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THE BRACKET
Bracket 021017
PROJECTED SEEDING
The 1 Seeds
Villanova, Gonzaga, Kansas, Baylor
The 2 Seeds
Louisville, Florida State, North Carolina, Oregon
The 3 Seeds
Kentucky, Virginia, Arizona, UCLA
The 4 Seeds
Wisconsin, West Virginia, Butler, Florida
The 5 Seeds
Duke, Cincinnati, Purdue, Creighton
The 6 Seeds
Xavier, Maryland, South Carolina, St. Mary’s (CA)
The 7 Seeds
Notre Dame, SMU, USC, Dayton
The 8 Seeds
Northwestern, Minnesota, VCU, Iowa State
The 9 Seeds
Oklahoma State, Virginia Tech, Michigan State, Wichita State
The 10 Seeds
TCU, Kansas State, Miami (FL), Marquette
The 11 Seeds
California, Middle Tennessee, Syracuse, Seton Hall, Arkansas
The 12 Seeds
Illinois State, Rhode Island, NC-Wilmington, Nevada, Monmouth
The 13 Seeds
Valparaiso, Akron, New Mexico State, Vermont
The 14 Seeds
Belmont, Princeton, NC-Asheville, Arkansas State
The 15 Seeds
Florida Gulf Coast, Bucknell, North Dakota State, Furman
The 16 Seeds
Texas Southern, New Orleans, Weber State, UC Davis, North Carolina Central, Mount St. Mary’s
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
Seton Hall, Arkansas, Illinois State, Rhode Island
First Four Out
Clemson, Michigan, Indiana, Georgia Tech
Next Four Out
Wake Forest, Tennessee, Texas Tech, Boise State
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
ACC (9), Big 12 (7), Big Ten (6), Big East (6), Pac-12 (5), SEC (4), Atlantic 10 (3), 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, Rhode Island
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 – NC-Asheville
Big Ten – Wisconsin, Maryland, Purdue, Northwestern, Minnesota, 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 – New Orleans
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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