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* Note that this bracket and seeding projection is preliminary and subject to changes based on today’s results and my predictive model finishing up. Final bracketology will be posted later today! *

THE BRACKET

Bracket 031625 (Prelim)

The 1 Seeds

Auburn, Duke, Houston, Florida

The 2 Seeds

Tennessee, Alabama, Michigan State, St. John’s

The 3 Seeds

Kentucky, Texas Tech, Wisconsin, Iowa State

The 4 Seeds

Maryland, Texas A&M, Arizona, Purdue

The 5 Seeds

Michigan, Oregon, Clemson, Mississippi

The 6 Seeds

Louisville, BYU, UCLA, St. Mary’s (CA)

The 7 Seeds

Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Gonzaga

The 8 Seeds

Memphis, Marquette, Creighton, Connecticut

The 9 Seeds

Mississippi State, Georgia, New Mexico, Utah State

The 10 Seeds

Baylor, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Vanderbilt

The 11 Seeds

West Virginia, San Diego State, Drake, VCU, Indiana, Xavier

The 12 Seeds

Colorado State, UC San Diego, McNeese State, Liberty

The 13 Seeds

Akron, High Point, Yale, Grand Canyon

The 14 Seeds

Lipscomb, Troy, NC-Wilmington, Montana

The 15 Seeds

Robert Morris, Wofford, Bryant, Omaha

The 16 Seeds

Norfolk State, American, SIU-Edwardsville, Mount St. Mary’s, Alabama State, St. Francis (PA)

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

West Virginia, San Diego State, Indiana, Xavier

First Four Out

Boise State, Texas, North Carolina, UC Irvine

Next Four Out

Dayton, Wake Forest, Villanova, Ohio State

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

SEC (13), Big Ten (10), Big 12 (8), Big East (5), Mountain West (4), ACC (3), WCC (2)

ACC – Duke, Louisville, Clemson

America East – Bryant

American – Memphis

Atlantic 10 – VCU

Atlantic Sun – Lipscomb

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

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

Big Sky – Montana

Big South – High Point

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

Big West – UC San Diego

Coastal – NC-Wilmington

Conference USA – Liberty

Horizon – Robert Morris

Ivy – Yale

MAAC – Mount St. Mary’s

MAC – Akron

MEAC – Norfolk State

Missouri Valley – Drake

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

Northeast – St. Francis (PA)

Ohio Valley – SIU-Edwardsville

Patriot – American

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

Southern – Wofford

Southland – McNeese State

Summit – Omaha

Sun Belt – Troy

SWAC – Alabama State

WAC – Grand Canyon

WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA)