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THE BRACKET

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The 1 Seeds

Auburn, Alabama, Duke, Florida

The 2 Seeds

Houston, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Iowa State

The 3 Seeds

Purdue, Wisconsin, Kansas, Michigan State

The 4 Seeds

Texas Tech, Arizona, Kentucky, Michigan

The 5 Seeds

St. John’s, Marquette, Mississippi, Memphis

The 6 Seeds

Illinois, UCLA, Maryland, Missouri

The 7 Seeds

Clemson, Louisville, Oregon, St. Mary’s (CA)

The 8 Seeds

Connecticut, Mississippi State, Creighton, Gonzaga

The 9 Seeds

Baylor, New Mexico, Utah State, Oklahoma

The 10 Seeds

Ohio State, West Virginia, Nebraska, Vanderbilt

The 11 Seeds

Drake, Wake Forest, Arkansas, San Diego State, UC San Diego

The 12 Seeds

BYU, SMU, George Mason, McNeese State, Yale

The 13 Seeds

Akron, Arkansas State, Samford, Utah Valley

The 14 Seeds

High Point, Jacksonville State, Lipscomb, Cleveland State

The 15 Seeds

Towson, Montana, Norfolk State, Bryant 

The 16 Seeds

Central Connecticut State, Omaha, Merrimack, Southeast Missouri State, Southern, American

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Arkansas, San Diego State, BYU, SMU

First Four Out

Texas, Georgia, VCU, Boise State

Next Four Out

Kansas State, Indiana, UC Irvine, San Francisco

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

SEC (12), Big Ten (10), Big 12 (8), ACC (5), Big East (4), Mountain West (3), WCC (2)

ACC – Duke, Louisville, Clemson, Wake Forest, SMU

America East – Bryant

American – Memphis

Atlantic 10 – George Mason

Atlantic Sun – Lipscomb

Big 12 – Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Texas Tech, Arizona, West Virginia, Baylor, BYU

Big East – Marquette, Connecticut, St. John’s, Creighton

Big Sky – Montana

Big South – High Point

Big Ten – Purdue, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Oregon, Maryland, UCLA, Ohio State, Nebraska

Big West – UC San Diego

Coastal – Towson

Conference USA – Jacksonville State

Horizon – Cleveland State

Ivy – Yale

MAAC – Merrimack

MAC – Akron

MEAC – Norfolk State

Missouri Valley – Drake

Mountain West – New Mexico, Utah State, San Diego State

Northeast – Central Connecticut State

Ohio Valley – Southeast Missouri State

Patriot – American

SEC – Auburn, Alabama, Tennessee, Florida, Texas A&M, Mississippi, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt, Arkansas

Southern – Samford

Southland – McNeese State

Summit – Omaha

Sun Belt – Arkansas State

SWAC – Southern

WAC – Utah Valley

WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA)