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THE BRACKET
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PROJECTED SEEDING
The 1 Seeds
Virginia, Villanova, Purdue, Kansas
The 2 Seeds
Duke, Xavier, Auburn, Clemson
The 3 Seeds
Oklahoma, Michigan State, Arizona, Texas Tech
The 4 Seeds
Cincinnati, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky
The 5 Seeds
Seton Hall, Ohio State, West Virginia, Rhode Island
The 6 Seeds
TCU, Miami (FL), Florida, Creighton
The 7 Seeds
Nevada, Gonzaga, Arizona State, Louisville
The 8 Seeds
Butler, St. Mary’s (CA), Michigan, Florida State
The 9 Seeds
Wichita State, Alabama, USC, Arkansas
The 10 Seeds
Texas A&M, Providence, Texas, Missouri
The 11 Seeds
Washington, Houston, Marquette, NC State, Syracuse, Boise State
The 12 Seeds
Middle Tennessee, Buffalo, New Mexico State, Louisiana-Lafayette
The 13 Seeds
Loyola-Chicago, Vermont, South Dakota State, East Tennessee State
The 14 Seeds
Belmont, Wright State, Bucknell, College of Charleston
The 15 Seeds
Rider, UC Santa Barbara, Montana, Stephen F. Austin
The 16 Seeds
Florida Gulf Coast, Wagner, Radford, Pennsylvania, North Carolina A&T, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
Marquette, NC State, Syracuse, Boise State
First Four Out
Western Kentucky, Kansas State, SMU, Virginia Tech
Next Four Out
UCLA, Nebraska, Georgia, BYU
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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, Florida State, NC 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 – Radford
Big Ten – Purdue, Michigan State, Ohio State, Michigan
Big West – UC Santa Barbara
Colonial – College of Charleston
Conference USA – Middle Tennessee
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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