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THE BRACKET
Bracket 011517
PROJECTED SEEDING
The 1 Seeds
Villanova, Kansas, Baylor, Gonzaga
The 2 Seeds
Kentucky, UCLA, Florida State, Creighton
The 3 Seeds
Louisville, Oregon, Butler, North Carolina
The 4 Seeds
West Virginia, Virginia, Florida, Duke
The 5 Seeds
Arizona, Notre Dame, Xavier, Cincinnati
The 6 Seeds
Maryland, Minnesota, Wisconsin, St. Mary’s (CA)
The 7 Seeds
Purdue, South Carolina, SMU, USC
The 8 Seeds
Virginia Tech, Michigan State, TCU, Dayton
The 9 Seeds
Northwestern, Clemson, VCU, Iowa State
The 10 Seeds
Pittsburgh, Seton Hall, Arkansas, Indiana
The 11 Seeds
Middle Tennessee, Illinois State, NC-Wilmington, Nevada
The 12 Seeds
California, North Carolina State, Kansas State, Texas Tech, Illinois, Akron
The 13 Seeds
Monmouth, Vermont, Florida Gulf Coast, New Mexico State
The 14 Seeds
Georgia Southern, Chattanooga, Belmont, Princeton
The 15 Seeds
Winthrop, Green Bay, North Dakota State, 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
North Carolina State, Kansas State, Texas Tech, Illinois
First Four Out
Rhode Island, Miami (FL), Marquette, Michigan
Next Four Out
Georgia, Houston, Wichita State, Boise State
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
ACC (10), Big Ten (8), Big 12 (7), Big East (5), Pac-12 (5), SEC (4), American (2), Atlantic 10 (2), West Coast (2)
ACC – Florida State, Louisville, North Carolina, Virginia, Duke, Notre Dame, 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, TCU, Iowa State, Kansas State, Texas Tech
Big East – Villanova, Creighton, Butler, Xavier, Seton Hall
Big Sky – Weber State
Big South – Winthrop
Big Ten – Maryland, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Purdue, Michigan State, Indiana, Northwestern, Illinois
Big West – UC Irvine
Colonial – NC-Wilmington
Conference USA – Middle Tennessee
Horizon – Green Bay
Ivy – Princeton
MAAC – Monmouth
MAC – Akron
MEAC – Morgan State
Missouri Valley – Illinois State
Mountain West – Nevada
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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