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THE BRACKET
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PROJECTED SEEDING
The 1 Seeds
Virginia, Villanova, Purdue, Duke
The 2 Seeds
Kansas, Xavier, Auburn, Clemson
The 3 Seeds
Michigan State, Oklahoma, Arizona, Texas Tech
The 4 Seeds
Cincinnati, North Carolina, Ohio State, Tennessee
The 5 Seeds
Kentucky, Seton Hall, Wichita State, West Virginia
The 6 Seeds
Rhode Island, Creighton, Miami (FL), TCU
The 7 Seeds
Florida, Nevada, Louisville, Arizona State
The 8 Seeds
St. Mary’s (CA), Gonzaga, Michigan, Butler
The 9 Seeds
Florida State, Alabama, Arkansas, USC
The 10 Seeds
Texas A&M, Providence, Texas, Missouri
The 11 Seeds
Syracuse, Marquette, Boise State, Houston, Washington, Western Kentucky
The 12 Seeds
Middle Tennessee, Buffalo, New Mexico State, Louisiana-Lafayette
The 13 Seeds
Loyola-Chicago, Vermont, East Tennessee State, South Dakota State
The 14 Seeds
Belmont, Wright State, Northeastern, Bucknell
The 15 Seeds
Rider, UC Santa Barbara, Montana, Florida Gulf Coast
The 16 Seeds
Stephen F. Austin, Wagner, Pennsylvania, Winthrop, North Carolina A&T, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
Boise State, Houston, Washington, Western Kentucky
First Four Out
NC State, Kansas State, SMU, Virginia Tech
Next Four Out
UCLA, Nebraska, Georgia, BYU
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
ACC (8), SEC (8), Big East (7), Big 12 (6), Big Ten (4), Pac-12 (4), American (3), Conference USA (2), Mountain West (2), West Coast (2)
ACC – Virginia, Duke, Clemson, North Carolina, Miami (FL), Louisville, Florida State, Syracuse
America East – Vermont
American – Wichita State, Cincinnati, Houston
Atlantic 10 – Rhode Island
Atlantic Sun – Florida Gulf Coast
Big 12 – Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, West Virginia, TCU, Texas
Big East – Villanova, Xavier, Seton Hall, Creighton, Butler, Providence, Marquette
Big Sky – Montana
Big South – Winthrop
Big Ten – Purdue, Michigan State, Ohio State, Michigan
Big West – UC Santa Barbara
Colonial – Northeastern
Conference USA – Middle Tennessee, Western Kentucky
Horizon – Wright State
Ivy – Pennslyvania
MAAC – Rider
MAC – Buffalo
MEAC – North Carolina A&T
Missouri Valley – Loyola-Chicago
Mountain West – Nevada, Boise State
Northeast – Wagner
Ohio Valley – Belmont
Pac-12 – Arizona, Arizona State, USC, Washington
Patriot – Bucknell
SEC – Auburn, Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida, Alabama, Arkansas, Texas A&M, Missouri
Southern – East Tennessee State
Southland – Stephen F. Austin
Summit – South Dakota State
Sun Belt – Louisiana-Lafayette
SWAC – Arkansas-Pine Bluff
WAC – New Mexico State
WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA)
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