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THE BRACKET

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The 1 Seeds

Purdue, Connecticut, Houston, Tennessee

The 2 Seeds

Arizona, North Carolina, Marquette, Baylor

The 3 Seeds

Iowa State, Kansas, Duke, Creighton

The 4 Seeds

Alabama, Illinois, Auburn, San Diego State

The 5 Seeds

Kentucky, BYU, Clemson, Washington State

The 6 Seeds

South Carolina, Dayton, Wisconsin, Utah State

The 7 Seeds

St. Mary’s (CA), Florida, Texas Tech, Boise State

The 8 Seeds

Gonzaga, Nevada, Colorado State, Texas

The 9 Seeds

Northwestern, Mississippi State, TCU, Oklahoma

The 10 Seeds

Michigan State, Nebraska, Florida Atlantic, Villanova

The 11 Seeds

Virginia, New Mexico, Seton Hall, Wake Forest, Indiana State, Richmond

The 12 Seeds

South Florida, Princeton, Grand Canyon, McNeese State

The 13 Seeds

Appalachian State, Samford, UC Irvine, Louisiana Tech

The 14 Seeds

Vermont, Akron, College of Charleston, High Point

The 15 Seeds

Oakland, Eastern Washington, Colgate, Morehead State

The 16 Seeds

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

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Virginia, New Mexico, Seton Hall, Wake Forest

First Four Out

Colorado, St. John’s, Utah, Providence

Next Four Out

James Madison, Drake, Iowa, Mississippi

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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, Richmond

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 – Louisiana Tech

Horizon – Oakland

Ivy – Princeton

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, 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