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