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THE BRACKET

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The 1 Seeds

Auburn, Duke, Alabama, Florida

The 2 Seeds

Tennessee, Houston, Wisconsin, Texas A&M

The 3 Seeds

Iowa State, Michigan State, Purdue, Michigan

The 4 Seeds

Kentucky, St. John’s, Texas Tech, Arizona

The 5 Seeds

Missouri, Maryland, Marquette, Mississippi State

The 6 Seeds

Clemson, Mississippi, Kansas, Louisville

The 7 Seeds

Oregon, St. Mary’s (CA), UCLA, Memphis

The 8 Seeds

Creighton, Gonzaga, Connecticut, Illinois

The 9 Seeds

BYU, Utah State, New Mexico, Baylor

The 10 Seeds

Nebraska, West Virginia, San Diego State, Vanderbilt

The 11 Seeds

Drake, UC San Diego, Texas, VCU

The 12 Seeds

Oklahoma, Ohio State, Arkansas, Wake Forest, McNeese State, Yale

The 13 Seeds

High Point, Akron, Chattanooga, Lipscomb

The 14 Seeds

Utah Valley, Jacksonville State, James Madison, Montana

The 15 Seeds

Towson, Central Connecticut State, Cleveland State, Norfolk State

The 16 Seeds

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

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Oklahoma, Ohio State, Arkansas, Wake Forest

First Four Out

Xavier, North Carolina, Georgia, Boise State

Next Four Out

SMU, Villanova, George Mason, 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, Wake Forest

America East – Bryant

American – Memphis

Atlantic 10 – VCU

Atlantic Sun – Lipscomb

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

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

Big Sky – Montana

Big South – High Point

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

Big West – UC San Diego

Coastal – Towson

Conference USA – Jacksonville State

Horizon – Cleveland State

Ivy – Yale

MAAC – Quinnipiac

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, Florida, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Kentucky, Mississippi, Missouri, Mississippi State,  Texas, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma, Arkansas

Southern – Chattanooga

Southland – McNeese State

Summit – Omaha

Sun Belt – James Madison

SWAC – Southern

WAC – Utah Valley

WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA)