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THE BRACKET

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PROJECTED SEEDING

The 1 Seeds

Villanova, Kansas, Baylor, Gonzaga

The 2 Seeds

Arizona, Kentucky, Louisville, North Carolina

The 3 Seeds

Florida State, Oregon, Virginia, West Virginia

The 4 Seeds

Butler, UCLA, Wisconsin, Cincinnati

The 5 Seeds

Creighton, Maryland, Florida, Duke

The 6 Seeds

Purdue, Notre Dame, South Carolina, St. Mary’s (CA)

The 7 Seeds

Xavier, SMU, Northwestern, USC

The 8 Seeds

Virginia Tech, Dayton, Arkansas, Minnesota

The 9 Seeds

VCU, Marquette, Iowa State, Indiana

The 10 Seeds

Michigan State, Middle Tennessee, Illinois State, Clemson

The 11 Seeds

TCU, California, Kansas State, Wichita State, Miami (FL)

The 12 Seeds

Michigan, Seton Hall, NC-Wilmington, Nevada, Akron

The 13 Seeds

Valparaiso, Monmouth, New Mexico State, Vermont

The 14 Seeds

Belmont, Arkansas State, East Tennessee State, Princeton

The 15 Seeds

Florida Gulf Coast, Bucknell, Winthrop, North Dakota State

The 16 Seeds

Sam Houston State, Texas Southern, Weber State, UC Irvine, North Carolina Central, Mount St. Mary’s

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Wichita State, Miami (FL), Michigan, Seton Hall

First Four Out

Georgia Tech, Wake Forest, Oklahoma State, Rhode Island

Next Four Out

Tennessee, Georgetown, Utah, Syracuse

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

ACC (9), Big Ten (8), Big 12 (7), Big East (6), Pac-12 (5), SEC (4), Atlantic 10 (2), American (2), Missouri Valley (2), West Coast (2)

ACC – Florida State, North Carolina, Louisville, Virginia, Notre Dame, Duke, Virginia Tech, Miami (FL), Clemson

America East – Vermont

American – Cincinnati, SMU

Atlantic 10 – Dayton, VCU

Atlantic Sun – Florida Gulf Coast

Big 12 – Kansas, Baylor, West Virginia, Iowa State, Kansas State, TCU, Texas Tech

Big East – Villanova, Creighton, Butler, Xavier, Marquette, Seton Hall

Big Sky – Weber State

Big South – Winthrop

Big Ten – Wisconsin, Maryland, Purdue, Northwestern, Minnesota, Indiana, Michigan State, Michigan

Big West – UC Irvine

Colonial – NC-Wilmington

Conference USA – Middle Tennessee

Horizon – Valparaiso

Ivy – Princeton

MAAC – Monmouth

MAC – Akron

MEAC – North Carolina Central

Missouri Valley – Illinois State, Wichita State

Mountain West – Nevada

Northeast – Mount St. Mary’s

Ohio Valley – Belmont

Pac-12 – UCLA, Oregon, Arizona, USC, California

Patriot – Bucknell

SEC – Kentucky, Florida, South Carolina, Arkansas

Southern – East Tennessee State

Southland – Sam Houston State

Summit – North Dakota State

Sun Belt – Arkansas State

SWAC – Texas Southern

WAC – New Mexico State

WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA)