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THE BRACKET

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The 1 Seeds

Alabama, Houston, Kansas, Purdue

The 2 Seeds

UCLA, Texas, Arizona, Baylor

The 3 Seeds

Gonzaga, Marquette, Kansas State, Connecticut

The 4 Seeds

Xavier, Tennessee, Virginia, Indiana

The 5 Seeds 

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

The 6 Seeds

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

The 7 Seeds

Creighton, Missouri, Northwestern, Michigan State

The 8 Seeds

Arkansas, Florida Atlantic, Maryland, Iowa

The 9 Seeds

West Virginia, Illinois, Memphis, Auburn

The 10 Seeds

Penn State, Boise State, USC, Providence

The 11 Seeds

NC State, Utah State, Mississippi State, Rutgers, Pittsburgh, Arizona State

The 12 Seeds

College of Charleston, Oral Roberts, Drake, VCU

The 13 Seeds

Toledo, Yale, Iona, Louisiana

The 14 Seeds

Furman, UC Santa Barbara, Kennesaw State, Southern Utah

The 15 Seeds

Colgate, 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

Mississippi State, Rutgers, Pittsburgh, Arizona State

First Four Out

Oklahoma State, Clemson, Nevada, Vanderbilt

Next Four Out

Oregon, North Carolina, Wisconsin, North Texas 

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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 Santa Barbara

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 – Southern Utah

WCC – Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s (CA)