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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

Tennessee, Auburn, Michigan State, Michigan

The 4 Seeds

Wichita State, West Virginia, Texas Tech, Arizona

The 5 Seeds

Gonzaga, Florida, Clemson, Kentucky

The 6 Seeds

Ohio State, Houston, TCU, Miami (FL)

The 7 Seeds

Texas A&M, Seton Hall, Arkansas, Nevada

The 8 Seeds

Rhode Island, Missouri, Creighton, Virginia Tech

The 9 Seeds

NC State, St. Bonaventure, Butler, Florida State

The 10 Seeds

Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas State, Providence

The 11 Seeds

USC, UCLA, Middle Tennessee, Marquette, Arizona State

The 12 Seeds

St. Mary’s (CA), Louisville, Loyola-Chicago, New Mexico State, Buffalo

The 13 Seeds

Murray State, South Dakota State, Louisiana-Lafayette, 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

Marquette, Arizona State, St. Mary’s (CA), Louisville

First Four Out

Oklahoma State, Baylor, Syracuse, Alabama

Next Four Out

Notre Dame, Boise State, Penn State, Nebraska

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

ACC (9), Big 12 (7), 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

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)