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Last four in: Villanova, Saint Mary’s, Charlotte, Temple

First four out: Alabama, Virginia, Maryland, Kentucky

Next four out: Arizona State, Massachusetts, Boise State, St. John’s

Entering the field: Charleston Southern, Mercer, Norfolk State, Robert Morris, South Dakota State, Temple, Villanova

Exiting the field: Bryant, Florida Gulf Coast, Kentucky, North Carolina Central, UNC Asheville, Virginia, Western Illinois

Conference call: Big East (8), Big Ten (7), Atlantic 10 (6), Big 12 (6), Pac-12 (5), Atlantic Coast (4), Mountain West (4), Southeastern (3), Missouri Valley (2), West Coast (2)

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MIDWEST REGION

At Dayton, Ohio

(1) Indiana vs. (16) COLONIAL/Northeastern-SOUTHWESTERN/Southern
(8) Missouri vs. (9) CONFERENCE USA/Memphis

At Salt Lake City

(4) MOUNTAIN WEST/New Mexico vs. (13) MID-AMERICAN/Akron
(5) Pittsburgh vs. (12) Saint Mary’s/Temple

At Lexington, Ky.

(3) Louisville vs. (14) IVY/Harvard
(6) PAC-12/Oregon vs. (11) SUN BELT/Middle Tennessee

At Kansas City, Mo.

(2) BIG 12/Kansas vs. (15) AMERICA EAST/Stony Brook
(7) N.C. State vs. (10) La Salle

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EAST REGION

At Philadelphia

(1) ATLANTIC COAST/Miami vs. (16) MID-EASTERN/Norfolk State
(8) UCLA vs. (9) UNLV

At Austin, Texas

(4) Marquette vs. (13) PATRIOT/Bucknell
(5) Minnesota vs. (12) Iowa State

At Salt Lake City

(3) WEST COAST/Gonzaga vs. (14) SOUTHERN/Davidson
(6) Ohio State vs. (11) Baylor

At Dayton, Ohio

(2) BIG EAST/Syracuse vs. (15) BIG WEST/Long Beach State
(7) ATLANTIC 10/Virginia Commonwealth vs. (10) Colorado

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SOUTH REGION

At Auburn Hills, Mich.

(1) BIG TEN/Michigan State vs. (16) ATLANTIC SUN/Mercer-BIG SOUTH/Charleston Southern
(8) Notre Dame vs. (9) North Carolina

At Austin, Texas

(4) Butler vs. (13) SUMMIT/South Dakota State
(5) Oklahoma State vs. (12) OHIO VALLEY/Belmont

At Kansas City, Mo.

(3) Georgetown vs. (14) HORIZON/Valparaiso
(6) Illinois vs. (11) California

At Lexington, Ky.

(2) SOUTHEASTERN/Florida vs. (15) BIG SKY/Montana
(7) Colorado State vs. (10) Creighton

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WEST REGION

At Philadelphia

(1) Duke vs. (16) NORTHEAST/Robert Morris
(8) San Diego State vs. (9) MISSOURI VALLEY/Wichita State

At San Jose, Calif.

(4) Kansas State vs. (13) Charlotte/Villanova
(5) Wisconsin vs. (12) WESTERN ATHLETIC/Louisiana Tech

At San Jose, Calif.

(3) Arizona vs. (14) SOUTHLAND/Stephen F. Austin
(6) Cincinnati vs. (11) Mississippi

At Auburn Hills, Mich.

(2) Michigan vs. (15) METRO ATLANTIC/Niagara
(7) Oklahoma vs. (10) Saint Louis

About our bracketologist: Patrick Stevens is USA TODAY Sports’ 2013 bracket specialist. He has covered college sports and projected the NCAA tournament field for more than a decade for various publications, including The Washington Times. Don’t like his projections? Tweet him @D1scourse.

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