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THE BRACKET
Bracket 031118 (Final)
PROJECTED SEEDING
The 1 Seeds
Virginia, Villanova, Kansas, Xavier
The 2 Seeds
North Carolina, Duke, Cincinnati, Purdue
The 3 Seeds
Tennessee, Michigan State, Michigan, West Virginia
The 4 Seeds
Auburn, Arizona, Texas Tech, Wichita State
The 5 Seeds
Kentucky, Clemson, Gonzaga, Ohio State
The 6 Seeds
Houston, Florida, Arkansas, Miami (FL)
The 7 Seeds
Texas A&M, TCU, Seton Hall, Rhode Island
The 8 Seeds
Nevada, Virginia Tech, Providence, Missouri
The 9 Seeds
Butler, Alabama, Kansas State, NC State
The 10 Seeds
Creighton, Florida State, St. Bonaventure, UCLA
The 11 Seeds
Oklahoma, Texas, USC, Arizona State, Loyola-Chicago, Davidson
The 12 Seeds
New Mexico State, San Diego State, South Dakota State, Murray State
The 13 Seeds
Buffalo, UNC-Greensboro, Marshall, College of Charleston
The 14 Seeds
Bucknell, Montana, Wright State, Stephen F. Austin
The 15 Seeds
Georgia State, Lipscomb, Iona, Pennsylvania
The 16 Seeds
Maryland-Baltimore County, Cal State Fullerton, Radford, Texas Southern, LIU-Brooklyn, North Carolina Central
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
Oklahoma, Texas, USC, Arizona State
First Four Out
St. Mary’s (CA), Louisville, Baylor, Oklahoma State
Next Four Out
Marquette, Syracuse, Middle Tennessee, Notre Dame
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
ACC (8), SEC (8), Big 12 (7), Big East (6), Big Ten (4), Pac-12 (4), American (3), Atlantic 10 (3), Mountain West (2)
ACC – Virginia, North Carolina, Duke, Clemson, Miami (FL), Virginia Tech, NC State, Florida State
America East – Maryland-Baltimore County
American – Cincinnati, Wichita State, Houston
Atlantic 10 – Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure, Davidson
Atlantic Sun – Lipscomb
Big 12 – Kansas, West Virginia, Texas Tech, TCU, Kansas State, Oklahoma, Texas
Big East – Villanova, Xavier, Seton Hall, Butler, Creighton, Providence
Big Sky – Montana
Big South – Radford
Big Ten – Purdue, Michigan State, Ohio State, Michigan
Big West – Cal State Fullerton
Colonial – College of Charleston
Conference USA – Marshall
Horizon – Wright State
Ivy – Pennsylvania
MAAC – Iona
MAC – Buffalo
MEAC – North Carolina Central
Missouri Valley – Loyola-Chicago
Mountain West – Nevada, San Diego State
Northeast – LIU-Brooklyn
Ohio Valley – Murray State
Pac-12 – Arizona, UCLA, USC, Arizona State
Patriot – Bucknell
SEC – Tennessee, Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, Arkansas, Texas A&M, Missouri, Alabama
Southern – UNC-Greensboro
Southland – Stephen F. Austin
Summit – South Dakota State
Sun Belt – Georgia State
SWAC – Texas Southern
WAC – New Mexico State
WCC – Gonzaga
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