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THE BRACKET
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PROJECTED SEEDING
The 1 Seeds
Kansas, Villanova, North Carolina, Gonzaga
The 2 Seeds
Oregon, Baylor, Kentucky, Louisville
The 3 Seeds
Arizona, UCLA, Butler, Florida State
The 4 Seeds
Duke, Florida, West Virginia, Purdue
The 5 Seeds
Virginia, Minnesota, Notre Dame, Cincinnati
The 6 Seeds
SMU, St. Mary’s (CA), Maryland, Creighton
The 7 Seeds
Iowa State, Dayton, Wisconsin, South Carolina
The 8 Seeds
Oklahoma State, Virginia Tech, Miami (FL), Arkansas
The 9 Seeds
Wichita State, Michigan, VCU, Northwestern
The 10 Seeds
Marquette, Michigan State, Providence, Seton Hall
The 11 Seeds
USC, Xavier, Middle Tennessee, Syracuse, Vanderbilt
The 12 Seeds
Wake Forest, Illinois State, NC-Wilmington, Nevada, Texas-Arlington
The 13 Seeds
Princeton, Vermont, Akron, Bucknell
The 14 Seeds
Florida Gulf Coast, Winthrop, CSU Bakersfield, NC-Greensboro
The 15 Seeds
Northern Kentucky, Iona, South Dakota, Texas Southern
The 16 Seeds
UC Irvine, Jacksonville State, Mount St. Mary’s, North Dakota, New Orleans, North Carolina Central
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
Syracuse, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, Illinois State
First Four Out
Rhode Island, Kansas State, Iowa, California
Next Four Out
Illinois, Houston, Georgia, Georgia Tech
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
ACC (10), Big Ten (7), Big East (7), Big 12 (5), SEC (5), Pac-12 (4), Atlantic 10 (2), American (2), West Coast (2), Missouri Valley (2)
ACC – North Carolina, Louisville, Duke, Florida State, Notre Dame, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Miami (FL), Syracuse, Wake Forest
America East – Vermont
American – Cincinnati, SMU
Atlantic 10 – Dayton, VCU
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 – Northern Kentucky
Ivy – Princeton
MAAC – Iona
MAC – Akron
MEAC – North Carolina Central
Missouri Valley – Wichita State, Illinois State
Mountain West – Nevada
Northeast – Mount St. Mary’s
Ohio Valley – Jacksonville State
Pac-12 – Oregon, Arizona, UCLA, USC
Patriot – Bucknell
SEC – Kentucky, Florida, South Carolina, Arkansas, Vanderbilt
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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