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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

Baylor, Auburn, Iowa State, Wisconsin

The 4 Seeds

Alabama, Illinois, Duke, South Carolina

The 5 Seeds

Dayton, Creighton, San Diego State, Kentucky

The 6 Seeds

BYU, Colorado State, Oklahoma, Florida Atlantic

The 7 Seeds

Clemson, Utah State, Texas Tech, TCU

The 8 Seeds

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

The 9 Seeds

Northwestern, Texas, Michigan State, Mississippi

The 10 Seeds

Virginia, Indiana State, Nebraska, Texas A&M

The 11 Seeds

Washington State, Butler, Mississippi State, Florida, Nevada, Grand Canyon

The 12 Seeds

Richmond, McNeese State, Appalachian State, Samford

The 13 Seeds

Cornell, UC Irvine, South Florida, Akron

The 14 Seeds

Louisiana Tech, NC-Wilmington, Vermont, Morehead State

The 15 Seeds

High Point, 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

Butler, Mississippi State, Florida, Nevada

First Four Out

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

Next Four Out

Colorado, Memphis, Gonzaga, Wake Forest

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

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

ACC – North Carolina, Duke, Clemson, Virginia

America East – Vermont

American – Florida Atlantic, South Florida

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, Butler, St. John’s

Big Sky – Eastern Washington

Big South – High Point

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

Big West – UC Irvine

Coastal – NC-Wilmington

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, Nevada

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)