THE BRACKET

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PROJECTED SEEDING

The 1 Seeds

Kansas, Villanova, Virginia, Michigan State

The 2 Seeds

Oklahoma, North Carolina, Xavier, Oregon

The 3 Seeds

Miami (FL), Utah, West Virginia, Indiana

The 4 Seeds

Kentucky, Duke, Maryland, Purdue

The 5 Seeds

Texas A&M, Arizona, Iowa State, Iowa

The 6 Seeds

California, Texas, Baylor, Dayton

The 7 Seeds

Wisconsin, Notre Dame, Texas Tech, Seton Hall

The 8 Seeds

Colorado, USC, Providence, St. Joseph’s

The 9 Seeds

South Carolina, Vanderbilt, Oregon State, Butler

The 10 Seeds

Wichita State, Pittsburgh, St. Bonaventure, Gonzaga

The 11 Seeds

Connecticut, Cincinnati, Syracuse, VCU, Tulsa, San Diego State

The 12 Seeds

Arkansas-Little Rock, Yale, Akron, South Dakota State

The 13 Seeds

Chattanooga, Northern Iowa, NC-Wilmington, Hawaii

The 14 Seeds

Iona, Stony Brook, UAB, Stephen F. Austin

The 15 Seeds

Wisconsin-Green Bay, New Mexico State, Weber State, NC-Asheville

The 16 Seeds

Lehigh, Florida Gulf Coast, Texas Southern, Hampton, Austin Peay, Fairleigh Dickinson

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Cincinnati, Syracuse, VCU, Tulsa

First Four Out

St. Mary’s, Valparaiso, Michigan, Temple

Next Four Out

Monmouth, Florida, Florida State, Houston

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

ACC (7), Pac-12 (7), Big 12 (7), Big Ten (6), Big East (5), SEC (4), Atlantic 10 (4), American (3), Missouri Valley (2)

ACC – Virginia, Miami (FL), North Carolina, Duke, Notre Dame, Pittsburgh, Syracuse

America East – Stony Brook

American – Connecticut, Cincinnati, Tulsa

Atlantic 10 – St. Joseph’s, Dayton, St. Bonaventure, VCU

Atlantic Sun – Florida Gulf Coast

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

Big East – Villanova, Xavier, Seton Hall, Providence, Butler

Big Sky – Weber State

Big South – NC-Asheville

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

Big West – Hawaii

Colonial – NC-Wilmington

Conference USA – UAB

Horizon – Wisconsin-Green Bay

Ivy – Yale

MAAC – Iona

MAC – Akron

MEAC – Hampton

Missouri Valley – Wichita State, Northern Iowa

Mountain West – San Diego State

Northeast – Fairleigh Dickinson

Ohio Valley – Austin Peay

Pac-12 – Oregon, Utah, Arizona, California, Colorado, USC, Oregon State

Patriot – Lehigh

SEC – Kentucky, Texas A&M, South Carolina, Vanderbilt

Southern – Chattanooga

Southland – Stephen F. Austin

Summit – South Dakota State

Sun Belt – Arkansas-Little Rock

SWAC – Texas Southern

WAC – New Mexico State

WCC – Gonzaga