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THE BRACKET
Bracket 010217
PROJECTED SEEDING
The 1 Seeds
Villanova, Baylor, Kansas, Gonzaga
The 2 Seeds
Louisville, Duke, UCLA, Kentucky
The 3 Seeds
Virginia, West Virginia, Creighton, Oregon
The 4 Seeds
Florida State, Xavier, North Carolina, Butler
The 5 Seeds
Purdue, Arizona, Wisconsin, Florida
The 6 Seeds
USC, St. Mary’s (CA), Cincinnati, Notre Dame
The 7 Seeds
Minnesota, Virginia Tech, Maryland, Miami (FL)
The 8 Seeds
Indiana, Clemson, South Carolina, Iowa State
The 9 Seeds
SMU, Northwestern, Arkansas, Wichita State
The 10 Seeds
Seton Hall, Dayton, Oklahoma State, Michigan State
The 11 Seeds
Pittsburgh, VCU, TCU, North Carolina State, Michigan, Kansas State
The 12 Seeds
Texas-Arlington, NC-Wilmington, Middle Tennessee, Nevada
The 13 Seeds
Valparaiso, Monmouth, Akron, Chattanooga
The 14 Seeds
New Mexico State, Tennessee State, IPFW, Florida Gulf Coast
The 15 Seeds
Yale, 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
TCU, North Carolina State, Michigan, Kansas State
First Four Out
Rhode Island, Marquette, Illinois, Houston
Next Four Out
Ohio State, Texas Tech, Wake Forest, Illinois State
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
ACC (11), Big Ten (8), Big 12 (7), Big East (5), SEC (4), Pac-12 (4), Atlantic 10 (2), West Coast (2), American (2)
ACC – Louisville, Duke, Virginia, Florida State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, Miami (FL), Clemson, Pittsburgh, North Carolina State
America East – Vermont
American – Cincinnati, SMU
Atlantic 10 – Dayton, VCU
Atlantic Sun – Florida Gulf Coast
Big 12 – Baylor, Kansas, West Virginia, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, TCU, Kansas State
Big East – Villanova, Creighton, Xavier, Butler, Seton Hall
Big Sky – Eastern Washington
Big South – Winthrop
Big Ten – Purdue, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Maryland, Indiana, Northwestern, Michigan State, Michigan
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, Oregon, Arizona, USC
Patriot – Bucknell
SEC – Kentucky, Florida, South Carolina, Arkansas
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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