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THE BRACKET

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The 1 Seeds

Alabama, Houston, Kansas, Purdue

The 2 Seeds

UCLA, Texas, Arizona, Baylor

The 3 Seeds

Tennessee, Virginia, Marquette, Gonzaga

The 4 Seeds

Kansas State, Connecticut, Iowa State, Xavier 

The 5 Seeds

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

The 6 Seeds

San Diego State, Illinois, Creighton, Northwestern

The 7 Seeds

Iowa, Rutgers, Maryland, Duke

The 8 Seeds

Michigan State, Providence, Missouri, Auburn

The 9 Seeds

NC State, Nevada, Arkansas, Florida Atlantic

The 10 Seeds

Oklahoma State, Pittsburgh, West Virginia, Boise State

The 11 Seeds

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

The 12 Seeds

College of Charleston, Oral Roberts, Kent State, Southern Miss

The 13 Seeds

VCU, Drake, Utah Valley, Yale

The 14 Seeds

UC Santa Barbara, Iona, Colgate, Kennesaw State

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, Utah State

Next Four Out

Oregon, Seton Hall, North Texas, Arizona State

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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 – Kennesaw State

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)