di_pre_nationals) Utah State;
Teams under consideration by points:
8 Utah State
2 Columbia, Missouri, Eastern Kentucky
1 Utah, Georgetown, Princeton, California, Arizona, Virginia Tech, Eastern Michigan, Indiana, Baylor, SMU, Florida State
0 Syracuse, South Dakota, Samford
Others with points: Ohio State (2), Toledo (1), Brown (1), Wake Forest (1), Air Force (1), Abilene Christian (1), Pittsburgh (1), Northwestern (1), Cornell (1), Louisville (1), Dayton (1), Duke (1), Arizona State (1), Northern Arizona (1), Portland (1)
25: Utah State (#4 mountain) is selected, has no losses to teams remaining
Teams under consideration by points:
2 Columbia, Missouri, Eastern Kentucky
1 Utah, Air Force, Georgetown, Princeton, California, Arizona, Virginia Tech, Eastern Michigan, Indiana, Baylor, SMU, Florida State
0 Syracuse, South Dakota, Samford
Others with points: Ohio State (2), Toledo (1), Brown (1), Wake Forest (1), Abilene Christian (1), Pittsburgh (1), Northwestern (1), Cornell (1), Louisville (1), Dayton (1), Duke (1), Arizona State (1), Northern Arizona (1), Portland (1)
Breaking ties between Columbia, Missouri, Eastern Kentucky using head-to-head
No head-to-head tiebreaker for Columbia and Missouri
No head-to-head tiebreaker for Columbia and Eastern Kentucky
Missouri loses head-to-head vs Missouri, is not selected (adidas_di_pre_nationals)
Breaking ties between Columbia, Eastern Kentucky using common opponents
Common opponents are tied for Columbia, Eastern Kentucky (win percentages: 0, 0) (common opponents: Brown, Boston College, Wisconsin, Purdue, Virginia, Michigan, Iona, Minnesota, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Furman, UMass Lowell, Miami (Ohio), North Carolina St., Boise State)
Breaking ties between ['Columbia', 'Eastern Kentucky'] using highest place at regionals.
Broke tie by selecting Eastern Kentucky (highest regional finish).
26: Eastern Kentucky (#3 southeast) is selected, has losses to (louisville_classic) Northern Arizona;
Teams under consideration by points:
2 Columbia, Missouri
1 Utah, Air Force, Georgetown, Princeton, California, Arizona, Virginia Tech, Louisville, Eastern Michigan, Indiana, Baylor, SMU, Florida State
0 Syracuse, South Dakota, Samford
Others with points: Ohio State (2), Northern Arizona (2), Toledo (1), Brown (1), Wake Forest (1), Abilene Christian (1), Pittsburgh (1), Northwestern (1), Cornell (1), Dayton (1), Duke (1), Arizona State (1), Portland (1)
Breaking ties between Columbia, Missouri using head-to-head
No head-to-head tiebreaker for Columbia and Missouri
Breaking ties between Columbia, Missouri using common opponents
Common opponents are tied for Columbia, Missouri (win percentages: 0, 0) (common opponents: Brown, Boston College, Tulsa, Michigan, Minnesota, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Bradley, Eastern Michigan, Iona, UMass Lowell, Miami (Ohio), Iowa State)
Breaking ties between ['Columbia', 'Missouri'] using highest place at regionals.
Breaking ties between ['Columbia', 'Missouri'] using closest score to 2nd-place in region.
Could not break ties among Columbia, Missouri!
Manually broke tie by picking Columbia
27: Syracuse (#3 northeast) is selected, gives no points (pushed in)
28: Columbia (#4 northeast) is selected, has losses to (sam_bell_invitational) Indiana;
Teams under consideration by points:
2 Missouri, Indiana
1 Utah, Air Force, Georgetown, Princeton, California, Arizona, Virginia Tech, Louisville, Eastern Michigan, Baylor, SMU, Florida State
0 Yale, South Dakota, Samford
Others with points: Ohio State (2), Northern Arizona (2), Toledo (1), Brown (1), Wake Forest (1), Abilene Christian (1), Pittsburgh (1), Northwestern (1), Cornell (1), Dayton (1), Duke (1), Arizona State (1), Portland (1)
Breaking ties between Missouri, Indiana using head-to-head
No head-to-head tiebreaker for Missouri and Indiana
Breaking ties between Missouri, Indiana using common opponents
Common opponents are tied for Missouri, Indiana (win percentages: 0, 0) (common opponents: Brown, Boston College, Iowa, Tulsa, Northwestern, Michigan, Dayton, Minnesota, Kentucky, Vanderbilt, Bradley, Ohio State, Eastern Michigan, UMass Lowell, Toledo, Penn State, Miami (Ohio), Iowa State)
Breaking ties between ['Missouri', 'Indiana'] using highest place at regionals.
