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