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THE BRACKET
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PROJECTED SEEDING
The 1 Seeds
Villanova, Virginia, Duke, Oklahoma
The 2 Seeds
Purdue, Xavier, Texas Tech, Kansas
The 3 Seeds
West Virginia, Clemson, Auburn, 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, TCU, Gonzaga, Michigan
The 7 Seeds
Miami (FL), Nevada, Rhode Island, Creighton
The 8 Seeds
Arkansas, Louisville, Butler, Florida
The 9 Seeds
St. Mary’s (CA), Notre Dame, Florida State, Marquette
The 10 Seeds
Missouri, Texas A&M, UCLA, Syracuse
The 11 Seeds
Texas, Boise State, Middle Tennessee, Houston, USC
The 12 Seeds
Alabama, Providence, 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, USC, Alabama, Providence
First Four Out
Western Kentucky, Maryland, Georgia, St. Bonaventure
Next Four Out
Washington, LSU, BYU, Virginia Tech
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
ACC (9), SEC (8), Big East (7), Big 12 (6), Big Ten (4), Pac-12 (4), American (3), Mountain West (2), West Coast (2)
ACC – Virginia, Duke, Clemson, North Carolina, Miami (FL), Louisville, Notre Dame, Florida State, 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, Providence
Big Sky – Montana
Big South – Radford
Big Ten – Purdue, Michigan State, Ohio State, Michigan
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)
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