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THE BRACKET
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PROJECTED SEEDING
The 1 Seeds
Villanova, Virginia, Duke, West Virginia
The 2 Seeds
Oklahoma, Michigan State, Purdue, Xavier
The 3 Seeds
Kansas, Wichita State, Seton Hall, Texas Tech
The 4 Seeds
Clemson, Arizona State, North Carolina, Auburn
The 5 Seeds
TCU, Arizona, Miami (FL), Cincinnati
The 6 Seeds
Kentucky, Florida State, Tennessee, Gonzaga
The 7 Seeds
Creighton, Notre Dame, Arkansas, Ohio State
The 8 Seeds
Nevada, Texas A&M, Florida, Rhode Island
The 9 Seeds
Butler, Michigan, Missouri, St. Mary’s (CA)
The 10 Seeds
Marquette, Louisville, Georgia, UCLA
The 11 Seeds
Syracuse, Maryland, SMU, Houston, Texas, Boise State
The 12 Seeds
Middle Tennessee, New Mexico State, Missouri State, Buffalo
The 13 Seeds
South Dakota State, Vermont, Louisiana-Lafayette, East Tennessee State
The 14 Seeds
Murray State, William & Mary, UC Davis, Lipscomb
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
SMU, Houston, Texas, Boise State
First Four Out
St. Bonaventure, USC, Alabama, Minnesota
Next Four Out
Washington, Mississippi State, Western Kentucky, UCF
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
ACC (9), SEC (8), Big 12 (6), Big East (6), Big Ten (5), American (4), Pac-12 (3), 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, Marquette
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
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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