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THE BRACKET
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PROJECTED SEEDING
The 1 Seeds
Virginia, Villanova, Xavier, Kansas
The 2 Seeds
Duke, North Carolina, Purdue, Cincinnati
The 3 Seeds
Michigan State, Auburn, Tennessee, Michigan
The 4 Seeds
Texas Tech, Wichita State, Arizona, West Virginia
The 5 Seeds
Gonzaga, Clemson, Kentucky, Ohio State
The 6 Seeds
Florida, Houston, Miami (FL), TCU
The 7 Seeds
Texas A&M, Arkansas, Seton Hall, Nevada
The 8 Seeds
Rhode Island, Virginia Tech, Missouri, Florida State
The 9 Seeds
Creighton, Oklahoma, NC State, Butler
The 10 Seeds
Arizona State, St. Bonaventure, Kansas State, Providence
The 11 Seeds
Texas, USC, Middle Tennessee, St. Mary’s (CA), Marquette
The 12 Seeds
UCLA, Baylor, Loyola-Chicago, New Mexico State, Louisiana-Lafayette
The 13 Seeds
South Dakota State, Murray State, Buffalo, Vermont
The 14 Seeds
UNC-Greensboro, College of Charleston, Bucknell, Montana
The 15 Seeds
UC Davis, Wright State, Pennsylvania, Lipscomb
The 16 Seeds
Iona, Radford, Nicholls State, LIU-Brooklyn, Hampton, Arkansas-Pine Bluff
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
St. Mary’s (CA), Marquette, UCLA, Baylor
First Four Out
Syracuse, Alabama, Louisville, Oklahoma State
Next Four Out
Washington, Nebraska, Penn State, Utah
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
ACC (9), Big 12 (8), SEC (7), Big East (7), Big Ten (4), Pac-12 (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 – Lipscomb
Big 12 – Kansas, Texas Tech, West Virginia, TCU, Oklahoma, Kansas State, Texas, Baylor
Big East – Villanova, Xavier, Creighton, Seton Hall, Butler, Providence, Marquette
Big Sky – Montana
Big South – Radford
Big Ten – Purdue, Michigan State, Ohio State, Michigan
Big West – UC Davis
Colonial – College of Charleston
Conference USA – Middle Tennessee
Horizon – Wright State
Ivy – Pennsylvania
MAAC – Iona
MAC – Buffalo
MEAC – Hampton
Missouri Valley – Loyola-Chicago
Mountain West – Nevada
Northeast – LIU-Brooklyn
Ohio Valley – Murray State
Pac-12 – Arizona, Arizona State, USC, UCLA
Patriot – Bucknell
SEC – Auburn, Tennessee, Kentucky, Texas A&M, Arkansas, Florida, 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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