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THE BRACKET
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PROJECTED SEEDING
The 1 Seeds
Virginia, Villanova, Purdue, Xavier
The 2 Seeds
Kansas, Duke, Clemson, Auburn
The 3 Seeds
Texas Tech, Michigan State, Cincinnati, Tennessee
The 4 Seeds
Ohio State, West Virginia, Arizona, North Carolina
The 5 Seeds
Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Kentucky, Miami (FL)
The 6 Seeds
Seton Hall, Creighton, Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA)
The 7 Seeds
Florida State, Florida, Wichita State, Butler
The 8 Seeds
Texas A&M, Nevada, Arizona State, Michigan
The 9 Seeds
TCU, Providence, Missouri, Washington
The 10 Seeds
Alabama, Texas, Louisville, Arkansas
The 11 Seeds
USC, Houston, Boise State, Kansas State, NC State, Syracuse
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, College of Charleston, Rider, Montana
The 15 Seeds
Wright State, UC Santa Barbara, Bucknell, Florida Gulf Coast
The 16 Seeds
Wagner, NC-Asheville, Pennsylvania, Nicholls State, North Carolina A&T, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
Boise State, Kansas State, NC State, Syracuse
First Four Out
Virginia Tech, Marquette, SMU, UCLA
Next Four Out
Nebraska, Western Kentucky, Mississippi State, St. Bonaventure
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
ACC (9), SEC (8), Big East (7), Big 12 (7), Pac-12 (4), Big Ten (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, Kansas State
Big East – Villanova, Xavier, Seton Hall, Creighton, Butler, Providence, Marquette
Big Sky – Montana
Big South – NC-Asheville
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, Washington, USC
Patriot – Bucknell
SEC – Auburn, Tennessee, Kentucky, Florida, Alabama, Missouri, Texas A&M, Arkansas
Southern – East Tennessee State
Southland – Nicholls State
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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