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THE BRACKET
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PROJECTED SEEDING
The 1 Seeds
Duke, Villanova, Michigan State, Kansas
The 2 Seeds
North Carolina, Wichita State, Texas A&M, West Virginia
The 3 Seeds
Virginia, Kentucky, Xavier, Miami (FL)
The 4 Seeds
Notre Dame, Cincinnati, Gonzaga, Purdue
The 5 Seeds
TCU, Arizona State, Minnesota, Texas Tech
The 6 Seeds
Arkansas, Seton Hall, Tennessee, Arizona
The 7 Seeds
Nevada, USC, Baylor, Florida State
The 8 Seeds
Florida, Creighton, Louisville, Alabama
The 9 Seeds
Texas, Missouri, Syracuse, Providence
The 10 Seeds
Butler, Virginia Tech, Oklahoma, Temple
The 11 Seeds
St. John’s, Rhode Island, Clemson, UCLA, Maryland, SMU
The 12 Seeds
Middle Tennessee, Vermont, Texas-Arlington, Missouri State
The 13 Seeds
Mercer, South Dakota, Bucknell, Northern Kentucky
The 14 Seeds
Belmont, New Mexico State, Yale, College of Charleston
The 15 Seeds
Idaho, Stephen F. Austin, Ball State, Florida Gulf Coast
The 16 Seeds
NC-Asheville, Monmouth, UC Santa Barbara, St. Francis (PA), Texas Southern, North Carolina Central
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
Clemson, UCLA, Maryland, SMU
First Four Out
Utah, Washington State, Mississippi State, South Carolina
Next Four Out
Oregon, Valparaiso, Michigan, St. Mary’s (CA)
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
ACC (10), Big 12 (7), Big East (7), SEC (7), Big Ten (4), Pac-12 (4), American (4)
ACC – Duke, North Carolina, Virginia, Miami (FL), Notre Dame, Florida State, Louisville, Syracuse, Virginia Tech, Clemson
America East – Vermont
American – Wichita State, Cincinnati, Temple, SMU
Atlantic 10 – Rhode Island
Atlantic Sun – Florida Gulf Coast
Big 12 – Kansas, West Virginia, TCU, Texas Tech, Baylor, Texas, Oklahoma
Big East – Villanova, Xavier, Seton Hall, Creighton, Providence, Butler, St. John’s
Big Sky – Idaho
Big South – NC-Asheville
Big Ten – Michigan State, Purdue, Minnesota, Maryland
Big West – UC Santa Barbara
Colonial – College of Charleston
Conference USA – Middle Tennessee
Horizon – Northern Kentucky
Ivy – Yale
MAAC – Monmouth
MAC – Ball State
MEAC – North Carolina Central
Missouri Valley – Missouri State
Mountain West – Nevada
Northeast – St. Francis (PA)
Ohio Valley – Belmont
Pac-12 – Arizona State, Arizona, USC, UCLA
Patriot – Bucknell
SEC – Texas A&M, Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee, Florida, Alabama, Missouri
Southern – Mercer
Southland – Stephen F. Austin
Summit – South Dakota
Sun Belt – Texas-Arlington
SWAC – Texas Southern
WAC – New Mexico State
WCC – Gonzaga
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