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THE BRACKET
Bracket 010417
PROJECTED SEEDING
The 1 Seeds
Villanova, Baylor, Kansas, Gonzaga
The 2 Seeds
UCLA, Kentucky, Louisville, Duke
The 3 Seeds
Virginia, Creighton, West Virginia, 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, Clemson
The 8 Seeds
Miami (FL), SMU, Iowa State, Arkansas
The 9 Seeds
Michigan State, Indiana, TCU, Dayton
The 10 Seeds
Pittsburgh, Northwestern, South Carolina, Wichita State
The 11 Seeds
Seton Hall, Oklahoma State, VCU, North Carolina State, Michigan, Rhode Island
The 12 Seeds
Texas-Arlington, NC-Wilmington, Middle Tennessee, Nevada
The 13 Seeds
Valparaiso, Akron, Monmouth, New Mexico State
The 14 Seeds
Florida Gulf Coast, Vermont, East Tennessee State, North Dakota State
The 15 Seeds
Belmont, Yale, Winthrop, Bucknell
The 16 Seeds
Eastern Washington, Texas Southern, Nicholls State, UC Irvine, North Carolina Central, Mount St. Mary’s
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
VCU, North Carolina State, Michigan, Rhode Island
First Four Out
Texas Tech, Kansas State, Marquette, Illinois
Next Four Out
Houston, Ohio State, Wake Forest, Illinois State
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
ACC (11), Big Ten (8), Big 12 (6), Big East (5), SEC (4), Pac-12 (4), Atlantic 10 (3), West Coast (2), American (2)
ACC – Louisville, Duke, Virginia, Florida State, North Carolina, Notre Dame, Virginia Tech, Clemson, Miami (FL), Pittsburgh, North Carolina State
America East – Vermont
American – Cincinnati, SMU
Atlantic 10 – Dayton, VCU, Rhode Island
Atlantic Sun – Florida Gulf Coast
Big 12 – Baylor, Kansas, West Virginia, Iowa State, TCU, Oklahoma State
Big East – Villanova, Creighton, Xavier, Butler, Seton Hall
Big Sky – Eastern Washington
Big South – Winthrop
Big Ten – Purdue, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Maryland, Michigan State, Indiana, Northwestern, 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 – Mount St. Mary’s
Ohio Valley – Belmont
Pac-12 – UCLA, Oregon, Arizona, USC
Patriot – Bucknell
SEC – Kentucky, Florida, South Carolina, Arkansas
Southern – East Tennessee State
Southland – Nicholls State
Summit – North Dakota State
Sun Belt – Texas-Arlington
SWAC – Texas Southern
WAC – New Mexico State
WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA)
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