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THE BRACKET

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PROJECTED SEEDING

The 1 Seeds

Villanova, Kansas, Gonzaga, North Carolina

The 2 Seeds

Oregon, Kentucky, Duke, Arizona

The 3 Seeds

Baylor, Louisville, UCLA, Florida State

The 4 Seeds

West Virginia, Florida, Butler, Notre Dame

The 5 Seeds

Purdue, Virginia, Minnesota, Cincinnati

The 6 Seeds

SMU, Iowa State, Creighton, Maryland

The 7 Seeds

St. Mary’s (CA), Wisconsin, Virginia Tech, Michigan

The 8 Seeds

Wichita State, Arkansas, Dayton, Miami (FL)

The 9 Seeds

VCU, Northwestern, South Carolina, Oklahoma State

The 10 Seeds

Marquette, Michigan State, Seton Hall, Providence

The 11 Seeds

Xavier, Vanderbilt, Middle Tennessee, USC, Wake Forest

The 12 Seeds

NC-Wilmington, Rhode Island, Kansas State, 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

USC, Wake Forest, Rhode Island, Kansas State

First Four Out

Illinois State, Syracuse, 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 (3), American (2), West Coast (2)

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

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

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, Arkansas, South Carolina, 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)