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THE BRACKET
Bracket 011317
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, Cincinnati
The 6 Seeds
Minnesota, St. Mary’s (CA), Maryland, Purdue
The 7 Seeds
Wisconsin, SMU, Clemson, Virginia Tech
The 8 Seeds
USC, South Carolina, Michigan State, VCU
The 9 Seeds
Pittsburgh, TCU, Dayton, Northwestern
The 10 Seeds
Iowa State, Seton Hall, Arkansas, Indiana
The 11 Seeds
Wichita State, Middle Tennessee, NC-Wilmington, Texas Tech
The 12 Seeds
Kansas State, Illinois, Houston, California, Boise State, Oakland
The 13 Seeds
Texas-Arlington, Akron, Monmouth, Vermont
The 14 Seeds
Florida Gulf Coast, New Mexico State, Chattanooga, Belmont
The 15 Seeds
Winthrop, North Dakota State, Yale, Texas Southern
The 16 Seeds
Boston U., UC Irvine, New Orleans, Weber State, LIU-Brooklyn, Morgan State
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
Kansas State, Illinois, Houston, California
First Four Out
North Carolina State, Rhode Island, Nevada, Marquette
Next Four Out
Miami (FL), Georgia, Illinois State, UCF
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
ACC (9), Big Ten (8), Big 12 (7), Big East (5), Pac-12 (5), SEC (4), American (3), Atlantic 10 (2), West Coast (2)
ACC – Florida State, Louisville, Duke, North Carolina, Virginia, Notre Dame, Clemson, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh
America East – Vermont
American – Cincinnati, SMU, Houston
Atlantic 10 – VCU, Dayton
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 – LIU-Brooklyn
Ohio Valley – Belmont
Pac-12 – UCLA, Oregon, Arizona, USC, California
Patriot – Boston U.
SEC – Kentucky, Florida, South Carolina, Arkansas
Southern – Chattanooga
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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