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THE BRACKET

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PROJECTED SEEDING

The 1 Seeds

Villanova, Virginia, Duke, Oklahoma

The 2 Seeds

Purdue, West Virginia, Xavier, Texas Tech

The 3 Seeds

Clemson, Auburn, Kansas, Wichita State

The 4 Seeds

Michigan State, Seton Hall, North Carolina, Arizona

The 5 Seeds

Arizona State, Kentucky, Cincinnati, Tennessee

The 6 Seeds

Ohio State, Miami (FL), TCU, Gonzaga

The 7 Seeds

Nevada, Rhode Island, Creighton, Michigan

The 8 Seeds

Butler, Arkansas, Louisville, Florida

The 9 Seeds

Florida State, St. Mary’s (CA), Notre Dame, Missouri

The 10 Seeds

Marquette, Texas A&M, UCLA, Syracuse

The 11 Seeds

Texas, Boise State, Middle Tennessee, Houston, Maryland

The 12 Seeds

USC, Alabama, New Mexico State, Buffalo, South Dakota State

The 13 Seeds

Missouri State, Vermont, Louisiana-Lafayette, East Tennessee State

The 14 Seeds 

Wright State, Murray State, William & Mary, Cal State Fullerton

The 15 Seeds

Stephen F. Austin, Montana, Florida Gulf Coast, Pennsylvania

The 16 Seeds

Bucknell, Iona, Radford, Robert Morris, North Carolina A&T, Jackson State

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Houston, Maryland, USC, Alabama

First Four Out

Western Kentucky, Providence, Georgia, St. Bonaventure

Next Four Out

Washington, LSU, BYU, Virginia Tech

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

ACC (9), SEC (8), Big 12 (6), Big East (6), Big Ten (5), Pac-12 (4), American (3), Mountain West (2), West Coast (2)

ACC – Virginia, Duke, Clemson, North Carolina, Miami (FL), Florida State, Louisville, Notre Dame, Syracuse

America East – Vermont

American – Wichita State, Cincinnati, Houston

Atlantic 10 – Rhode Island

Atlantic Sun – Florida Gulf Coast

Big 12 – Oklahoma, West Virginia, Texas Tech, Kansas, TCU, Texas

Big East – Villanova, Xavier, Seton Hall, Creighton, Butler, Marquette

Big Sky – Montana

Big South – Radford

Big Ten – Purdue, Michigan State, Ohio State, Michigan, Maryland

Big West – Cal State Fullerton

Colonial – William & Mary

Conference USA – Middle Tennessee

Horizon – Wright State

Ivy – Pennslyvania

MAAC – Iona

MAC – Buffalo

MEAC – North Carolina A&T

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, Florida, Arkansas, Texas A&M, Missouri, Alabama

Southern – East Tennessee State

Southland – Stephen F. Austin

Summit – South Dakota State

Sun Belt – Louisiana-Lafayette

SWAC – Jackson State

WAC – New Mexico State

WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA)