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THE BRACKET
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PROJECTED SEEDING
The 1 Seeds
Villanova, Virginia, Duke, Purdue
The 2 Seeds
Xavier, Kansas, North Carolina, Oklahoma
The 3 Seeds
Texas Tech, West Virginia, Clemson, Auburn
The 4 Seeds
Michigan State, Arizona, Cincinnati, Wichita State
The 5 Seeds
Ohio State, Seton Hall, Tennessee, Arizona State
The 6 Seeds
Kentucky, TCU, Louisville, Miami (FL)
The 7 Seeds
Gonzaga, Nevada, Rhode Island, Creighton
The 8 Seeds
St. Mary’s (CA), Florida, Michigan, Arkansas
The 9 Seeds
Butler, Missouri, Texas, Alabama
The 10 Seeds
Florida State, Marquette, Texas A&M, USC
The 11 Seeds
UCLA, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Boise State, Providence, Maryland
The 12 Seeds
Western Kentucky, New Mexico State, Buffalo, Missouri State
The 13 Seeds
South Dakota State, East Tennessee State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Vermont
The 14 Seeds
Wright State, UC Davis, Belmont, Northeastern
The 15 Seeds
Stephen F. Austin, Montana, Bucknell, Iona
The 16 Seeds
Radford, Florida Gulf Coast, Pennsylvania, Robert Morris, North Carolina A&T, Jackson State
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
Syracuse, Boise State, Providence, Maryland
First Four Out
Middle Tennessee, Georgia, SMU, Washington
Next Four Out
Houston, Kansas State, Nebraska, LSU
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
ACC (9), SEC (8), Big East (7), Big 12 (6), Big Ten (5), Pac-12 (4), American (2), Mountain West (2), West Coast (2)
ACC – Virginia, Duke, Clemson, North Carolina, Louisville, Miami (FL), Florida State, Notre Dame, Syracuse
America East – Vermont
American – Wichita State, Cincinnati
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, Maryland
Big West – UC Davis
Colonial – Northeastern
Conference USA – Western Kentucky
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 – Belmont
Pac-12 – Arizona State, Arizona, USC, UCLA
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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