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THE BRACKET
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PROJECTED SEEDING
The 1 Seeds
Virginia, Villanova, Xavier, Purdue
The 2 Seeds
Auburn, Kansas, Duke, Cincinnati
The 3 Seeds
Clemson, Texas Tech, Michigan State, North Carolina
The 4 Seeds
Tennessee, Ohio State, Arizona, Oklahoma
The 5 Seeds
Rhode Island, Gonzaga, West Virginia, Texas A&M
The 6 Seeds
Kentucky, Florida, Miami (FL), St. Mary’s (CA)
The 7 Seeds
Wichita State, Creighton, Seton Hall, Arizona State
The 8 Seeds
Butler, Missouri, Florida State, Nevada
The 9 Seeds
Alabama, TCU, Michigan, Providence
The 10 Seeds
Arkansas, Virginia Tech, Washington, Louisville
The 11 Seeds
Houston, Middle Tennessee, New Mexico State, UCLA
The 12 Seeds
USC, Kansas State, NC State, Texas, Loyola-Chicago, Buffalo
The 13 Seeds
South Dakota State, Louisiana-Lafayette, Vermont, East Tennessee State
The 14 Seeds
Belmont, College of Charleston, Rider, UC Santa Barbara
The 15 Seeds
Montana, Northern Kentucky, Bucknell, Florida Gulf Coast
The 16 Seeds
Wagner, NC-Asheville, Nicholls State, Harvard, Savannah State, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
USC, Kansas State, NC State, Texas
First Four Out
Syracuse, St. Bonaventure, Western Kentucky, Temple
Next Four Out
Baylor, Nebraska, Boise State, Mississippi State
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
ACC (9), SEC (8), Big 12 (7), Big East (6), Pac-12 (5), Big Ten (4), American (3), West Coast (2)
ACC – Virginia, Clemson, Duke, North Carolina, Miami (FL), Florida State, Louisville, Virginia Tech, NC State
America East – Vermont
American – Cincinnati, Wichita State, Houston
Atlantic 10 – Rhode Island
Atlantic Sun – Florida Gulf Coast
Big 12 – Texas Tech, Kansas, West Virginia, Oklahoma, TCU, Kansas State, Texas
Big East – Villanova, Xavier, Seton Hall, Creighton, Butler, Providence
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 – Northern Kentucky
Ivy – Harvard
MAAC – Rider
MAC – Buffalo
MEAC – Savannah State
Missouri Valley – Loyola-Chicago
Mountain West – Nevada
Northeast – Wagner
Ohio Valley – Belmont
Pac-12 – Arizona, Arizona State, Washington, USC, UCLA
Patriot – Bucknell
SEC – Auburn, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Kentucky, Florida, Missouri, Alabama, 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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