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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, Iowa State, Baylor, Duke

The 4 Seeds

Creighton, Auburn, San Diego State, Illinois

The 5 Seeds

Clemson, Kentucky, BYU, Dayton

The 6 Seeds

Wisconsin, Washington State, St. Mary’s (CA), Utah State

The 7 Seeds

Florida, Texas Tech, South Carolina, TCU

The 8 Seeds

Colorado State, Northwestern, Oklahoma, Mississippi State

The 9 Seeds

Boise State, Michigan State, Nebraska, Texas

The 10 Seeds

Nevada, New Mexico, Florida Atlantic, Virginia

The 11 Seeds

Seton Hall, Gonzaga, Wake Forest, Providence, Colorado, Indiana State

The 12 Seeds

Princeton, McNeese State, Grand Canyon, Appalachian State

The 13 Seeds

South Florida, Samford, UC Irvine, Louisiana Tech

The 14 Seeds

Vermont, Akron, College of Charleston, High Point

The 15 Seeds

Oakland, Colgate, Morehead State, Eastern Washington

The 16 Seeds

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

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Gonzaga, Wake Forest, Providence, Colorado

First Four Out

James Madison, St. John’s, Villanova, Utah 

Next Four Out

Texas A&M, Butler, Mississippi, Pittsburgh

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big 12 (9), SEC (7), Big Ten (6), Mountain West (6), ACC (5), Big East (5), Pac-12 (3), WCC (2)

ACC – North Carolina, Duke, Clemson, Virginia, Wake Forest

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, 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 – Princeton

MAAC – Fairfield

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, Colorado

Patriot – Colgate

SEC – Tennessee, Alabama, Auburn, Kentucky, South Carolina, Mississippi State, Florida

Southern – Samford

Southland – McNeese State

Summit – South Dakota State

Sun Belt – Appalachian State

SWAC – Grambling

WAC – Grand Canyon

WCC – St. Mary’s (CA), Gonzaga