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THE BRACKET

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The 1 Seeds

Purdue, Connecticut, Houston, North Carolina

The 2 Seeds

Tennessee, Arizona, Marquette, Iowa State

The 3 Seeds

Baylor, Creighton, Duke, Kentucky

The 4 Seeds

Kansas, Alabama, Illinois, Auburn

The 5 Seeds

BYU, South Carolina, San Diego State, Utah State

The 6 Seeds

Clemson, Wisconsin, Washington State, Dayton

The 7 Seeds

Nevada, Texas Tech, St. Mary’s (CA), Gonzaga 

The 8 Seeds

Florida, Boise State, Northwestern, Colorado State

The 9 Seeds

Texas, TCU, Florida Atlantic, Nebraska

The 10 Seeds

Oklahoma, Seton Hall, Michigan State, Mississippi State

The 11 Seeds

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

The 12 Seeds

James Madison, Princeton, Grand Canyon, South Florida

The 13 Seeds

McNeese State, Samford, UC Irvine, Vermont

The 14 Seeds

College of Charleston, Akron, Oakland, Morehead State

The 15 Seeds

Colgate, Sam Houston State, South Dakota State, Quinnipiac

The 16 Seeds

Longwood, Norfolk State, Stetson, Grambling, Montana State, Wagner

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

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

First Four Out

New Mexico, Villanova, Pittsburgh, Iowa

Next Four Out

Texas A&M, Providence, Wake Forest, Kansas State

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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 – Montana State

Big South – Longwood

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 – Princeton

MAAC – Quinnipiac

MAC – Akron

MEAC – Norfolk State

Missouri Valley – Drake

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

Northeast – Wagner

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 – James Madison

SWAC – Grambling

WAC – Grand Canyon

WCC – St. Mary’s (CA), Gonzaga