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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, Texas Tech, Kansas

The 4 Seeds

Arizona, Kentucky, Michigan State, Michigan

The 5 Seeds

St. John’s, Marquette, Mississippi, Illinois

The 6 Seeds

Missouri, UCLA, Memphis, Maryland

The 7 Seeds

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

The 8 Seeds

Mississippi State, Connecticut, Creighton, Gonzaga

The 9 Seeds

Baylor, New Mexico, Utah State, Ohio State

The 10 Seeds

Nebraska, West Virginia, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma

The 11 Seeds

Drake, Arkansas, SMU, Georgia, UC San Diego

The 12 Seeds

San Diego State, BYU, George Mason, McNeese State, Yale

The 13 Seeds

Akron, Arkansas State, High Point, Chattanooga 

The 14 Seeds

Utah Valley, Jacksonville State, Lipscomb, Towson

The 15 Seeds

Cleveland State, Montana, Norfolk State, Central Connecticut State

The 16 Seeds

Bryant, Omaha, Merrimack, Southeast Missouri State, Southern, American

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

SMU, Georgia, San Diego State, BYU

First Four Out

Texas, Wake Forest, VCU, Boise State

Next Four Out

Kansas State, Indiana, UC Irvine, San Francisco

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

SEC (13), Big Ten (10), Big 12 (8), ACC (4), Big East (4), Mountain West (3), WCC (2)

ACC – Duke, Louisville, Clemson, 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, Georgia

Southern – Chattanooga

Southland – McNeese State

Summit – Omaha

Sun Belt – Arkansas State

SWAC – Southern

WAC – Utah Valley

WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA)