Please Note: This bracket and group of seed lines is preliminary and is subject to change as I do further scrubbing and as today’s conference championship results go final.

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THE BRACKET

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PROJECTED SEEDING

The 1 Seeds

Villanova, Kansas, Gonzaga, Arizona

The 2 Seeds

Duke, North Carolina, Kentucky, Oregon

The 3 Seeds

Baylor, Louisville, UCLA, Florida State

The 4 Seeds

Florida, West Virginia, Butler, Notre Dame

The 5 Seeds

Purdue, Virginia, Cincinnati, Iowa State

The 6 Seeds

SMU, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Creighton

The 7 Seeds

Michigan, St. Mary’s (CA), Arkansas, Maryland

The 8 Seeds

Wichita State, Miami (FL), Virginia Tech, VCU

The 9 Seeds

Dayton, Northwestern, South Carolina, Oklahoma State

The 10 Seeds

Marquette, Seton Hall, Michigan State, Providence

The 11 Seeds

Xavier, Vanderbilt, Middle Tennessee, USC, Wake Forest

The 12 Seeds

NC-Wilmington, Nevada, Rhode Island, Kansas State, Vermont

The 13 Seeds

Princeton, East Tennessee State, Bucknell, Winthrop

The 14 Seeds 

Florida Gulf Coast, New Mexico State, Iona, Northern Kentucky

The 15 Seeds

Kent State, Texas Southern, North Dakota, Jacksonville State

The 16 Seeds

Texas State, New Orleans, North Carolina Central, South Dakota State, Mount St. Mary’s, UC Davis

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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 (9), 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

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 Davis

Colonial – NC-Wilmington

Conference USA – Middle Tennessee

Horizon – Northern Kentucky

Ivy – Princeton

MAAC – Iona

MAC – Kent State

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 State

SWAC – Texas Southern

WAC – New Mexico State

WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA)