1-3-1 Sports Field of 68 – March 2nd
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THE BRACKET
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The 1 Seeds
Alabama, Houston, Kansas, Purdue
The 2 Seeds
UCLA, Texas, Baylor, Arizona
The 3 Seeds
Kansas State, Tennessee, Marquette, Gonzaga
The 4 Seeds
Connecticut, Xavier, Virginia, Indiana
The 5 Seeds
Miami (FL), Saint Mary’s (CA), TCU, San Diego State
The 6 Seeds
Iowa State, Creighton, Northwestern, Maryland
The 7 Seeds
Kentucky, Duke, Texas A&M, Iowa
The 8 Seeds
Michigan State, Illinois, Arkansas, Missouri
The 9 Seeds
Providence, Rutgers, Florida Atlantic, NC State
The 10 Seeds
Auburn, Pittsburgh, Nevada, Boise State
The 11 Seeds
Memphis, USC, West Virginia, Mississippi State, Wisconsin, Arizona State
The 12 Seeds
College of Charleston, Oral Roberts, Bradley, VCU
The 13 Seeds
Liberty, Southern Miss, Toledo, Iona
The 14 Seeds
Utah Valley, Yale, Furman, UC Irvine
The 15 Seeds
Colgate, Eastern Washington, Youngstown State, Vermont
The 16 Seeds
NC-Asheville, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Morehead State, Howard, Fairleigh Dickinson, Alcorn State
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
West Virginia, Mississippi State, Wisconsin, Arizona State
First Four Out
Utah State, North Carolina, Penn State, Michigan
Next Four Out
Oklahoma State, Clemson, Texas Tech, New Mexico
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Big Ten (9), SEC (8), Big 12 (7), ACC (5), Big East (5), Pac-12 (4), Mountain West (3), WCC (2)
ACC – Virginia, Miami (FL), Duke, NC State, Pittsburgh
America East – Vermont
American – Houston, Memphis
Atlantic 10 – VCU
Atlantic Sun – Liberty
Big 12 – Kansas, Texas, Baylor, Kansas State, Iowa State, TCU, West Virginia
Big East – Marquette, Connecticut, Xavier, Creighton, Providence
Big Sky – Eastern Washington
Big South – NC-Asheville
Big Ten – Purdue, Indiana, Illinois, Northwestern, Iowa, Rutgers, Michigan State, Maryland, Wisconsin
Big West – UC Irvine
Colonial – College of Charleston
Conference USA – Florida Atlantic
Horizon – Youngstown State
Ivy – Yale
MAAC – Iona
MAC – Toledo
MEAC – Howard
Missouri Valley – Bradley
Mountain West – San Diego State, Nevada, Boise State
Northeast – Fairleigh Dickinson
Ohio Valley – Morehead State
Pac-12 – UCLA, Arizona, USC, Arizona State
Patriot – Colgate
SEC – Alabama, Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, Auburn, Texas A&M, Mississippi State, Kentucky
Southern – Furman
Southland – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi
Summit – Oral Roberts
Sun Belt – Southern Miss
SWAC – Alcorn State
WAC – Utah Valley
WCC – Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s (CA)