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FINAL BRACKET
| Seed | Team | Conference |
| 1 | Villanova | Big East |
| 1 | Kansas | Big 12 |
| 1 | Kentucky | Southeastern |
| 1 | Gonzaga | West Coast |
| 2 | Arizona | Pacific-12 |
| 2 | Oregon | Pacific-12 |
| 2 | Duke | Atlantic Coast |
| 2 | North Carolina | Atlantic Coast |
| 3 | UCLA | Pacific-12 |
| 3 | Butler | Big East |
| 3 | Florida | Southeastern |
| 3 | Baylor | Big 12 |
| 4 | Louisville | Atlantic Coast |
| 4 | Purdue | Big Ten |
| 4 | Florida St | Atlantic Coast |
| 4 | West Virginia | Big 12 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| 5 | Cincinnati | American |
| 5 | SMU | American |
| 5 | Creighton | Big East |
| 6 | Minnesota | Big Ten |
| 6 | Iowa St | Big 12 |
| 6 | Virginia | Atlantic Coast |
| 6 | Notre Dame | Atlantic Coast |
| 7 | St Mary’s CA | West Coast |
| 7 | Maryland | Big Ten |
| 7 | Wichita St | Missouri Valley |
| 7 | Michigan | Big Ten |
| 8 | Arkansas | Southeastern |
| 8 | MTSU | Conference USA |
| 8 | Nevada | Mountain West |
| 8 | VA Commonwealth | Atlantic 10 |
| 9 | Northwestern | Big Ten |
| 9 | Xavier | Big East |
| 9 | Seton Hall | Big East |
| 9 | Virginia Tech | Atlantic Coast |
| 10 | Dayton | Atlantic 10 |
| 10 | Oklahoma St | Big 12 |
| 10 | South Carolina | Southeastern |
| 10 | Miami FL | Atlantic Coast |
| 11 | Marquette | Big East |
| 11 | Vanderbilt | Southeastern |
| 11 | Wake Forest | Atlantic Coast |
| 11 | USC | Pacific-12 |
| 11 | Michigan St | Big Ten |
| 12 | Rhode Island | Atlantic 10 |
| 12 | Providence | Big East |
| 12 | Kansas St | Big 12 |
| 12 | UNC Wilmington | Colonial |
| 12 | New Mexico St | WAC |
| 13 | Vermont | America East |
| 13 | ETSU | Southern |
| 13 | Princeton | Ivy |
| 13 | N Kentucky | Horizon |
| 14 | Winthrop | Big South |
| 14 | Kent | Mid-American |
| 14 | FL Gulf Coast | Atlantic Sun |
| 14 | Bucknell | Patriot |
| 15 | TX Southern | SWAC |
| 15 | New Orleans | Southland |
| 15 | Iona | MAAC |
| 15 | North Dakota | Big Sky |
| 16 | NC Central | MEAC |
| 16 | Troy | Sun Belt |
| 16 | UC Davis | Big West |
| 16 | S Dakota St | Summit |
| 16 | Jacksonville St | Ohio Valley |
| 16 | Mt St Mary’s | Northeast |
Here’s what my full bracket looks like with match-ups and locations for every region:
| Site | Seed | East Region | Conference |
| Buffalo, NY | 1 | Villanova | Big East |
| Buffalo, NY | 16 | S Dakota St/Jacksonville St | Summit/Ohio Valley |
| Buffalo, NY | 8 | VA Commonwealth | Atlantic 10 |
| Buffalo, NY | 9 | Northwestern | Big Ten |
| Buffalo, NY | 5 | Wisconsin | Big Ten |
| Buffalo, NY | 12 | New Mexico St | WAC |
| Buffalo, NY | 4 | West Virginia | Big 12 |
| Buffalo, NY | 13 | Vermont | America East |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 6 | Notre Dame | Atlantic Coast |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 11 | Marquette | Big East |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 3 | UCLA | Pacific-12 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 14 | Bucknell | Patriot |
