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THE BRACKET

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The 1 Seeds

Purdue, Alabama, Houston, Kansas

The 2 Seeds

Tennessee, Arizona, UCLA, Texas

The 3 Seeds

Virginia, Baylor, Kansas State, Xavier

The 4 Seeds

Iowa State, Marquette, Connecticut, Gonzaga 

The 5 Seeds

Saint Mary’s (CA), Indiana, TCU, Miami (FL)

The 6 Seeds

Rutgers, Illinois, San Diego State, Providence

The 7 Seeds

Duke, Iowa, Auburn, Creighton

The 8 Seeds

Missouri, NC State, Maryland, Michigan State

The 9 Seeds

Florida Atlantic, Arkansas, West Virginia, New Mexico

The 10 Seeds

Boise State, USC, Pittsburgh, North Carolina

The 11 Seeds

Nevada, Clemson, Northwestern, Memphis, Kentucky, Oklahoma State

The 12 Seeds

College of Charleston, Oral Roberts, Kent State, VCU

The 13 Seeds

Southern Miss, Liberty, Utah Valley, Drake

The 14 Seeds

UC Santa Barbara, Iona, Furman, Princeton

The 15 Seeds

Colgate, Eastern Washington, Youngstown State, Vermont

The 16 Seeds

NC-Asheville, Northwestern State, Southern, Morehead State, Maryland-Eastern Shore, Fairleigh Dickinson

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Northwestern, Memphis, Kentucky, Oklahoma State

First Four Out

Texas A&M, Utah State, Mississippi State, Wisconsin

Next Four Out

Arizona State, Seton Hall, Virginia Tech, Oregon

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big Ten (8), Big 12 (8), ACC (7), SEC (6), Big East (5), Mountain West (4), Pac-12 (3), WCC (2)

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

America East – Vermont

American – Houston, Memphis

Atlantic 10 – VCU

Atlantic Sun – Liberty

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

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

Big Sky – Eastern Washington

Big South – NC-Asheville

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

Big West – UC Santa Barbara

Colonial – College of Charleston

Conference USA – Florida Atlantic

Horizon – Youngstown State

Ivy – Princeton

MAAC – Iona

MAC – Akron

MEAC – Maryland-Eastern Shore

Missouri Valley – Drake

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

Northeast – Fairleigh Dickinson

Ohio Valley – Morehead State

Pac-12 – UCLA, Arizona, USC

Patriot – Colgate

SEC – Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Auburn, Kentucky

Southern – Furman

Southland – Northwestern State

Summit – Oral Roberts

Sun Belt – Southern Miss

SWAC – Southern

WAC – Utah Valley

WCC – Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s (CA)