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THE BRACKET
Bracket 122217
PROJECTED SEEDING
The 1 Seeds
Villanova, Duke, Michigan State, Arizona State
The 2 Seeds
Texas A&M, North Carolina, Kansas, Wichita State
The 3 Seeds
West Virginia, Virginia, Xavier, Kentucky
The 4 Seeds
Purdue, Miami (FL), TCU, Arizona
The 5 Seeds
Gonzaga, Cincinnati, Tennessee, Texas Tech
The 6 Seeds
Notre Dame, Seton Hall, Arkansas, Oklahoma
The 7 Seeds
Florida State, Nevada, Baylor, Missouri
The 8 Seeds
Alabama, Syracuse, Michigan, Louisville
The 9 Seeds
Minnesota, Creighton, Florida, SMU
The 10 Seeds
Virginia Tech, Texas, Butler, Temple
The 11 Seeds
Rhode Island, St. John’s, Clemson, Maryland, St. Mary’s (CA), Auburn
The 12 Seeds
Northern Iowa, Middle Tennessee, Georgia Southern, Towson
The 13 Seeds
Vermont, New Mexico State, UNC-Greensboro, South Dakota State
The 14 Seeds
Lipscomb, Buffalo, Stephen F. Austin, UC Santa Barbara
The 15 Seeds
Portland State, Belmont, Pennsylvania, Northern Kentucky
The 16 Seeds
Wagner, Iona, Bucknell, Morgan State, NC-Asheville, Texas Southern
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
Clemson, Maryland, St. Mary’s (CA), Auburn
First Four Out
Oregon, Ohio State, Boise State, UCLA
Next Four Out
Utah, St. Bonaventure, USC, San Diego State
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
ACC (10), SEC (8), Big 12 (7), Big East (6), Big Ten (5), American (4), Pac-12 (2), West Coast (2)
ACC – Duke, North Carolina, Virginia, Miami (FL), Notre Dame, Florida State, Syracuse, Louisville, Virginia Tech, Clemson
America East – Vermont
American – Wichita State, Cincinnati, Temple, SMU
Atlantic 10 – Rhode Island
Atlantic Sun – Lipscomb
Big 12 – Kansas, West Virginia, TCU, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Baylor, Texas
Big East – Villanova, Xavier, Seton Hall, Creighton, Butler, St. John’s
Big Sky – Portland State
Big South – NC-Asheville
Big Ten – Michigan State, Purdue, Michigan, Minnesota, Maryland
Big West – UC Santa Barbara
Colonial – Towson
Conference USA – Middle Tennessee
Horizon – Northern Kentucky
Ivy – Pennslyvania
MAAC – Iona
MAC – Buffalo
MEAC –Morgan State
Missouri Valley – Northern Iowa
Mountain West – Nevada
Northeast – Wagner
Ohio Valley – Belmont
Pac-12 – Arizona State, Arizona
Patriot – Bucknell
SEC – Texas A&M, Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee, Florida, Alabama, Missouri, Auburn
Southern – UNC-Greensboro
Southland – Stephen F. Austin
Summit – South Dakota State
Sun Belt – Georgia Southern
SWAC – Texas Southern
WAC – New Mexico State
WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA)
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