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THE BRACKET

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PROJECTED SEEDING

The 1 Seeds

Kansas, Villanova, Gonzaga, North Carolina

The 2 Seeds

Baylor, Oregon, Louisville, Arizona

The 3 Seeds

Florida State, Florida, Kentucky, Butler

The 4 Seeds

Duke, UCLA, West Virginia, Purdue

The 5 Seeds

Cincinnati, Notre Dame, Creighton, Virginia

The 6 Seeds

Wisconsin, Maryland, SMU, Minnesota

The 7 Seeds

St. Mary’s (CA), Oklahoma State, South Carolina, Dayton

The 8 Seeds

VCU, Miami (FL), Iowa State, Xavier

The 9 Seeds

Virginia Tech, Northwestern, Arkansas, USC

The 10 Seeds

Michigan, Michigan State, Wichita State, Syracuse

The 11 Seeds

Seton Hall, Marquette, Middle Tennessee, California, Providence

The 12 Seeds

Illinois State, Kansas State, NC-Wilmington, Nevada, Texas-Arlington

The 13 Seeds

Valparaiso, Monmouth, Vermont, Akron

The 14 Seeds 

Princeton, Belmont, East Tennessee State, NC-Asheville

The 15 Seeds

Bucknell, Florida Gulf Coast, North Dakota State, CSU Bakersfield

The 16 Seeds

Texas Southern, New Orleans, UC Irvine, North Dakota, North Carolina Central, Mount St. Mary’s

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

California, Providence, Illinois State, Kansas State

First Four Out

Wake Forest, TCU, Georgia Tech, Clemson

Next Four Out

Rhode Island, Vanderbilt, Houston, Texas Tech

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

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

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

America East – Vermont

American – Cincinnati, SMU

Atlantic 10 – Dayton, VCU

Atlantic Sun – Florida Gulf Coast

Big 12 – Kansas, Baylor, West Virginia, Oklahoma State, Iowa State, Kansas State

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

Big Sky – North Dakota

Big South – NC-Asheville

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

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 – 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 – Florida, Kentucky, South Carolina, Arkansas

Southern – East Tennessee State

Southland – New Orleans

Summit – North Dakota State

Sun Belt – Texas-Arlington

SWAC – Texas Southern

WAC – CSU Bakersfield

WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA)