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THE BRACKET

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The 1 Seeds

Alabama, Houston, Kansas, Purdue

The 2 Seeds

UCLA, Texas, Baylor, Arizona

The 3 Seeds

Kansas State, Tennessee, Marquette, Gonzaga

The 4 Seeds

Connecticut, Xavier, Virginia, Indiana

The 5 Seeds

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

The 6 Seeds

Iowa State, Creighton, Northwestern, Kentucky

The 7 Seeds

Duke, Texas A&M, Iowa, Maryland

The 8 Seeds

Michigan State, Illinois, Arkansas, Missouri

The 9 Seeds

Providence, Florida Atlantic, Boise State, Rutgers

The 10 Seeds

NC State, Memphis, Pittsburgh, Auburn

The 11 Seeds

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

The 12 Seeds

College of Charleston, Oral Roberts, Bradley, VCU

The 13 Seeds

Liberty, 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, Howard, Fairleigh Dickinson, Alcorn State, Tennessee Tech

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

West Virginia, Mississippi State, Wisconsin, Arizona State

First Four Out

Utah State, North Carolina, Penn State, Michigan

Next Four Out

Oklahoma State, Clemson, North Texas, Oregon

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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)