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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

Marquette, Gonzaga, Kansas State, Connecticut

The 4 Seeds

Tennessee, Xavier, Indiana, Virginia

The 5 Seeds 

Miami (FL), Iowa State, San Diego State, TCU

The 6 Seeds

Saint Mary’s (CA), Kentucky, Creighton, Texas A&M

The 7 Seeds

Duke, Northwestern, Michigan State, Missouri

The 8 Seeds

Maryland, Arkansas, Florida Atlantic, Illinois

The 9 Seeds

Iowa, West Virginia, Auburn, Memphis

The 10 Seeds

Boise State, USC, NC State, Providence

The 11 Seeds

Mississippi State, Penn State, Pittsburgh, Utah State, Rutgers, Arizona State

The 12 Seeds

College of Charleston, Oral Roberts, Drake, VCU

The 13 Seeds

Toledo, Yale, Iona, Utah Valley

The 14 Seeds

Louisiana, Furman, UC Irvine, Colgate

The 15 Seeds

Kennesaw State, Vermont, Montana State, NC-Asheville

The 16 Seeds

Northern Kentucky, Grambling, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Howard, Fairleigh Dickinson, Southeast Missouri State

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Pittsburgh, Utah State, Rutgers, Arizona State

First Four Out

Clemson, Nevada, Oklahoma State, North Texas

Next Four Out

Oregon, North Carolina, Wisconsin, Vanderbilt

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big Ten (8), 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 – 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, Michigan State, Maryland, Illinois, Iowa, Penn State, Rutgers

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, Boise State, Utah State

Northeast – Fairleigh Dickinson

Ohio Valley – Southeast Missouri State

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

Patriot – Colgate

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

Southern – Furman

Southland – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

Summit – Oral Roberts

Sun Belt – Louisiana

SWAC – Grambling

WAC – Utah Valley

WCC – Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s (CA)