Nike once again is by far the top shoe and jersey provider for the 68 teams in the NCAA Tournament, with the company earning back some of its market share after seeing declines the last two years. Nike and its affiliated Jordan Brand outfit 47 teams for both jerseys and shoes (Texas Southern wears Russell Athletic jerseys and Nike shoes). That is up from 40 teams last season and an increase of 14.6% from the 41 schools it sponsored in '16. Meanwhile, Under Armour and Adidas both sponsor 10 teams in the tourney this year. UA's number represents a small drop from 12 schools last year after steadily climbing from 10 in '16 and six in '15. Adidas saw its on-court fortunes decrease in a big way, as its figure for jerseys and shoes in the field this year is down from 15 schools in '17.
| SOUTH |
SCHOOL |
JERSEY/SHOES |
MIDWEST |
SCHOOL |
JERSEY/SHOES |
| 1) |
Virginia |
Nike/Nike |
1) |
Kansas |
Adidas/Adidas |
| 2) |
Cincinnati |
Under Armour/
Under Armour
|
2) |
Duke |
Nike/Nike |
| 3) |
Tennessee |
Nike/Nike |
3) |
Michigan State |
Nike/Nike |
| 4) |
Arizona |
Nike/Nike |
4) |
Auburn |
Under Armour/
Under Armour |
| 5) |
Kentucky |
Nike/Nike |
5) |
Clemson |
Nike/Nike |
| 6) |
Miami |
Adidas/Adidas |
6) |
TCU |
Nike/Nike |
| 7) |
Nevada |
Nike/Nike |
7) |
Rhode Island |
Adidas/Adidas |
| 8) |
Creighton |
Nike/Nike |
8) |
Seton Hall |
Under Armour/
Under Armour |
| 9) |
Kansas State |
Nike/Nike |
9) |
N.C. State |
Adidas/Adidas |
| 10) |
Texas |
Nike/Nike |
10) |
Oklahoma |
Nike/Nike |
| 11) |
Loyola-Chicago |
Nike/Nike |
11) |
Arizona State |
Adidas/Adidas |
| 12) |
Davidson |
Nike/Nike |
11) |
Syracuse |
Nike/Nike |
| 13) |
Buffalo |
Nike/Nike |
12) |
New Mexico State |
Under Armour/
Under Armour |
| 14) |
Wright State |
Nike/Nike |
13) |
Charleston |
Nike/Nike |
| 15) |
Georgia State |
Under Armour/
Under Armour |
14) |
Bucknell |
Adidas/Adidas |
| 16) |
UMBC |
Under Armour/
Under Armour |
15) |
Iona |
Adidas/Adidas |
| |
|
|
16) |
Penn |
Nike/Nike |
| WEST |
SCHOOL |
JERSEY/SHOES |
EAST |
SCHOOL |
JERSEY/SHOES |
| 1) |
Xavier |
Nike/Nike |
1) |
Villanova |
Nike/Nike |
| 2) |
North Carolina |
Jordan/Jordan |
2) |
Purdue |
Nike/Nike |
| 3) |
Michigan |
Jordan/Jordan |
3) |
Texas Tech |
Under Armour/
Under Armour |
| 4) |
Gonzaga |
Nike/Nike |
4) |
Wichita State |
Nike/
NIke |
| 5) |
Ohio State |
Nike/Nike |
5) |
West Virginia |
Nike/Nike |
| 6) |
Houston |
Nike/Nike |
6) |
Florida |
Nike/Nike |
| 7) |
Texas A&M |
Adidas/Adidas |
7) |
Arkansas |
Nike/Nike |
| 8) |
Missouri |
Nike/Nike |
8) |
Virginia Tech |
Nike/Nike |
| 9) |
Florida State |
Nike/Nike |
9) |
Alabama |
Nike/Nike |
| 10) |
Providence |
Nike/Nike |
10) |
Butler |
Nike/Nike |
| 11) |
San Diego State |
Nike/Nike |
11) |
St. Bonaventure |
Adidas/Adidas |
| 12) |
South Dakota State |
Under Armour/
Under Armour |
11) |
UCLA |
Under Armour/
Under Armour |
| 13) |
UNC Greensboro |
Nike/Nike |
12) |
Murray State |
Nike/Nike |
| 14) |
Montana |
Nike/Nike |
13) |
Marshall |
Nike/Nike |
| 15) |
Lipscomb |
Nike/Nike |
14) |
S.F. Austin |
Under Armour/
Under Armour |
| 16) |
N.C. Central |
Nike/Nike |
15) |
CSU Fullerton |
Nike/Nike |
| 16) |
Texas Southern |
Russell/Nike |
16) |
LIU Brooklyn |
Adidas/Adidas |
| |
|
|
16) |
Radford |
Nike/Nike |
