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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)
