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THE BRACKET

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The 1 Seeds

Purdue, Alabama, Houston, Kansas

The 2 Seeds

UCLA, Texas, Arizona, Baylor

The 3 Seeds

Tennessee, Virginia, Kansas State, Marquette

The 4 Seeds

Gonzaga, Connecticut, Iowa State, Xavier 

The 5 Seeds

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

The 6 Seeds

San Diego State, Illinois, Creighton, Duke

The 7 Seeds

Northwestern, Iowa, Rutgers, Providence

The 8 Seeds

Michigan State, Missouri, Auburn, Maryland

The 9 Seeds

Florida Atlantic, NC State, Nevada, Arkansas

The 10 Seeds

Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Boise State, Oklahoma State

The 11 Seeds

Texas A&M, Memphis, USC, Kentucky, Mississippi State, 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, Colgate

The 15 Seeds

Eastern Washington, Youngstown State, Samford, Vermont

The 16 Seeds

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

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

USC, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Clemson

First Four Out

North Carolina, Wisconsin, New Mexico, Arizona State

Next Four Out

Utah State, Oregon, Seton Hall, North Texas

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big Ten (8), Big 12 (8), SEC (8), ACC (6), Big East (5), Mountain West (3), 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, Baylor, Kansas State, Iowa State, TCU, West Virginia, Oklahoma State

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

Big Sky – Eastern Washington

Big South – NC-Asheville

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

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, Nevada, Boise State

Northeast – Fairleigh Dickinson

Ohio Valley – Morehead State

Pac-12 – UCLA, Arizona, USC

Patriot – Colgate

SEC – Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Auburn, Texas A&M, Mississippi State, Kentucky

Southern – Samford

Southland – Northwestern State

Summit – Oral Roberts

Sun Belt – Southern Miss

SWAC – Alcorn State

WAC – Utah Valley

WCC – Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s (CA)