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