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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

Auburn, Creighton, San Diego State, Illinois

The 5 Seeds

Dayton, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Clemson

The 6 Seeds

Texas Tech, BYU, St. Mary’s (CA), Colorado State

The 7 Seeds

South Carolina, Utah State, Florida, Washington State

The 8 Seeds

TCU, Michigan State, Oklahoma, Florida Atlantic

The 9 Seeds

Texas, Northwestern, New Mexico, Boise State

The 10 Seeds

Virginia, Mississippi State, Nebraska, Grand Canyon

The 11 Seeds

Nevada, Mississippi, Seton Hall, Gonzaga, Villanova, Texas A&M

The 12 Seeds

Indiana State, McNeese State, Appalachian State, South Florida

The 13 Seeds

Samford, UC Irvine, Yale, Vermont

The 14 Seeds

Akron, College of Charleston, Oakland, Eastern Washington

The 15 Seeds

High Point, Colgate, Morehead State, Sam Houston State

The 16 Seeds

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

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Seton Hall, Gonzaga, Villanova, Texas A&M

First Four Out

Providence, Butler, Utah, Cincinnati

Next Four Out

Colorado, James Madison, Princeton, Drake

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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, Seton Hall, Villanova

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 – Sam Houston State

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 – Grambling

WAC – Grand Canyon

WCC – St. Mary’s (CA), Gonzaga