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THE BRACKET

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The 1 Seeds

Purdue, Connecticut, Houston, North Carolina

The 2 Seeds

Tennessee, Arizona, Kansas, Marquette

The 3 Seeds

Wisconsin, Alabama, Iowa State, Creighton

The 4 Seeds

Baylor, Dayton, Duke, Illinois 

The 5 Seeds

Auburn, Kentucky, BYU, San Diego State

The 6 Seeds

Texas Tech, Utah State, Florida Atlantic, South Carolina

The 7 Seeds

Colorado State, Oklahoma, Utah, Clemson

The 8 Seeds

New Mexico, TCU, Northwestern, Michigan State

The 9 Seeds

Mississippi, St. Mary’s (CA), St. John’s, Boise State

The 10 Seeds

Mississippi State, Texas, Texas A&M, Nebraska

The 11 Seeds

Indiana State, Florida, Washington State, Seton Hall, Colorado, Virginia

The 12 Seeds

Grand Canyon, Richmond, McNeese State, Appalachian State 

The 13 Seeds

Cornell, UC Irvine, Samford, Akron

The 14 Seeds

Louisiana Tech, Drexel, Vermont, Morehead State

The 15 Seeds

High Point, Eastern Washington, Colgate, Quinnipiac

The 16 Seeds

Wisconsin-Green Bay, South Dakota State, Eastern Kentucky, Norfolk State, Southern, Merrimack

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Washington State, Seton Hall, Colorado, Virginia

First Four Out

Cincinnati, Butler, Providence, Memphis

Next Four Out

Nevada, Gonzaga, Xavier, Oregon

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big 12 (9), SEC (8), Big Ten (6), Big East (5), Mountain West (5), ACC (4), Pac-12 (4), Atlantic 10 (2)

ACC – North Carolina, Duke, Clemson, Virginia

America East – Vermont

American – Florida Atlantic

Atlantic 10 – Dayton, Richmond

Atlantic Sun – Eastern Kentucky

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

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

Big Sky – Eastern Washington

Big South – High Point

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

Big West – UC Irvine

Coastal – Drexel

Conference USA – Louisiana Tech

Horizon – Wisconsin-Green Bay

Ivy – Cornell

MAAC – Quinnipiac

MAC – Akron

MEAC – Norfolk State

Missouri Valley – Indiana State

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

Northeast – Merrimack

Ohio Valley – Morehead State

Pac-12 – Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Washington State

Patriot – Colgate

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

Southern – Samford

Southland – McNeese State

Summit – South Dakota State

Sun Belt – Appalachian State

SWAC – Alabama State

WAC – Grand Canyon

WCC – St. Mary’s (CA)