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THE BRACKET

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The 1 Seeds

Alabama, Houston, Kansas, UCLA

The 2 Seeds

Purdue, 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), Iowa State, San Diego State

The 6 Seeds

TCU, Kentucky, Creighton, Texas A&M

The 7 Seeds

Duke, Northwestern, Iowa, Michigan State

The 8 Seeds

Maryland, Illinois, Missouri, Arkansas

The 9 Seeds

Florida Atlantic, Providence, Boise State, Rutgers

The 10 Seeds

Memphis, West Virginia, Auburn, USC 

The 11 Seeds

NC State, Pittsburgh, Nevada, Mississippi State, Utah State, Arizona State

The 12 Seeds

College of Charleston, Oral Roberts, Bradley, VCU

The 13 Seeds

Liberty, Toledo, Iona, Utah Valley

The 14 Seeds

Yale, Louisiana, 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, Southeast Missouri State

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Nevada, Mississippi State, Utah State, Arizona State

First Four Out

Wisconsin, Penn State, North Carolina, Oklahoma State

Next Four Out

Michigan, Clemson, North Texas, Oregon

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big Ten (8), SEC (8), Big 12 (7), ACC (5), Big East (5), Mountain West (4), Pac-12 (4), 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, Northwestern, Iowa, Michigan State, Maryland, Illinois, Rutgers

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, Utah State

Northeast – Fairleigh Dickinson

Ohio Valley – Southeast Missouri 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 – Louisiana

SWAC – Alcorn State

WAC – Utah Valley

WCC – Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s (CA)