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THE BRACKET

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The 1 Seeds

Purdue, Connecticut, Houston, Arizona

The 2 Seeds

North Carolina, Marquette, Tennessee, Kansas

The 3 Seeds

Baylor, Iowa State, Alabama, Duke

The 4 Seeds

Auburn, Illinois, South Carolina, Wisconsin

The 5 Seeds

Creighton, Dayton, San Diego State, BYU

The 6 Seeds

Oklahoma, Colorado State, Clemson, Utah State

The 7 Seeds

Texas Tech, Kentucky, St. Mary’s (CA), Florida Atlantic

The 8 Seeds

TCU, New Mexico, Texas, Virginia

The 9 Seeds

Northwestern, Utah, Michigan State, Texas A&M

The 10 Seeds

Boise State, Indiana State, Washington State, Mississippi

The 11 Seeds

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

The 12 Seeds

Richmond, McNeese State, Appalachian State, Samford

The 13 Seeds

Yale, UC Irvine, South Florida, Akron

The 14 Seeds

NC-Wilmington, Louisiana Tech, 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

Florida, Nebraska, Mississippi State, Nevada

First Four Out

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

Next Four Out

Providence, Colorado, Memphis, 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)