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THE BRACKET

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The 1 Seeds

Purdue, Connecticut, Houston, Tennessee

The 2 Seeds

Arizona, North Carolina, Marquette, Iowa State

The 3 Seeds

Baylor, Kansas, Duke, Creighton

The 4 Seeds

Auburn, Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky

The 5 Seeds

BYU, Clemson, South Carolina, Wisconsin

The 6 Seeds

San Diego State, Washington State, Dayton, Florida

The 7 Seeds

Utah State, St. Mary’s (CA), Gonzaga, Boise State

The 8 Seeds

Nevada, Texas Tech, Colorado State, Texas

The 9 Seeds

TCU, Northwestern, Oklahoma, Michigan State

The 10 Seeds

Nebraska, Florida Atlantic, Mississippi State, Seton Hall

The 11 Seeds

Virginia, Villanova, New Mexico, Colorado, 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, College of Charleston, High Point, Toledo

The 15 Seeds

Oakland, Morehead State, Eastern Washington, Colgate

The 16 Seeds

Quinnipiac, South Dakota State, Norfolk State, Stetson, Grambling, Merrimack

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Virginia, Villanova, New Mexico, Colorado

First Four Out

St. John’s, Providence, James Madison, Iowa

Next Four Out

Utah, Drake, Pittsburgh, UNLV

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big 12 (9), SEC (7), Big Ten (6), Mountain West (6), Big East (5), ACC (4), Pac-12 (3), American (2), Atlantic 10 (2), WCC (2)

ACC – North Carolina, Duke, Clemson, Virginia

America East – Vermont

American – Florida Atlantic, South Florida

Atlantic 10 – Dayton, Richmond

Atlantic Sun – Stetson

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 – Toledo

MEAC – Norfolk State

Missouri Valley – Indiana State

Mountain West – San Diego State, Utah State, Colorado State, Boise State, Nevada, New Mexico

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