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THE BRACKET
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PROJECTED SEEDING
The 1 Seeds
Kansas, Villanova, Gonzaga, North Carolina
The 2 Seeds
Oregon, Baylor, Louisville, Kentucky
The 3 Seeds
Butler, Arizona, UCLA, Duke
The 4 Seeds
Florida, Florida State, West Virginia, Purdue
The 5 Seeds
Virginia, Notre Dame, Minnesota, SMU
The 6 Seeds
Cincinnati, St. Mary’s (CA), Creighton, Iowa State
The 7 Seeds
Maryland, Wisconsin, South Carolina, Oklahoma State
The 8 Seeds
Virginia Tech, Miami (FL), Dayton, Michigan
The 9 Seeds
Arkansas, VCU, Michigan State, Wichita State
The 10 Seeds
Northwestern, Providence, Seton Hall, Xavier
The 11 Seeds
USC, Syracuse, Middle Tennessee, California, Marquette
The 12 Seeds
Illinois State, Rhode Island, Texas-Arlington, NC-Wilmington, Nevada
The 13 Seeds
Monmouth, Vermont, Princeton, Belmont
The 14 Seeds
Akron, Bucknell, Florida Gulf Coast, Winthrop
The 15 Seeds
CSU Bakersfield, Oakland, NC-Greensboro, South Dakota
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, Marquette, Illinois State, Rhode Island
First Four Out
Wake Forest, Houston, Vanderbilt, Kansas State
Next Four Out
Illinois, Georgia Tech, TCU, Clemson
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
ACC (9), Big Ten (7), Big East (7), Big 12 (5), Pac-12 (5), SEC (4), Atlantic 10 (3), American (2), West Coast (2), Missouri Valley (2)
ACC – North Carolina, Louisville, Duke, Florida State, Notre Dame, Virginia, 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, Oklahoma State
Big East – Villanova, Butler, Creighton, Providence, Seton Hall, Xavier, Marquette
Big Sky – North Dakota
Big South – Winthrop
Big Ten – Purdue, Minnesota, Maryland, Wisconsin, Michigan, Northwestern, 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 – Kentucky, Florida, South Carolina, Arkansas
Southern – NC-Greensboro
Southland – New Orleans
Summit – South Dakota
Sun Belt – Texas-Arlington
SWAC – Texas Southern
WAC – CSU Bakersfield
WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA)
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