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THE BRACKET

First Bracket Projection to be released February 1st

The 1 Seeds

Purdue, Alabama, Kansas, Houston

The 2 Seeds

Tennessee, UCLA, Kansas State, Texas

The 3 Seeds

Arizona, Virginia, Iowa State, Gonzaga

The 4 Seeds

Xavier, Connecticut, TCU, Marquette

The 5 Seeds

Baylor, Auburn, Miami (FL), Duke

The 6 Seeds

Providence, Rutgers, Illinois, Saint Mary’s (CA)

The 7 Seeds

San Diego State, New Mexico, North Carolina, Indiana

The 8 Seeds

Michigan State, NC State, Arkansas, Clemson

The 9 Seeds

Wisconsin, Florida Atlantic, Iowa, Missouri

The 10 Seeds

College of Charleston, Creighton, Arizona State, Boise State

The 11 Seeds

Memphis, Maryland, Pittsburgh, Northwestern, Kentucky

The 12 Seeds

Ohio State, West Virginia, Kent State, VCU, 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, Norfolk State, SIU-Edwardsville, Nicholls State, Southern, Fairleigh Dickinson

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Northwestern, Kentucky, Ohio State, West Virginia

First Four Out

Penn State, Nevada, Oklahoma, Utah State

Next Four Out

USC, Oklahoma State, Wake Forest, Dayton

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big Ten (10), ACC (7), Big 12 (7), SEC (6), Big East (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 – VCU

Atlantic Sun – Liberty

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

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 – Norfolk 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, Kentucky

Southern – Samford

Southland – Nicholls State

Summit – Oral Roberts

Sun Belt – Marshall

SWAC – Southern

WAC – Seattle

WCC – Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s (CA)