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THE BRACKET

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The 1 Seeds

Alabama, Houston, Kansas, Purdue

The 2 Seeds

Texas, UCLA, Arizona, Baylor

The 3 Seeds

Kansas State, Tennessee, Marquette, Gonzaga

The 4 Seeds

Indiana, Connecticut, Virginia, Xavier

The 5 Seeds

Miami (FL), Saint Mary’s (CA), San Diego State, TCU

The 6 Seeds

Iowa State, Creighton, Maryland, Northwestern

The 7 Seeds

Illinois, Kentucky, Duke, Texas A&M 

The 8 Seeds

Michigan State, Providence, Iowa, Arkansas 

The 9 Seeds

Missouri, Rutgers, Florida Atlantic, NC State

The 10 Seeds

Auburn, Pittsburgh, Nevada, Boise State

The 11 Seeds

Memphis, USC, West Virginia, Mississippi State, Wisconsin, Arizona State

The 12 Seeds

College of Charleston, Oral Roberts, Bradley, Liberty

The 13 Seeds

VCU, Southern Miss, Toledo, Iona

The 14 Seeds

Utah Valley, Yale, Furman, UC Irvine

The 15 Seeds

Colgate, Eastern Washington, Youngstown State, Vermont

The 16 Seeds

NC-Asheville, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Morehead State, Howard, Fairleigh Dickinson, Alcorn State

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

West Virginia, Mississippi State, Wisconsin, Arizona State

First Four Out

North Carolina, Oklahoma State, Michigan, Clemson

Next Four Out

Utah State, Penn State, Texas Tech, New Mexico

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big Ten (9), SEC (8), Big 12 (7), ACC (5), Big East (5), Pac-12 (4), Mountain West (3), WCC (2)

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

America East – Vermont

American – Houston, Memphis

Atlantic 10 – VCU

Atlantic Sun – Liberty

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

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, Wisconsin

Big West – UC Irvine

Colonial – College of Charleston

Conference USA – Florida Atlantic

Horizon – Youngstown State

Ivy – Yale

MAAC – Iona

MAC – Toledo

MEAC – Howard

Missouri Valley – Bradley

Mountain West – San Diego State, Nevada, Boise State

Northeast – Fairleigh Dickinson

Ohio Valley – Morehead State

Pac-12 – UCLA, Arizona, USC, Arizona State

Patriot – Colgate

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

Southern – Furman

Southland – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

Summit – Oral Roberts

Sun Belt – Southern Miss

SWAC – Alcorn State

WAC – Utah Valley

WCC – Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s (CA)