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THE BRACKET
Bracket 010418
PROJECTED SEEDING
The 1 Seeds
Duke, Villanova, Michigan State, Arizona State
The 2 Seeds
Xavier, Oklahoma, Virginia, West Virginia
The 3 Seeds
Purdue, North Carolina, TCU, Arizona
The 4 Seeds
Wichita State, Kansas, Seton Hall, Texas Tech
The 5 Seeds
Kentucky, Clemson, Texas A&M, Florida State
The 6 Seeds
Miami (FL), Arkansas, Cincinnati, Gonzaga
The 7 Seeds
Tennessee, Notre Dame, Nevada, Missouri
The 8 Seeds
Butler, Creighton, Auburn, Michigan
The 9 Seeds
Louisville, Texas, SMU, Rhode Island
The 10 Seeds
Syracuse, Minnesota, Alabama, Florida
The 11 Seeds
Maryland, St. Mary’s (CA), UCLA, Houston, Boise State, Utah
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
Radford, Robert Morris, Colgate, Canisius, Morgan State, Texas Southern
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
UCLA, Houston, Boise State, Utah
First Four Out
St. Bonaventure, USC, Ohio State, Marquette
Next Four Out
Mississippi State, Georgia, UCF, Washington
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
ACC (9), SEC (8), Big 12 (7), Big East (5), Big Ten (5), American (4), Pac-12 (4), Mountain West (2), West Coast (2)
ACC – Duke, North Carolina, Virginia, Miami (FL), Clemson, Florida State, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Louisville
America East – Vermont
American – Wichita State, Cincinnati, SMU, Houston
Atlantic 10 – Rhode Island
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 – Radford
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, Boise State
Northeast – Robert Morris
Ohio Valley – Belmont
Pac-12 – Arizona State, Arizona, UCLA, Utah
Patriot – Colgate
SEC – Texas A&M, Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee, Missouri, Auburn, Alabama, Florida
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)
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