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THE BRACKET
Bracket 121217
PROJECTED SEEDING
The 1 Seeds
Villanova, Duke, Michigan State, North Carolina
The 2 Seeds
Arizona State, Texas A&M, Kansas, Wichita State
The 3 Seeds
West Virginia, Virginia, Kentucky, Xavier
The 4 Seeds
Miami (FL), Gonzaga, Purdue, Notre Dame
The 5 Seeds
TCU, Seton Hall, Cincinnati, Minnesota
The 6 Seeds
Texas Tech, Tennessee, Arizona, Florida
The 7 Seeds
Florida State, Arkansas, Nevada, Baylor
The 8 Seeds
Oklahoma, Creighton, Louisville, Alabama
The 9 Seeds
Texas, Missouri, Syracuse, Butler
The 10 Seeds
Virginia Tech, Temple, Providence, USC
The 11 Seeds
Rhode Island, Clemson, Maryland, SMU, Michigan, Boise State
The 12 Seeds
Middle Tennessee, Vermont, Texas-Arlington, Loyola-Chicago
The 13 Seeds
Mercer, Bucknell, Northern Kentucky, New Mexico State
The 14 Seeds
Belmont, Ball State, Florida Gulf Coast, College of Charleston
The 15 Seeds
South Dakota, Idaho, Stephen F. Austin, Pennsylvania
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
Maryland, SMU, Michigan, Boise State
First Four Out
UCLA, St. Mary’s (CA), St. John’s, Utah
Next Four Out
Auburn, Oregon, Mississippi State, South Carolina
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
ACC (10), Big 12 (7), SEC (7), Big East (6), Big Ten (5), American (4), Pac-12 (3), Mountain West (2)
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
Big Sky – Idaho
Big South – NC-Asheville
Big Ten – Michigan State, Purdue, Minnesota, Maryland, Michigan
Big West – UC Santa Barbara
Colonial – College of Charleston
Conference USA – Middle Tennessee
Horizon – Northern Kentucky
Ivy – Pennslyvania
MAAC – Monmouth
MAC – Ball State
MEAC – North Carolina Central
Missouri Valley – Loyola-Chicago
Mountain West – Nevada, Boise State
Northeast – St. Francis (PA)
Ohio Valley – Belmont
Pac-12 – Arizona State, Arizona, USC
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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