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THE BRACKET
Bracket 122016
PROJECTED SEEDING
The 1 Seeds
Villanova, Duke, Kansas, UCLA
The 2 Seeds
Baylor, Kentucky, Gonzaga, Louisville
The 3 Seeds
Virginia, North Carolina, Creighton, Butler
The 4 Seeds
Wisconsin, Xavier, West Virginia, Purdue
The 5 Seeds
Indiana, Arizona, Oregon, Notre Dame
The 6 Seeds
Florida State, Florida, Cincinnati, St. Mary’s (CA)
The 7 Seeds
South Carolina, USC, Miami (FL), Iowa State
The 8 Seeds
Virginia Tech, Wichita State, Michigan, Maryland
The 9 Seeds
Seton Hall, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, Minnesota
The 10 Seeds
Clemson, Dayton, SMU, Ohio State
The 11 Seeds
Pittsburgh, Providence, Arkansas, Texas A&M, VCU, TCU
The 12 Seeds
NC-Wilmington, Texas-Arlington, Middle Tennessee, Nevada
The 13 Seeds
Valparaiso, Monmouth, Ohio, Chattanooga
The 14 Seeds
IPFW, Tennessee State, New Mexico State, Yale
The 15 Seeds
Bucknell, Florida Gulf Coast, Vermont, Winthrop
The 16 Seeds
Eastern Washington, Sam Houston State, Texas Southern, UC Irvine, North Carolina Central, LIU-Brooklyn
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
Arkansas, Texas A&M, VCU, TCU
First Four Out
Syracuse, California, Kansas State, Texas Tech
Next Four Out
North Carolina State, Colorado, Marquette, Houston
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
ACC (10), Big Ten (8), Big East (6), Big 12 (6), SEC (5), Pac-12 (4), Atlantic 10 (2), West Coast (2), American (2)
ACC – Duke, Louisville, Virginia, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Florida State, Miami (FL), Virginia Tech, Clemson, Pittsburgh
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, TCU
Big East – Villanova, Creighton, Butler, Xavier, Seton Hall, Providence
Big Sky – Eastern Washington
Big South – Winthrop
Big Ten – Wisconsin, Purdue, Indiana, Michigan, Maryland, Northwestern, Minnesota, Ohio State
Big West – UC Irvine
Colonial – NC-Wilmington
Conference USA – Middle Tennessee
Horizon – Valparaiso
Ivy – Yale
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, Arkansas, 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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