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THE BRACKET
Bracket 010218
PROJECTED SEEDING
The 1 Seeds
Duke, Villanova, Michigan State, Arizona State
The 2 Seeds
North Carolina, Xavier, Oklahoma, Texas A&M
The 3 Seeds
Virginia, West Virginia, Kansas, Purdue
The 4 Seeds
Arizona, TCU, Wichita State, Seton Hall
The 5 Seeds
Kentucky, Miami (FL), Arkansas, Clemson
The 6 Seeds
Texas Tech, Tennessee, Cincinnati, Gonzaga
The 7 Seeds
Florida State, Notre Dame, Nevada, Missouri
The 8 Seeds
Syracuse, Butler, Creighton, Louisville
The 9 Seeds
Michigan, Texas, SMU, Rhode Island
The 10 Seeds
Alabama, Minnesota, Florida, Baylor
The 11 Seeds
Auburn, Maryland, St. Mary’s (CA), UCLA, Virginia Tech, St. Bonaventure
The 12 Seeds
Middle Tennessee, New Mexico State, Missouri State, Vermont
The 13 Seeds
Belmont, South Dakota State, Louisiana-Lafayette, College of Charleston
The 14 Seeds
UNC-Greensboro, UC Santa Barbara, Lipscomb, Buffalo
The 15 Seeds
Stephen F. Austin, Montana, Pennsylvania, Northern Kentucky
The 16 Seeds
Wagner, Bucknell, NC-Asheville, Canisius, Morgan State, Texas Southern
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
St. Mary’s (CA), UCLA, Virginia Tech, St. Bonaventure
First Four Out
Houston, Boise State, St. John’s, Utah
Next Four Out
USC, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Oregon
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
ACC (10), SEC (8), Big 12 (7), Big East (5), Big Ten (5), American (3), Pac-12 (3), West Coast (2), Atlantic 10 (2)
ACC – Duke, North Carolina, Virginia, Miami (FL), Clemson, Florida State, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Louisville, Virginia Tech
America East – Vermont
American – Wichita State, Cincinnati, SMU
Atlantic 10 – Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure
Atlantic Sun – Lipscomb
Big 12 – Oklahoma, Kansas, West Virginia, TCU, Texas Tech, Baylor, Texas
Big East – Villanova, Xavier, Seton Hall, Creighton, Butler
Big Sky – Montana
Big South – NC-Asheville
Big Ten – Michigan State, Purdue, Michigan, Minnesota, Maryland
Big West – UC Santa Barbara
Colonial – College of Charleston
Conference USA – Middle Tennessee
Horizon – Northern Kentucky
Ivy – Pennslyvania
MAAC – Canisius
MAC – Buffalo
MEAC –Morgan State
Missouri Valley – Missouri State
Mountain West – Nevada
Northeast – Wagner
Ohio Valley – Belmont
Pac-12 – Arizona State, Arizona, UCLA
Patriot – Bucknell
SEC – Texas A&M, Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Alabama, Florida, Auburn
Southern – UNC-Greensboro
Southland – Stephen F. Austin
Summit – South Dakota State
Sun Belt – Louisiana-Lafayette
SWAC – Texas Southern
WAC – New Mexico State
WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA)
