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