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THE BRACKET
Bracket 121116
PROJECTED SEEDING
The 1 Seeds
Villanova, Duke, Kansas, UCLA
The 2 Seeds
Baylor, North Carolina, Kentucky, Gonzaga
The 3 Seeds
Virginia, Louisville, Indiana, Creighton
The 4 Seeds
Wisconsin, Xavier, Butler, West Virginia
The 5 Seeds
Arizona, Purdue, Florida, Notre Dame
The 6 Seeds
Oregon, Cincinnati, South Carolina, Florida State
The 7 Seeds
St. Mary’s (CA), Miami (FL), Michigan State, Iowa State
The 8 Seeds
Wichita State, Michigan, Maryland, Virginia Tech
The 9 Seeds
Ohio State, Dayton, USC, Syracuse
The 10 Seeds
Texas A&M, Northwestern, Clemson, Oklahoma State
The 11 Seeds
Pittsburgh, SMU, Oklahoma, Seton Hall, VCU, TCU
The 12 Seeds
Texas-Arlington, NC-Wilmington, Middle Tennessee, Nevada
The 13 Seeds
Valparaiso, Monmouth, Ohio, Chattanooga
The 14 Seeds
Princeton, IPFW, Florida Gulf Coast, Tennessee State
The 15 Seeds
Vermont, Bucknell, Winthrop, New Mexico State
The 16 Seeds
Sam Houston State, North Dakota, UC Irvine, Texas Southern, North Carolina Central, LIU-Brooklyn
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
Oklahoma, Seton Hall, VCU, TCU
First Four Out
Rhode Island, California, Kansas State, Colorado
Next Four Out
Texas Tech, Minnesota, Providence, Arkansas
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
ACC (11), Big Ten (8), Big 12 (7), Big East (5), Pac-12 (4), SEC (4), Atlantic 10 (2), West Coast (2), American (2)
ACC – Duke, North Carolina, Virginia, Louisville, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Florida State, Miami (FL), Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, Clemson
America East – Vermont
American – Cincinnati, SMU
Atlantic 10 – Dayton, VCU
Atlantic Sun – Florida Gulf Coast
Big 12 – Kansas, Baylor, West Virginia, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Oklahoma, TCU
Big East – Villanova, Creighton, Xavier, Butler, Seton Hall
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 – Nevada
Northeast – LIU-Brooklyn
Ohio Valley – Tennessee State
Pac-12 – UCLA, Arizona, Oregon, USC
Patriot – Bucknell
SEC – Kentucky, Florida, South Carolina, Texas A&M
Southern – Chattanooga
Southland – Sam Houston State
Summit – IPFW
Sun Belt – Texas-Arlington
SWAC – Texas Southern
WAC – New Mexico State
WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA)
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