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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, West Virginia, Gonzaga

The 5 Seeds

Clemson, Ohio State, Rhode Island, Kentucky

The 6 Seeds

Michigan, Nevada, Houston, TCU

The 7 Seeds

Arizona State, Florida State, Texas A&M, Alabama

The 8 Seeds

Virginia Tech, Creighton, Missouri, Seton Hall

The 9 Seeds

Oklahoma, Arkansas, St. Mary’s (CA), Florida

The 10 Seeds

Butler, Kansas State, Miami (FL), Providence

The 11 Seeds

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

The 12 Seeds

UCLA, Baylor, Loyola-Chicago, Louisiana-Lafayette, New Mexico State

The 13 Seeds

South Dakota State, Buffalo, Vermont, Murray State

The 14 Seeds 

College of Charleston, East Tennessee State, Rider, Bucknell

The 15 Seeds

Montana, Wright State, Wagner, Florida Gulf Coast

The 16 Seeds

NC-Asheville, UC Irvine, Nicholls State, Harvard, Savannah State, Southern

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Texas, USC, UCLA, Baylor

First Four Out

Washington, Syracuse, Louisville, Utah

Next Four Out

Western Kentucky, LSU, Boise State, 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 Irvine

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 – Murray State

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)