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