1-3-1 Sports Field of 68 – February 29th
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THE BRACKET
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The 1 Seeds
Purdue, Connecticut, Houston, Arizona
The 2 Seeds
North Carolina, Tennessee, Marquette, Kansas
The 3 Seeds
Alabama, Iowa State, Baylor, Duke
The 4 Seeds
Creighton, Auburn, San Diego State, Illinois
The 5 Seeds
Clemson, Kentucky, BYU, Dayton
The 6 Seeds
Wisconsin, Washington State, St. Mary’s (CA), Utah State
The 7 Seeds
Florida, Texas Tech, South Carolina, TCU
The 8 Seeds
Colorado State, Northwestern, Oklahoma, Mississippi State
The 9 Seeds
Boise State, Michigan State, Nebraska, Texas
The 10 Seeds
Nevada, New Mexico, Florida Atlantic, Virginia
The 11 Seeds
Seton Hall, Gonzaga, Wake Forest, Providence, Colorado, Indiana State
The 12 Seeds
Princeton, McNeese State, Grand Canyon, Appalachian State
The 13 Seeds
South Florida, Samford, UC Irvine, Louisiana Tech
The 14 Seeds
Vermont, Akron, College of Charleston, High Point
The 15 Seeds
Oakland, Colgate, Morehead State, Eastern Washington
The 16 Seeds
Fairfield, South Dakota State, Eastern Kentucky, Grambling, Norfolk State, Merrimack
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
Gonzaga, Wake Forest, Providence, Colorado
First Four Out
James Madison, St. John’s, Villanova, Utah
Next Four Out
Texas A&M, Butler, Mississippi, Pittsburgh
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Big 12 (9), SEC (7), Big Ten (6), Mountain West (6), ACC (5), Big East (5), Pac-12 (3), WCC (2)
ACC – North Carolina, Duke, Clemson, Virginia, Wake Forest
America East – Vermont
American – Florida Atlantic, South Florida
Atlantic 10 – Dayton
Atlantic Sun – Eastern Kentucky
Big 12 – Houston, Kansas, Iowa State, Baylor, BYU, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, TCU, Texas
Big East – Connecticut, Marquette, Creighton, Seton Hall, Providence
Big Sky – Eastern Washington
Big South – High Point
Big Ten – Purdue, Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Northwestern, Nebraska
Big West – UC Irvine
Coastal – College of Charleston
Conference USA – Louisiana Tech
Horizon – Oakland
Ivy – Princeton
MAAC – Fairfield
MAC – Akron
MEAC – Norfolk State
Missouri Valley – Indiana State
Mountain West – San Diego State, Utah State, Colorado State, New Mexico, Boise State, Nevada
Northeast – Merrimack
Ohio Valley – Morehead State
Pac-12 – Arizona, Washington State, Colorado
Patriot – Colgate
SEC – Tennessee, Alabama, Auburn, Kentucky, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Florida
Southern – Samford
Southland – McNeese State
Summit – South Dakota State
Sun Belt – Appalachian State
SWAC – Grambling
WAC – Grand Canyon
WCC – St. Mary’s (CA), Gonzaga