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