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