THE BRACKET:
PROJECTED SEEDING
The 1 Seeds
Kentucky, Virginia, Duke, Villanova
The 2 Seeds
Wisconsin, Arizona, Kansas, Gonzaga
The 3 Seeds
Maryland, Iowa State, Notre Dame, Utah
The 4 Seeds
Baylor, Wichita State, Oklahoma, Louisville
The 5 Seeds
North Carolina, Northern Iowa, Arkansas, West Virginia
The 6 Seeds
SMU, Providence, Georgetown, Butler
The 7 Seeds
San Diego State, Ohio State, St. John’s, Dayton
The 8 Seeds
Iowa, Michigan State, VCU, Colorado State
The 9 Seeds
Oklahoma State, Cincinnati, Oregon, LSU
The 10 Seeds
Indiana, Georgia, Mississippi, N.C. State
The 11 Seeds
Xavier, Boise State, Davidson, Temple, Purdue
The 12 Seeds
Texas A&M, BYU, Valparaiso, Wofford, Murray State
The 13 Seeds
Louisiana Tech, Stephen F. Austin, Yale, Iona
The 14 Seeds
UC Davis, Georgia State, Central Michigan, South Dakota State
The 15 Seeds
N.C. Central, Eastern Washington, Coastal Carolina, Northeastern
The 16 Seeds
New Mexico State, Albany, Texas Southern, North Florida, St. Francis (N.Y.), Bucknell
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
Temple, Purdue, Texas A&M, BYU
First Four Out
Texas, Illinois, Tulsa, Stanford
Next Four Out
Old Dominion, Miami (FL), UCLA, Rhode Island
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Big Ten (7), Big 12 (6), Big East (6), ACC (6), SEC (6), Pac-12 (3), American (3), Atlantic 10 (3), Mountain West (3), Atlantic 10 (3), Missouri Valley (2), West Coast (2)
ACC – Virginia, Duke, Louisville, Notre Dame, North Carolina, N.C. State
America East – Albany
American – SMU, Cincinnati, Temple
Atlantic 10 – VCU, Dayton, Davidson
Atlantic Sun – North Florida
Big 12 – Kansas, Iowa State, Oklahoma, Baylor, West Virginia, Oklahoma State
Big East – Villanova, Georgetown, Butler, Providence, St. John’s, Xavier
Big Sky – Eastern Washington
Big South – Coastal Carolina
Big Ten – Wisconsin, Maryland, Ohio State, Iowa, Michigan State, Indiana, Purdue
Big West – UC Davis
Colonial – Northeastern
Conference USA – Louisiana Tech
Horizon – Valparaiso
Ivy – Yale
MAAC – Iona
MAC – Central Michigan
MEAC – N.C. Central
Missouri Valley – Wichita State, Northern Iowa
Mountain West – San Diego State, Colorado State, Boise State
Northeast – St. Francis (N.Y.)
Ohio Valley – Murray State
Pac-12 – Arizona, Utah, Oregon
Patriot – Bucknell
SEC – Kentucky, Arkansas, LSU, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas A&M
Southern – Wofford
Southland – Stephen F. Austin
Summit – South Dakota State
Sun Belt – Georgia State
SWAC – Texas Southern
WAC – New Mexico State
WCC – Gonzaga, BYU