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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

North Carolina, Cincinnati, Texas Tech, Tennessee

The 4 Seeds

Arizona, Wichita State, Gonzaga, West Virginia

The 5 Seeds

Clemson, Rhode Island, Ohio State, Kentucky

The 6 Seeds

Michigan, Arizona State, Nevada, Houston

The 7 Seeds

Florida State, Texas A&M, TCU, Virginia Tech

The 8 Seeds

Alabama, Creighton, Oklahoma, Missouri

The 9 Seeds

Arkansas, Florida, St. Mary’s (CA), Seton Hall

The 10 Seeds

Butler, Kansas State, Miami (FL), Providence

The 11 Seeds

UCLA, Middle Tennessee, NC State, St. Bonaventure, USC

The 12 Seeds

Washington, Texas, 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

St. Bonaventure, USC, Washington, Texas

First Four Out

Baylor, Syracuse, Louisville, Western Kentucky

Next Four Out

LSU, Boise State, Utah, Marquette

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

ACC (8), SEC (8), Big 12 (7), Big East (6), Pac-12 (5), Big Ten (4), American (3), West Coast (2)

ACC – Virginia, Duke, North Carolina, Clemson, Florida State, Miami (FL), 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 – 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, Washington

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)