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THE BRACKET
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PROJECTED SEEDING
The 1 Seeds
Virginia, Villanova, Xavier, Kansas
The 2 Seeds
North Carolina, Purdue, Duke, Michigan State
The 3 Seeds
Auburn, Cincinnati, Tennessee, West Virginia
The 4 Seeds
Texas Tech, Wichita State, Arizona, Ohio State
The 5 Seeds
Clemson, Gonzaga, Kentucky, Rhode Island
The 6 Seeds
Michigan, Nevada, Houston, TCU
The 7 Seeds
Texas A&M, Creighton, Seton Hall, Arkansas
The 8 Seeds
Virginia Tech, Florida State, Arizona State, Oklahoma
The 9 Seeds
Florida, Butler, Alabama, Missouri
The 10 Seeds
St. Mary’s (CA), Miami (FL), NC State, Kansas State
The 11 Seeds
Middle Tennessee, Providence, St. Bonaventure, USC, Louisville
The 12 Seeds
Washington, Texas, Loyola-Chicago, Louisiana-Lafayette, New Mexico State
The 13 Seeds
South Dakota State, Buffalo, Vermont, Murray State
The 14 Seeds
UNC-Greensboro, College of Charleston, Rider, Bucknell
The 15 Seeds
Montana, Northern Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Wagner
The 16 Seeds
Florida Gulf Coast, NC-Asheville, UC Irvine, Nicholls State, North Carolina A&T, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
USC, Louisville, Washington, Texas
First Four Out
Syracuse, UCLA, Baylor, Western Kentucky
Next Four Out
Mississippi State, Nebraska, Boise State, Marquette
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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, Virginia Tech, Miami (FL), NC State, Louisville
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, TCU, Oklahoma, 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 – Northern Kentucky
Ivy – Pennsylvania
MAAC – Rider
MAC – Buffalo
MEAC – North Carolina A&T
Missouri Valley – Loyola-Chicago
Mountain West – Nevada
Northeast – Wagner
Ohio Valley – Murray State
Pac-12 – Arizona, Arizona State, USC, Washington
Patriot – Bucknell
SEC – Auburn, Tennessee, Kentucky, Texas A&M, Arkansas, Florida, Alabama, Missouri
Southern – UNC-Greensboro
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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