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THE BRACKET

First Bracket Projection to be released February 1st

The 1 Seeds

Purdue, Connecticut, Houston, North Carolina

The 2 Seeds

Tennessee, Wisconsin, Kansas, Arizona

The 3 Seeds

Auburn, Baylor, Marquette, Creighton

The 4 Seeds

Duke, Kentucky, Illinois, Dayton

The 5 Seeds

Alabama, Oklahoma, San Diego State, BYU

The 6 Seeds

Clemson, Iowa State, Colorado State, Memphis

The 7 Seeds

Utah State, Florida Atlantic, Utah, Texas Tech

The 8 Seeds

Texas A&M, St. John’s, Villanova, TCU

The 9 Seeds

Seton Hall, South Carolina, Nebraska, Michigan State

The 10 Seeds

New Mexico, Northwestern, Mississippi State, Boise State

The 11 Seeds

Mississippi, Colorado, Nevada, Kansas State, Oregon, St. Mary’s (CA)

The 12 Seeds

Grand Canyon, Princeton, Indiana State, McNeese State

The 13 Seeds

Appalachian State, UC Irvine, Akron, Samford

The 14 Seeds

Louisiana Tech, Vermont, Drexel, Eastern Washington

The 15 Seeds

High Point, Morehead State, Youngstown State, South Dakota State

The 16 Seeds

Quinnipiac, Lafayette, Eastern Kentucky, Jackson State, Delaware State, Central Connecticut State

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Colorado, Nevada, Kansas State, Oregon

First Four Out

Gonzaga, Cincinnati, Wake Forest, Providence

Next Four Out

Texas, James Madison, Butler, Florida

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big 12 (9), SEC (7), Big East (6), Big Ten (6), Mountain West (6), Pac-12 (4), ACC (3), American (2) 

ACC – North Carolina, Duke, Clemson

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, 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 – Youngstown State

Ivy – Princeton

MAAC – Quinnipiac

MAC – Akron

MEAC – Delaware State

Missouri Valley – Indiana State

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

Northeast – Central Connecticut State

Ohio Valley – Morehead State

Pac-12 – Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Oregon

Patriot – Lafayette

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

Southern – Samford

Southland – McNeese State

Summit – South Dakota State

Sun Belt – Appalachian State

SWAC – Jackson State

WAC – Grand Canyon

WCC – St. Mary’s (CA)