THE BRACKET:

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PROJECTED SEEDING

The 1 Seeds

Kentucky, Virginia, Duke, Wisconsin

The 2 Seeds

Villanova, Gonzaga, Arizona, Kansas

The 3 Seeds

Utah, Maryland, Louisville, West Virginia

The 4 Seeds

VCU, Wichita State, North Carolina, Notre Dame

The 5 Seeds

Iowa State, Seton Hall, Oklahoma, Texas

The 6 Seeds

Arkansas, Baylor, Northern Iowa, Dayton

The 7 Seeds

Michigan State, Ohio State, Butler, Providence

The 8 Seeds

Old Dominion, Cincinnati, St. John’s, San Diego State

The 9 Seeds

Colorado State, Stanford, Xavier, George Washington

The 10 Seeds

Temple, Washington, SMU, LSU

The 11 Seeds

Oklahoma State, Georgetown, Indiana, Iowa, BYU

The 12 Seeds

Syracuse, Wyoming, Wisconsin-Green Bay, Harvard, Wofford

The 13 Seeds

Western Kentucky, Stephen F. Austin, Iona, Bowling Green

The 14 Seeds

Eastern Washington, Murray State, Hofstra, Coastal Carolina

The 15 Seeds

Louisiana-Lafayette, N.C. Central, USC Upstate, UC Davis

The 16 Seeds

North Dakota State, Albany, New Mexico State, Boston University, St. Francis (PA.), Texas Southern

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Iowa, BYU, Syracuse, Wyoming

First Four Out

Alabama, Connecticut, Davidson, Miami (FL)

Next Four Out

Georgia, N.C. State, Illinois, TCU

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big 12 (7), Big East (7), ACC (6), Big Ten (6), Pac-12 (4), SEC (3), American (3), Atlantic 10 (3), Mountain West (3), Missouri Valley (2), Conference USA (2)

ACC – Virginia, Duke, Louisville, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Syracuse

America East – Albany

American – Cincinnati, Temple, SMU

Atlantic 10 – VCU, Dayton, George Washington

Atlantic Sun – USC Upstate

Big 12 – Kansas, West Virginia, Iowa State, Oklahoma, Texas, Baylor, Oklahoma State

Big East – Villanova, Seton Hall, Butler, Providence, St. John’s, Xavier, Georgetown

Big Sky – Eastern Washington

Big South – Coastal Carolina

Big Ten – Wisconsin, Maryland, Michigan State, Ohio State, Indiana, Iowa

Big West – UC Davis

Colonial – Hofstra

Conference USA – Old Dominion, Western Kentucky

Horizon – Wisconsin-Green Bay

Ivy – Harvard

MAAC – Iona

MAC – Bowling Green

MEAC – N.C. Central

Missouri Valley – Wichita State, Northern Iowa

Mountain West – San Diego State, Colorado State, Wyoming

Northeast – St. Francis (PA.)

Ohio Valley – Murray State

Pac-12 – Arizona, Utah, Stanford, Washington

Patriot – Boston University

SEC – Kentucky, Arkansas, LSU

Southern – Wofford

Southland – Stephen F. Austin

Summit – North Dakota State

Sun Belt – Louisiana-Lafayette

SWAC – Texas Southern

WAC – New Mexico State

WCC – Gonzaga, BYU