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