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THE BRACKET
Bracket 011217
PROJECTED SEEDING
The 1 Seeds
Villanova, Kansas, Baylor, Gonzaga
The 2 Seeds
Florida State, UCLA, Kentucky, Creighton
The 3 Seeds
Louisville, Oregon, Butler, Duke
The 4 Seeds
North Carolina, West Virginia, Virginia, Florida
The 5 Seeds
Arizona, Xavier, Notre Dame, Purdue
The 6 Seeds
Minnesota, Cincinnati, St. Mary’s (CA), Maryland
The 7 Seeds
Wisconsin, SMU, USC, Clemson
The 8 Seeds
Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, South Carolina, Michigan State
The 9 Seeds
VCU, TCU, Dayton, Seton Hall
The 10 Seeds
Arkansas, Indiana, Northwestern, Iowa State
The 11 Seeds
Miami (FL), Wichita State, Rhode Island, Texas Tech, Kansas State, Illinois
The 12 Seeds
Middle Tennessee, NC-Wilmington, Boise State, Oakland
The 13 Seeds
Texas-Arlington, Akron, Monmouth, Vermont
The 14 Seeds
Florida Gulf Coast, New Mexico State, Winthrop, Belmont
The 15 Seeds
East Tennessee State, North Dakota State, Yale, Texas Southern
The 16 Seeds
Boston U., New Orleans, Weber State, UC Irvine, Fairleigh Dickinson, Morgan State
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
Rhode Island, Texas Tech, Kansas State, Illinois
First Four Out
Houston, North Carolina State, Nevada, Marquette
Next Four Out
Illinois State, Georgia, California, UCF
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
ACC (10), Big Ten (8), Big 12 (7), Big East (5), SEC (4), Pac-12 (4), Atlantic 10 (3), West Coast (2), American (2)
ACC – Florida State, Louisville, Duke, North Carolina, Virginia, Notre Dame, Clemson, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, Miami (FL)
America East – Vermont
American – Cincinnati, SMU
Atlantic 10 – VCU, Dayton, Rhode Island
Atlantic Sun – Florida Gulf Coast
Big 12 – Kansas, Baylor, West Virginia, TCU, Iowa State, Texas Tech, Kansas State
Big East – Villanova, Creighton, Butler, Xavier, Seton Hall
Big Sky – Weber State
Big South – Winthrop
Big Ten – Purdue, Minnesota, Maryland, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Indiana, Northwestern, Illinois
Big West – UC Irvine
Colonial – NC-Wilmington
Conference USA – Middle Tennessee
Horizon – Oakland
Ivy – Yale
MAAC – Monmouth
MAC – Akron
MEAC – Morgan State
Missouri Valley – Wichita State
Mountain West – Boise State
Northeast – Fairleigh Dickinson
Ohio Valley – Belmont
Pac-12 – UCLA, Oregon, Arizona, USC
Patriot – Boston U.
SEC – Kentucky, Florida, South Carolina, Arkansas
Southern – East Tennessee State
Southland – New Orleans
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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