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THE BRACKET

First Bracket Projection to be released February 1st

The 1 Seeds

Purdue, Connecticut, Houston, Kansas

The 2 Seeds

North Carolina, Arizona, Tennessee, Wisconsin

The 3 Seeds

Duke, Baylor, Auburn, Kentucky

The 4 Seeds

Marquette, Creighton, Illinois, Memphis

The 5 Seeds

Dayton, Alabama, San Diego State, BYU

The 6 Seeds

Oklahoma, Colorado State, Utah State, Clemson

The 7 Seeds

Florida Atlantic, Iowa State, Utah, Villanova

The 8 Seeds

St. John’s, Texas Tech, Texas A&M, Mississippi

The 9 Seeds

TCU, Seton Hall, Nevada, Mississippi State

The 10 Seeds

South Carolina, Michigan State, Northwestern, Nebraska

The 11 Seeds

Grand Canyon, Cincinnati, New Mexico, Wake Forest, Kansas State, Oregon

The 12 Seeds

Princeton, St. Mary’s (CA), James Madison, Indiana State

The 13 Seeds

McNeese State, UC Irvine, Samford, Akron

The 14 Seeds

Drexel, Louisiana Tech, High Point, Vermont

The 15 Seeds

Eastern Washington, Oakland, Morehead State, Colgate

The 16 Seeds

St. Peter’s, Eastern Kentucky, Denver, Norfolk State, Jackson State, Central Connecticut State

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

New Mexico, Wake Forest, Kansas State, Oregon

First Four Out

Gonzaga, Boise State, Colorado, Miami (FL)

Next Four Out

Ohio State, Providence, Drake, NC State

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big 12 (10), SEC (7), Big East (6), Big Ten (6), Mountain West (5), ACC (4), Pac-12 (3), American (2) 

ACC – Clemson, North Carolina, Duke, Wake Forest

America East – Vermont

American – Memphis, Florida Atlantic

Atlantic 10 – Dayton

Atlantic Sun – Eastern Kentucky

Big 12 – Houston, Kansas, Baylor, Oklahoma, BYU, Iowa State, Texas Tech, TCU, Cincinnati, Kansas State

Big East – Connecticut, Creighton, Marquette, Villanova, St. John’s, Seton Hall

Big Sky – Eastern Washington

Big South – High Point

Big Ten – Purdue, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State

Big West – UC Irvine

Coastal – Drexel

Conference USA – Louisiana Tech

Horizon – Oakland

Ivy – Princeton

MAAC – St. Peter’s

MAC – Akron

MEAC – Norfolk State

Missouri Valley – Indiana State

Mountain West – San Diego State, Utah State, Colorado State, Nevada, New Mexico

Northeast – Central Connecticut State

Ohio Valley – Morehead State

Pac-12 – Arizona, Utah, Oregon

Patriot – Colgate

SEC – Kentucky, Texas A&M, Auburn, Alabama, Mississippi, Mississippi State, South Carolina

Southern – Samford

Southland – McNeese State

Summit – Denver

Sun Belt – James Madison

SWAC – Jackson State

WAC – Grand Canyon

WCC – St. Mary’s (CA)