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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, Notre Dame

The 6 Seeds

Syracuse, Iowa State, Oregon, West Virginia

The 7 Seeds

Ohio State, Michigan, Cincinnati, South Carolina

The 8 Seeds

VCU, Florida State, Rhode Island, Maryland

The 9 Seeds

Michigan State, Miami (FL), Wichita State, Dayton

The 10 Seeds

Pittsburgh, USC, Oklahoma, SMU

The 11 Seeds

Virginia Tech, Colorado, San Diego State, Texas A&M, Seton Hall

The 12 Seeds

California, Northwestern, NC-Wilmington, Valparaiso, Ohio

The 13 Seeds

Texas-Arlington, Monmouth, 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

Texas A&M, Seton Hall, California, Northwestern

First Four Out

North Carolina State, Clemson, Minnesota, Texas Tech

Next Four Out

Arkansas, Kansas State, Davidson, Oklahoma State

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

ACC (10), Big Ten (8), 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, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Florida State, Miami (FL), Pittsburgh, Virginia Tech

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, Northwestern

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)