| Blogging the Bracket 96-Team Bracket (NIT Option) |
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| Oklahoma City – March 16/18/20 |
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Buffalo – March 17/19/21 |
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Wichita State |
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Northeastern |
17 |
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Marquette |
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Tulsa |
16 |
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1 |
Kansas (Big 12) |
Syracuse |
1 |
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| 24 |
Jackson State (SWAC) |
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Arkansas State (Sun Belt) |
24 |
| 9 |
Maryland |
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Florida State |
9 |
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8 |
UNLV |
Texas A&M |
8 |
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| Spokane – March 17/19/21 |
Spokane – March 17/19/21 |
| 21 |
Pacific (Big West) |
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Illinois State |
21 |
| 12 |
Illinois |
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Siena (Metro Atlantic) |
12 |
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5 |
Gonzaga |
Vanderbilt |
5 |
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| 20 |
Murray State (Ohio Valley) |
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Providence |
20 |
| 13 |
Cincinnati |
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Virginia |
13 |
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4 |
Temple |
St. Louis |
Houston |
Wisconsin |
4 |
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| Jacksonville – March 17/19/21 |
REGIONAL |
REGIONAL |
Oklahoma City – March 16/18/20 |
| 22 |
Oakland (Summit) |
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March 26 and 28 |
March 26 and 28 |
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Sam Houston State (Southland) |
22 |
| 11 |
Old Dominion (Colonial) |
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Mississippi State |
11 |
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6 |
Wake Forest |
Northern Iowa (Missouri Valley) |
6 |
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| 19 |
Louisiana Tech (WAC) |
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Portland |
19 |
| 14 |
Charlotte |
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North Carolina |
14 |
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3 |
Michigan State (Big Ten) |
Texas |
3 |
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| Providence – March 16/18/20 |
Jacksonville – March 17/19/21 |
| 23 |
Robert Morris (Northeast) |
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Morgan State (Mid-Eastern) |
23 |
| 10 |
Florida |
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Oklahoma State |
10 |
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7 |
Missouri |
Pittsburgh |
7 |
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| 18 |
Memphis |
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William & Mary |
18 |
| 15 |
California |
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South Carolina |
15 |
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2 |
Georgetown |
Indianapolis |
Duke (Atlantic Coast) |
2 |
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FINAL FOUR |
EAST |
| Providence – March 16/18/20 |
April 3 and 5 |
Milwaukee – March 17/19/21 |
| 17 |
Utah State |
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Notre Dame |
17 |
| 16 |
Virginia Commonwealth |
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San Diego State |
16 |
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1 |
Villanova (Big East) |
Kentucky (Southeastern) |
1 |
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| 24 |
Jacksonville (Atlantic Sun) |
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Lehigh (Patriot) |
24 |
| 9 |
St. Mary's (West Coast) |
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UAB |
9 |
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8 |
Clemson |
Cornell (Ivy) |
8 |
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| New Orleans – March 16/18/20 |
San Jose – March 16/18/20 |
| 21 |
Kent State (Mid-American) |
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Green Bay |
21 |
| 12 |
Arizona State (Pacific-10) |
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South Florida |
12 |
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5 |
Butler (Horizon) |
Ohio State |
5 |
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| 20 |
Western Carolina |
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NC State |
20 |
| 13 |
Dayton |
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Connecticut |
13 |
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4 |
Tennessee |
Salt Lake City |
Syracuse |
New Mexico |
4 |
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| San Jose – March 16/18/20 |
REGIONAL |
REGIONAL |
New Orleans – March 16/18/20 |
| 22 |
Weber State (Big Sky) |
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March 25 and 27 |
March 25 and 27 |
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Coll. Of Charleston (Southern) |
22 |
| 11 |
Virginia Tech |
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Richmond |
11 |
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6 |
Baylor |
Georgia Tech |
6 |
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| 19 |
Texas Tech |
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Miami (FL) |
19 |
| 14 |
Northwestern |
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Seton Hall |
14 |
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3 |
BYU (Mountain West) |
Kansas State |
3 |
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| Milwaukee – March 17/19/21 |
Buffalo – March 17/19/21 |
| 23 |
Coastal Carolina (Big South) |
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Stony Brook (America East) |
23 |
| 10 |
Louisville |
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Rhode Island |
10 |
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7 |
Xavier |
Mississippi |
7 |
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| 18 |
Boston College |
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Minnesota |
18 |
| 15 |
UTEP |
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Washington |
15 |
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2 |
Purdue |
West Virginia |
2 |
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