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THE BRACKET

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The 1 Seeds

Purdue, Connecticut, Houston, North Carolina

The 2 Seeds

Tennessee, Arizona, Iowa State, Marquette

The 3 Seeds

Creighton, Baylor, Duke, Kansas

The 4 Seeds

Alabama, Kentucky, Illinois, Auburn

The 5 Seeds

BYU, South Carolina, San Diego State, Clemson

The 6 Seeds

Wisconsin, Washington State, Dayton, Utah State

The 7 Seeds

Florida, Texas Tech, Gonzaga, Nevada

The 8 Seeds

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

The 9 Seeds

Northwestern, Oklahoma, Michigan State, Nebraska

The 10 Seeds

TCU, Florida Atlantic, Seton Hall, Mississippi State

The 11 Seeds

Virginia, Colorado, St. John’s, Villanova, Indiana State, Richmond

The 12 Seeds

Grand Canyon, Princeton, South Florida, McNeese State

The 13 Seeds

Appalachian State, Samford, UC Irvine, Vermont

The 14 Seeds

Louisiana Tech, College of Charleston, Toledo, Oakland

The 15 Seeds

Morehead State, NC-Asheville, Colgate, Eastern Washington 

The 16 Seeds

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

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Virginia, Colorado, St. John’s, Villanova

First Four Out

New Mexico, James Madison, Iowa, Drake

Next Four Out

Pittsburgh, Texas A&M, Providence, Butler

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big 12 (9), SEC (7), Big Ten (6), Big East (6), Mountain West (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, St. John’s, Villanova

Big Sky – Eastern Washington

Big South – NC-Asheville

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, Nevada, Colorado State, Boise State

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