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THE BRACKET
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PROJECTED SEEDING
The 1 Seeds
Virginia, Villanova, Xavier, Kansas
The 2 Seeds
Duke, Auburn, Purdue, Michigan State
The 3 Seeds
Cincinnati, Texas Tech, North Carolina, Clemson
The 4 Seeds
Arizona, Tennessee, Gonzaga, Wichita State
The 5 Seeds
West Virginia, Rhode Island, Ohio State, Kentucky
The 6 Seeds
Arizona State, Michigan, Nevada, Alabama
The 7 Seeds
Houston, Florida State, Texas A&M, Creighton
The 8 Seeds
TCU, Oklahoma, Florida, Missouri
The 9 Seeds
Arkansas, St. Mary’s (CA), Seton Hall, Butler
The 10 Seeds
Miami (FL), Virginia Tech, Kansas State, Providence
The 11 Seeds
UCLA, Middle Tennessee, NC State, Texas, St. Bonaventure
The 12 Seeds
USC, Syracuse, Loyola-Chicago, New Mexico State, Louisiana-Lafayette
The 13 Seeds
South Dakota State, Buffalo, Vermont, Belmont
The 14 Seeds
East Tennessee State, 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, Southern
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
Texas, St. Bonaventure, USC, Syracuse
First Four Out
Louisville, Baylor, Washington, Western Kentucky
Next Four Out
LSU, Boise State, Utah, Penn State
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
ACC (9), SEC (8), Big 12 (7), Big East (6), Pac-12 (4), Big Ten (4), American (3), West Coast (2)
ACC – Virginia, Duke, North Carolina, Clemson, Florida State, Miami (FL), Virginia Tech, NC State, Syracuse
America East – Vermont
American – Cincinnati, Wichita State, Houston
Atlantic 10 – Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure
Atlantic Sun – Florida Gulf Coast
Big 12 – Kansas, Texas Tech, West Virginia, Oklahoma, TCU, Kansas State, Texas
Big East – Villanova, Xavier, Creighton, Seton Hall, 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, UCLA, USC
Patriot – Bucknell
SEC – Auburn, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Kentucky, Missouri, Alabama, Florida, Arkansas
Southern – East Tennessee State
Southland – Nicholls State
Summit – South Dakota State
Sun Belt – Louisiana-Lafayette
SWAC – Southern
WAC – New Mexico State
WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA)
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