THE BRACKET
Bracket 011116
PROJECTED SEEDING
The 1 Seeds
Kansas, Oklahoma, Michigan State, Xavier
The 2 Seeds
Villanova, North Carolina, Duke, Miami (FL)
The 3 Seeds
Maryland, Kentucky, Virginia, Iowa
The 4 Seeds
Texas A&M, Iowa State, Pittsburgh, West Virginia
The 5 Seeds
South Carolina, Providence, Purdue, Arizona
The 6 Seeds
Oregon, USC, Louisville, Utah
The 7 Seeds
Dayton, Butler, Gonzaga, Texas Tech
The 8 Seeds
Indiana, George Washington, Baylor, Michigan
The 9 Seeds
St. Mary’s (CA), Oregon State, UCLA, Connecticut
The 10 Seeds
Florida, California, Colorado, Cincinnati
The 11 Seeds
Texas, St. Joseph’s, Notre Dame, Seton Hall, Arkansas Little-Rock, Texas-Arlington
The 12 Seeds
Wichita State, Valparaiso, Monmouth, Boise State
The 13 Seeds
Akron, Chattanooga, South Dakota State, William & Mary
The 14 Seeds
Hawaii, UAB, Stony Brook, Princeton
The 15 Seeds
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Belmont, High Point, North Florida
The 16 Seeds
Weber State, CSU Bakersfield, Bucknell, Jackson State, Wagner, Hampton
—————————————————————-
—————————————————————-
BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
St. Joseph’s, Notre Dame, Seton Hall, Texas-Arlington
First Four Out
Ohio State, Arizona State, Georgia Tech, St. Bonaventure
Next Four Out
Mississippi, Stanford, Davidson, Washington
—————————————————————
—————————————————————
CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Pac-12 (8), ACC (7), Big 12 (7), Big Ten (6), Big East (5), SEC (4), Atlantic 10 (3), American (2), West Coast (2), Sun Belt (2)
ACC – North Carolina, Duke, Miami (FL), Virginia, Pittsburgh, Louisville, Notre Dame
America East – Stony Brook
American – Connecticut, Cincinnati
Atlantic 10 – Dayton, George Washington, St. Joseph’s
Atlantic Sun – North Florida
Big 12 – Kansas, Oklahoma, Iowa State, West Virginia, Texas Tech, Baylor, Texas
Big East – Xavier, Villanova, Providence, Butler, Seton Hall
Big Sky – Weber State
Big South – High Point
Big Ten – Michigan State, Maryland, Purdue, Iowa, Indiana, Michigan
Big West – Hawaii
Colonial – William & Mary
Conference USA – UAB
Horizon – Valparaiso
Ivy – Princeton
MAAC – Monmouth
MAC – Akron
MEAC – Hampton
Missouri Valley – Wichita State
Mountain West – Boise State
Northeast – Wagner
Ohio Valley – Belmont
Pac-12 – Arizona, Oregon, USC, Utah, Oregon State, UCLA, California, Colorado
Patriot – Bucknell
SEC – Kentucky, Texas A&M, South Carolina, Florida
Southern – Chattanooga
Southland – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Summit – South Dakota State
Sun Belt – Arkansas-Little Rock, Texas-Arlington
SWAC – Jackson State
WAC – CSU Bakersfield
WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA)