Broke tie by selecting Missouri (highest regional finish).
29: Missouri (#4 midwest) is selected, has losses to (commodore_classic) Ohio State, Vanderbilt; (adidas_di_pre_nationals) Northern Arizona, Virginia Tech, Louisville, Ohio State, Duke, Arizona, Portland, Toledo, Abilene Christian, Northwestern, Wake Forest, Dayton, Arizona State, SMU;
Teams under consideration by points:
2 Arizona, Virginia Tech, Louisville, Indiana, SMU
1 Utah, Air Force, Georgetown, Princeton, California, Eastern Michigan, Baylor, Florida State
0 Yale, South Dakota, Bradley, Samford
Others with points: Ohio State (4), Northern Arizona (3), Toledo (2), Wake Forest (2), Abilene Christian (2), Northwestern (2), Dayton (2), Duke (2), Arizona State (2), Portland (2), Brown (1), Pittsburgh (1), Cornell (1), Vanderbilt (1)
Breaking ties between Arizona, Virginia Tech, Louisville, Indiana, SMU using head-to-head
Arizona loses head-to-head vs Arizona, is not selected (adidas_di_pre_nationals)
Arizona loses head-to-head vs Arizona, is not selected (adidas_di_pre_nationals)
No head-to-head tiebreaker for Arizona and Indiana
SMU loses head-to-head vs Arizona, is not selected (adidas_di_pre_nationals)
Louisville loses head-to-head vs Virginia Tech (most recent matchup), is not selected (louisville_classic, adidas_di_pre_nationals, acc_championships, southeast)
No head-to-head tiebreaker for Virginia Tech and Indiana
SMU loses head-to-head vs Virginia Tech, is not selected (adidas_di_pre_nationals)
No head-to-head tiebreaker for Louisville and Indiana
SMU loses head-to-head vs Louisville, is not selected (adidas_di_pre_nationals)
No head-to-head tiebreaker for Indiana and SMU
Breaking ties between Virginia Tech, Indiana using common opponents
Common opponents are tied for Virginia Tech, Indiana (win percentages: 0, 0) (common opponents: Minnesota, Illinois, UMass Lowell, Vanderbilt, Toledo, Miami (Ohio), North Carolina St., Brown, Boston College, Wisconsin, Dayton, Michigan, Virginia, Florida State, Furman, Ohio State, UAB, Syracuse, Northwestern, Purdue, Kentucky, Notre Dame, Marquette, Oakland, Boise State)
Breaking ties between ['Virginia Tech', 'Indiana'] using highest place at regionals.
Broke tie by selecting Virginia Tech (highest regional finish).
30: Virginia Tech (#4 southeast) is selected, has losses to (louisville_classic) Northern Arizona, Louisville, West Virginia, Kentucky; (acc_championships) Louisville; (adidas_di_pre_nationals) Northern Arizona;
Teams under consideration by points:
4 Louisville
1 Utah, Georgetown, California, Eastern Michigan, Baylor
0 Yale, South Dakota, Samford
Others with points: Northern Arizona (5), Ohio State (4), Toledo (2), Wake Forest (2), Abilene Christian (2), Arizona (2), Northwestern (2), Indiana (2), SMU (2), Dayton (2), Duke (2), Arizona State (2), Portland (2), Brown (1), Florida State (1), West Virginia (1), Air Force (1), Pittsburgh (1), Cornell (1), Vanderbilt (1), Princeton (1), Kentucky (1)
31: Louisville (#5 southeast) is selected, has losses to (louisville_classic) Northern Arizona; (adidas_di_pre_nationals) Northern Arizona;