Please Note: This bracket and group of seed lines is preliminary and is subject to change as I do further scrubbing and as today’s conference championship results go final.
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THE BRACKET
PROJECTED SEEDING
The 1 Seeds
Villanova, Kansas, Gonzaga, Arizona
The 2 Seeds
Duke, North Carolina, Kentucky, Oregon
The 3 Seeds
Baylor, Louisville, UCLA, Florida State
The 4 Seeds
Florida, West Virginia, Butler, Notre Dame
The 5 Seeds
Purdue, Virginia, Cincinnati, Iowa State
The 6 Seeds
SMU, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Creighton
The 7 Seeds
Michigan, St. Mary’s (CA), Arkansas, Maryland
The 8 Seeds
Wichita State, Miami (FL), Virginia Tech, VCU
The 9 Seeds
Dayton, Northwestern, South Carolina, Oklahoma State
The 10 Seeds
Marquette, Seton Hall, Michigan State, Providence
The 11 Seeds
Xavier, Vanderbilt, Middle Tennessee, USC, Wake Forest
The 12 Seeds
NC-Wilmington, Nevada, Rhode Island, Kansas State, Vermont
The 13 Seeds
Princeton, East Tennessee State, Bucknell, Winthrop
The 14 Seeds
Florida Gulf Coast, New Mexico State, Iona, Northern Kentucky
The 15 Seeds
Kent State, Texas Southern, North Dakota, Jacksonville State
The 16 Seeds
Texas State, New Orleans, North Carolina Central, South Dakota State, Mount St. Mary’s, UC Davis
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
USC, Wake Forest, Rhode Island, Kansas State
First Four Out
Illinois State, Syracuse, California, Iowa
Next Four Out
Houston, Georgia, TCU, Illinois
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
ACC (9), Big Ten (7), Big East (7), Big 12 (6), SEC (5), Pac-12 (4), Atlantic 10 (3), American (2), West Coast (2)
ACC – North Carolina, Duke, Louisville, Florida State, Notre Dame, Virginia, Virginia Tech, Miami (FL), Wake Forest
America East – Vermont
American – Cincinnati, SMU
Atlantic 10 – Dayton, VCU, Rhode Island
Atlantic Sun – Florida Gulf Coast
Big 12 – Kansas, Baylor, West Virginia, Iowa State, Oklahoma State, Kansas State
Big East – Villanova, Butler, Creighton, Marquette, Seton Hall, Providence, Xavier
Big Sky – North Dakota
Big South – Winthrop
Big Ten – Purdue, Minnesota, Maryland, Wisconsin, Michigan, Northwestern, Michigan State
Big West – UC Davis
Colonial – NC-Wilmington
Conference USA – Middle Tennessee
Horizon – Northern Kentucky
Ivy – Princeton
MAAC – Iona
MAC – Kent State
MEAC – North Carolina Central
Missouri Valley – Wichita State
Mountain West – Nevada
Northeast – Mount St. Mary’s
Ohio Valley – Jacksonville State
Pac-12 – Oregon, Arizona, UCLA, USC
Patriot – Bucknell
SEC – Kentucky, Florida, Arkansas, South Carolina, Vanderbilt
Southern – East Tennessee State
Southland – New Orleans
Summit – South Dakota State
Sun Belt – Texas State
SWAC – Texas Southern
WAC – New Mexico State
WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA)
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