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THE BRACKET

First Bracket Projection to be released February 1st

The 1 Seeds

Purdue, Houston, Kansas, Alabama

The 2 Seeds

UCLA, Tennessee, Kansas State, Texas

The 3 Seeds

Iowa State, Arizona, Virginia, Gonzaga

The 4 Seeds

Xavier, Connecticut, Marquette, Baylor

The 5 Seeds

TCU, Miami (FL), Duke, Auburn

The 6 Seeds

Providence, Rutgers, Illinois, San Diego State

The 7 Seeds

Saint Mary’s (CA), Michigan State, NC State, New Mexico

The 8 Seeds

North Carolina, Arkansas, Clemson, Missouri

The 9 Seeds

Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana, Florida Atlantic

The 10 Seeds

College of Charleston, Maryland, Arizona State, Creighton

The 11 Seeds

Boise State, Memphis, Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Northwestern

The 12 Seeds

Oklahoma, Ohio State, Kent State, Dayton, Oral Roberts

The 13 Seeds

Marshall, Liberty, Southern Illinois, UC Santa Barbara

The 14 Seeds

Princeton, Seattle, Youngstown State, Colgate

The 15 Seeds

Siena, Massachusetts-Lowell, Samford, Longwood

The 16 Seeds

Eastern Washington, SIU-Edwardsville, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Southern, Morgan State, Fairleigh Dickinson

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

West Virginia, Northwestern, Oklahoma, Ohio State

First Four Out

Kentucky, Penn State, Nevada, Utah State

Next Four Out

Mississippi State, Wake Forest, Texas A&M, USC

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big Ten (10), Big 12 (8), ACC (7), Big East (5), SEC (5), Pac-12 (3), Mountain West (3), WCC (2)

ACC – Virginia, Miami (FL), Duke, North Carolina, NC State, Clemson, Pittsburgh

America East – Massachusetts-Lowell

American – Houston, Memphis

Atlantic 10 – Dayton

Atlantic Sun – Liberty

Big 12 – Kansas, Kansas State, Texas, Iowa State, TCU, Baylor, West Virginia, Oklahoma

Big East – Connecticut, Xavier, Providence, Marquette, Creighton

Big Sky – Eastern Washington

Big South – Longwood

Big Ten – Purdue, Rutgers, Illinois, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Iowa, Indiana, Maryland, Northwestern, Ohio State

Big West – UC Santa Barbara

Colonial – College of Charleston

Conference USA – Florida Atlantic

Horizon – Youngstown State

Ivy – Princeton

MAAC – Siena

MAC – Kent State

MEAC – Morgan State

Missouri Valley – Southern Illinois

Mountain West – San Diego State, New Mexico, Boise State

Northeast – Fairleigh Dickinson

Ohio Valley – SIU-Edwardsville

Pac-12 – UCLA, Arizona, Arizona State

Patriot – Colgate

SEC – Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Auburn

Southern – Samford

Southland – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

Summit – Oral Roberts

Sun Belt – Marshall

SWAC – Southern

WAC – Seattle

WCC – Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s (CA)