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THE BRACKET

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The 1 Seeds

Alabama, Purdue, Houston, Kansas

The 2 Seeds

UCLA, Texas, Arizona, Baylor

The 3 Seeds

Virginia, Tennessee, Kansas State, Xavier

The 4 Seeds

Marquette, Gonzaga, Iowa State, Connecticut 

The 5 Seeds

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

The 6 Seeds

San Diego State, Illinois, Rutgers, Creighton

The 7 Seeds

Duke, Iowa, Missouri, Providence

The 8 Seeds

NC State, Maryland, Michigan State, Auburn

The 9 Seeds

Arkansas, Florida Atlantic, Nevada, Pittsburgh

The 10 Seeds

West Virginia, Boise State, Northwestern, Oklahoma State

The 11 Seeds

Memphis, New Mexico, Texas A&M, Mississippi State, USC, Clemson

The 12 Seeds

College of Charleston, Oral Roberts, Southern Miss, Liberty

The 13 Seeds

Kent State, VCU, Drake, Utah Valley

The 14 Seeds

Yale, UC Santa Barbara, Iona, Furman

The 15 Seeds

Colgate, Eastern Washington, Youngstown State, Vermont

The 16 Seeds

NC-Asheville, Northwestern State, Morehead State, Howard, Fairleigh Dickinson, Alcorn State

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Texas A&M, Mississippi State, USC, Clemson

First Four Out

North Carolina, Arizona State, Kentucky, Wisconsin

Next Four Out

Oregon, Virginia Tech, Utah State, Seton Hall

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

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

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

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, Marquette, Providence, Creighton

Big Sky – Eastern Washington

Big South – NC-Asheville

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

Big West – UC Santa Barbara

Colonial – College of Charleston

Conference USA – Florida Atlantic

Horizon – Youngstown State

Ivy – Yale

MAAC – Iona

MAC – Kent State

MEAC – Howard

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, Texas A&M

Southern – Furman

Southland – Northwestern State

Summit – Oral Roberts

Sun Belt – Southern Miss

SWAC – Alcorn State

WAC – Utah Valley

WCC – Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s (CA)