| Greenville, SC | 7 | St Mary’s CA | West Coast |
| Greenville, SC | 10 | Oklahoma St | Big 12 |
| Greenville, SC | 2 | North Carolina | Atlantic Coast |
| Greenville, SC | 15 | TX Southern | SWAC |
| Site | Midwest Region | ||
| Tulsa, OK | 1 | Kansas | Big 12 |
| Tulsa, OK | 16 | Mt St Mary’s/UC Davis | Northeast/Big West |
| Tulsa, OK | 8 | Nevada | Mountain West |
| Tulsa, OK | 9 | Xavier | Big East |
| Orlando, FL | 5 | Cincinnati | American |
| Orlando, FL | 12 | UNC Wilmington | Colonial |
| Orlando, FL | 4 | Florida St | Atlantic Coast |
| Orlando, FL | 13 | ETSU | Southern |
| Indianapolis, IN | 6 | Virginia | Atlantic Coast |
| Indianapolis, IN | 11 | Vanderbilt | Southeastern |
| Indianapolis, IN | 3 | Butler | Big East |
| Indianapolis, IN | 14 | FL Gulf Coast | Atlantic Sun |
| Greenville, SC | 7 | Maryland | Big Ten |
| Greenville, SC | 10 | South Carolina | Southeastern |
| Greenville, SC | 2 | Duke | Atlantic Coast |
| Greenville, SC | 15 | New Orleans | Southland |
| Site | South Region | ||
| Indianapolis, IN | 1 | Kentucky | Southeastern |
| Indianapolis, IN | 16 | Troy | Sun Belt |
| Indianapolis, IN | 8 | MTSU | Conference USA |
| Indianapolis, IN | 9 | Seton Hall | Big East |
| Milwaukee, WI | 5 | SMU | American |
| Milwaukee, WI | 12 | Providence/Kansas St | Big East/Big 12 |
| Milwaukee, WI | 4 | Purdue | Big Ten |
| Milwaukee, WI | 13 | Princeton | Ivy |
| Orlando, FL | 6 | Iowa St | Big 12 |
| Orlando, FL | 11 | USC/Michigan St | Pacific-12/Big Ten |
| Orlando, FL | 3 | Florida | Southeastern |
| Orlando, FL | 14 | Kent | Mid-American |
| Sacramento, CA | 7 | Wichita St | Missouri Valley |
| Sacramento, CA | 10 | Miami FL | Atlantic Coast |
| Sacramento, CA | 2 | Oregon | Pacific-12 |
| Sacramento, CA | 15 | Iona | MAAC |
| Site | West Region | ||
| Sacramento, CA | 1 | Gonzaga | West Coast |
| Sacramento, CA | 16 | NC Central | MEAC |
| Sacramento, CA | 8 | Arkansas | Southeastern |
| Sacramento, CA | 9 | Virginia Tech | Atlantic Coast |
| Milwaukee, WI | 5 | Creighton | Big East |
| Milwaukee, WI | 12 | Rhode Island | Atlantic 10 |
| Milwaukee, WI | 4 | Louisville | Atlantic Coast |
| Milwaukee, WI | 13 | N Kentucky | Horizon |
| Tulsa, OK | 6 | Minnesota | Big Ten |
| Tulsa, OK | 11 | Wake Forest | Atlantic Coast |
| Tulsa, OK | 3 | Baylor | Big 12 |
| Tulsa, OK | 14 | Winthrop | Big South |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 7 | Michigan | Big Ten |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 10 | Dayton | Atlantic 10 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 2 | Arizona | Pacific-12 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 15 | North Dakota | Big Sky |
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| Dayton, OH | 11 | USC | Pacific-12 |
| Dayton, OH | 11 | Michigan St | Big Ten |
| Dayton, OH | 12 | Providence | Big East |
| Dayton, OH | 12 | Kansas St | Big 12 |
| Dayton, OH | 16 | Mt St Mary’s | Northeast |
| Dayton, OH | 16 | UC Davis | Big West |
| Dayton, OH | 16 | S Dakota St | Summit |
| Dayton, OH | 16 | Jacksonville St | Ohio Valley |
