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THE BRACKET

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The 1 Seeds

Purdue, Connecticut, Houston, North Carolina

The 2 Seeds

Tennessee, Arizona, Marquette, Kansas

The 3 Seeds

Baylor, Auburn, Iowa State, Wisconsin

The 4 Seeds

Alabama, Illinois, Duke, Dayton

The 5 Seeds

South Carolina, San Diego State, Creighton, Kentucky

The 6 Seeds

BYU, Florida Atlantic, Colorado State, Oklahoma

The 7 Seeds

Clemson, Utah State, Texas Tech, Utah 

The 8 Seeds

New Mexico, TCU, St. Mary’s (CA), Boise State

The 9 Seeds

Northwestern, Texas, Michigan State, Mississippi

The 10 Seeds

Indiana State, Nebraska, Virginia, Texas A&M

The 11 Seeds

Mississippi State, Washington State, Butler, Florida, St. John’s

The 12 Seeds

Seton Hall, Cincinnati, Grand Canyon, McNeese State, Appalachian State

The 13 Seeds

Cornell, UC Irvine, Samford, Akron

The 14 Seeds

Louisiana Tech, Vermont, High Point, Morehead State

The 15 Seeds

Drexel, Eastern Washington, Colgate, Quinnipiac

The 16 Seeds

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

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Florida, St. John’s, Seton Hall, Cincinnati

First Four Out

Providence, Colorado, Nevada, Memphis  

Next Four Out

Gonzaga, Kansas State, Wake Forest, Xavier

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big 12 (9), SEC (8), Big Ten (6), Big East (6), Mountain West (5), ACC (4), Pac-12 (3)

ACC – North Carolina, Duke, Clemson, Virginia

America East – Vermont

American – Florida Atlantic

Atlantic 10 – Dayton

Atlantic Sun – Eastern Kentucky

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

Big East – Connecticut, Marquette, Creighton, Butler, 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, 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)