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THE BRACKET
Bracket 031017
PROJECTED SEEDING
The 1 Seeds
Villanova, Kansas, North Carolina, Gonzaga
The 2 Seeds
Oregon, Kentucky, Baylor, Louisville
The 3 Seeds
UCLA, Arizona, Florida State, Duke
The 4 Seeds
Florida, West Virginia, Butler, Purdue
The 5 Seeds
Notre Dame, Virginia, Minnesota, Cincinnati
The 6 Seeds
SMU, Maryland, Creighton, Iowa State
The 7 Seeds
St. Mary’s (CA), Dayton, Wisconsin, South Carolina
The 8 Seeds
Virginia Tech, Arkansas, Wichita State, Michigan
The 9 Seeds
Miami (FL), Oklahoma State, VCU, Northwestern
The 10 Seeds
Marquette, Michigan State, Seton Hall, Providence
The 11 Seeds
Xavier, USC, Middle Tennessee, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest
The 12 Seeds
NC-Wilmington, Kansas State, Syracuse, Nevada, Texas-Arlington
The 13 Seeds
Princeton, Vermont, East Tennessee State, Akron
The 14 Seeds
Bucknell, Florida Gulf Coast, Winthrop, CSU Bakersfield
The 15 Seeds
Northern Kentucky, Iona, Texas Southern, UC Irvine
The 16 Seeds
South Dakota State, Jacksonville State, Mount St. Mary’s, North Dakota, New Orleans, North Carolina Central
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, Kansas State, Syracuse
First Four Out
Illinois State, Rhode Island, California, Iowa
Next Four Out
Houston, Georgia, TCU, Illinois
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
ACC (10), Big Ten (7), Big East (7), Big 12 (6), SEC (5), Pac-12 (4), Atlantic 10 (2), American (2), West Coast (2)
ACC – North Carolina, Louisville, Duke, Florida State, Notre Dame, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Miami (FL), Wake Forest, Syracuse
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, Kansas 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
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 – East Tennessee State
Southland – New Orleans
Summit – South Dakota State
Sun Belt – Texas-Arlington
SWAC – Texas Southern
WAC – CSU Bakersfield
WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA)
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