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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, Baylor, Iowa State, Duke

The 4 Seeds

San Diego State, Auburn, Illinois, Creighton

The 5 Seeds

Dayton, Wisconsin, Clemson, South Carolina

The 6 Seeds

Kentucky, St. Mary’s (CA), BYU, Oklahoma

The 7 Seeds

Colorado State, Utah State, Florida Atlantic, Texas Tech

The 8 Seeds

Michigan State, Florida, TCU, Texas

The 9 Seeds

Virginia, Washington State, Texas A&M, Boise State

The 10 Seeds

New Mexico, Mississippi State, Butler, Northwestern

The 11 Seeds

Nebraska, Mississippi, Nevada, Providence, Gonzaga, Indiana State

The 12 Seeds

Grand Canyon, McNeese State, Appalachian State, Samford

The 13 Seeds

UC Irvine, Yale, Akron, South Florida

The 14 Seeds

Louisiana Tech, Vermont, College of Charleston, Morehead State

The 15 Seeds

Eastern Washington, Colgate, High Point, Oakland

The 16 Seeds

Quinnipiac, South Dakota State, Southern, Eastern Kentucky, Norfolk State, Merrimack

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Mississippi, Nevada, Providence, Gonzaga

First Four Out

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

Next Four Out

Villanova, Colorado, James Madison, Princeton

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

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

ACC – North Carolina, Duke, Clemson, Virginia

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, Butler, 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 – 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, Washington State

Patriot – Colgate

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

Southern – Samford

Southland – McNeese State

Summit – South Dakota State

Sun Belt – Appalachian State

SWAC – Southern

WAC – Grand Canyon

WCC – St. Mary’s (CA), Gonzaga