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THE BRACKET
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PROJECTED SEEDING
The 1 Seeds
North Carolina, Villanova, Kentucky, Duke
The 2 Seeds
Kansas, Virginia, Xavier, Baylor
The 3 Seeds
Louisville, Gonzaga, UCLA, Indiana
The 4 Seeds
Purdue, Arizona, Creighton, Wisconsin
The 5 Seeds
Butler, St. Mary’s (CA), Florida, Syracuse
The 6 Seeds
Iowa State, Oregon, West Virginia, Notre Dame
The 7 Seeds
Ohio State, Michigan, Cincinnati, Rhode Island
The 8 Seeds
Maryland, Michigan State, South Carolina, Florida State
The 9 Seeds
Miami (FL), VCU, Wichita State, Dayton
The 10 Seeds
USC, Oklahoma, SMU, Virginia Tech
The 11 Seeds
Colorado, Texas A&M, San Diego State, North Carolina State, California
The 12 Seeds
Seton Hall, Clemson, Ohio, NC-Wilmington, Valparaiso
The 13 Seeds
Monmouth, Texas-Arlington, Chattanooga, Princeton
The 14 Seeds
North Dakota State, Florida Gulf Coast, Tennessee State, Old Dominion
The 15 Seeds
Vermont, Lehigh, Stephen F. Austin, Winthrop
The 16 Seeds
New Mexico State, UC Irvine, Weber State, Texas Southern, North Carolina Central, LIU-Brooklyn
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
North Carolina State, California, Seton Hall, Clemson
First Four Out
Minnesota, Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State
Next Four Out
Arkansas, Pittsburgh, Kansas State, Northwestern
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
ACC (11), Big Ten (7), Pac-12 (6), Big 12 (5), Big East (5), SEC (4), Atlantic 10 (3), American (2), West Coast (2)
ACC – North Carolina, Duke, Virginia, Louisville, Syracuse, Notre Dame, Florida State, Miami (FL), Virginia Tech, North Carolina State, Clemson
America East – Vermont
American – Cincinnati, SMU
Atlantic 10 – Rhode Island, VCU, Dayton
Atlantic Sun – Florida Gulf Coast
Big 12 – Kansas, Baylor, Iowa State, West Virginia, Oklahoma
Big East – Villanova, Xavier, Creighton, Butler, Seton Hall
Big Sky – Weber State
Big South – Winthrop
Big Ten – Indiana, Purdue, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Michigan, Maryland, Michigan State
Big West – UC Irvine
Colonial – NC-Wilmington
Conference USA – Old Dominion
Horizon – Valparaiso
Ivy – Princeton
MAAC – Monmouth
MAC – Ohio
MEAC – North Carolina Central
Missouri Valley – Wichita State
Mountain West – San Diego State
Northeast – LIU-Brooklyn
Ohio Valley – Tennessee State
Pac-12 – UCLA, Arizona, Oregon, USC, Colorado, California
Patriot – Lehigh
SEC – Kentucky, Florida, South Carolina, Texas A&M
Southern – Chattanooga
Southland – Stephen F. Austin
Summit – North Dakota State
Sun Belt – Texas-Arlington
SWAC – Texas Southern
WAC – New Mexico State
WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA)
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