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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, Marquette, Gonzaga, Tennessee

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, Michigan State, Iowa

The 8 Seeds

Missouri, Illinois, Maryland, Arkansas

The 9 Seeds

Florida Atlantic, West Virginia, Memphis, Auburn

The 10 Seeds

Boise State, USC, Providence, NC State

The 11 Seeds

Pittsburgh, Mississippi State, Rutgers, Nevada, Penn State, Utah State

The 12 Seeds

College of Charleston, Oral Roberts, Drake, VCU

The 13 Seeds

Iona, Toledo, Utah Valley, Yale

The 14 Seeds

Louisiana, Furman, UC Irvine, Colgate

The 15 Seeds

Kennesaw State, Vermont, NC-Asheville, Northern Kentucky 

The 16 Seeds

Montana State, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Howard, Fairleigh Dickinson, Alcorn State, Southeast Missouri State

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Rutgers, Nevada, Penn State, Utah State

First Four Out

Wisconsin, Oklahoma State, Arizona State, North Carolina

Next Four Out

Clemson, Michigan, 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 (3), WCC (2)

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

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

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

Big Sky – Montana State

Big South – NC-Asheville

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

Big West – UC Irvine

Colonial – College of Charleston

Conference USA – Florida Atlantic

Horizon – Northern Kentucky

Ivy – Yale

MAAC – Iona

MAC – Toledo

MEAC – Howard

Missouri Valley – Drake

Mountain West – San Diego State, Nevada, Boise State, Utah State

Northeast – Fairleigh Dickinson

Ohio Valley – Southeast Missouri State

Pac-12 – UCLA, Arizona, USC

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)