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THE BRACKET
Bracket 020817
PROJECTED SEEDING
The 1 Seeds
Villanova, Gonzaga, Kansas, Baylor
The 2 Seeds
North Carolina, Louisville, Florida State, Oregon
The 3 Seeds
Kentucky, Virginia, Arizona, West Virginia
The 4 Seeds
Butler, Florida, Wisconsin, UCLA
The 5 Seeds
Cincinnati, Creighton, Duke, Purdue
The 6 Seeds
Xavier, Maryland, South Carolina, St. Mary’s (CA)
The 7 Seeds
Notre Dame, SMU, USC, Dayton
The 8 Seeds
Northwestern, Virginia Tech, Minnesota, VCU
The 9 Seeds
Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Michigan State, Wichita State
The 10 Seeds
TCU, Kansas State, Marquette, Indiana
The 11 Seeds
Miami (FL), California, Middle Tennessee, Syracuse, Arkansas
The 12 Seeds
Illinois State, Seton Hall, 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
Bucknell, Winthrop, North Dakota State, Furman
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
Syracuse, Arkansas, Illinois State, Seton Hall
First Four Out
Clemson, Rhode Island, Michigan, Georgia Tech
Next Four Out
Wake Forest, Tennessee, Utah, Boise State
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
ACC (9), Big Ten (7), Big 12 (7), Big East (6), 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, 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, Seton Hall
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 – Wichita State, Illinois 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 – Furman
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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