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THE BRACKET
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PROJECTED SEEDING
The 1 Seeds
Virginia, Xavier, Villanova, Auburn
The 2 Seeds
Kansas, Duke, Texas Tech, Cincinnati
The 3 Seeds
Purdue, Michigan State, North Carolina, Clemson
The 4 Seeds
Tennessee, Arizona, West Virginia, Gonzaga
The 5 Seeds
Ohio State, Rhode Island, Oklahoma, Wichita State
The 6 Seeds
Texas A&M, Miami (FL), Creighton, Arizona State
The 7 Seeds
Missouri, Alabama, Florida State, Florida
The 8 Seeds
St. Mary’s (CA), Seton Hall, Nevada, Kentucky
The 9 Seeds
Michigan, Houston, TCU, Butler
The 10 Seeds
Providence, Arkansas, Virginia Tech, Louisville
The 11 Seeds
Middle Tennessee, UCLA, USC, Washington, Kansas State
The 12 Seeds
NC State, St. Bonaventure, New Mexico State, 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, Bucknell, Wright State, Wagner
The 16 Seeds
Florida Gulf Coast, NC-Asheville, Nicholls State, Harvard, Savannah State, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
Washington, Kansas State, NC State, St. Bonaventure
First Four Out
Texas, Syracuse, Baylor, Temple
Next Four Out
Western Kentucky, Nebraska, Boise State, Penn State
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
ACC (9), SEC (8), Big 12 (6), 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, St. Bonaventure
Atlantic Sun – Florida Gulf Coast
Big 12 – Texas Tech, Kansas, West Virginia, Oklahoma, TCU, Kansas State
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 – Wright State
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, Florida, Kentucky, 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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