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State</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="seed_bottom" width="5%">12</td> <td class="team_name_bottom" width="95%">North Carolina</td> </tr> <tr><td class="spacerx"> </td></tr> <tr><td class="spacerx"> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="seed" width="5%">4</td> <td class="team_name" width="95%">Creighton</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="seed_bottom" width="5%">13</td> <td class="team_name_bottom" width="95%">Bucknell* (Patriot)</td> </tr> <tr><td class="spacerx" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr><td class="spacerx" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr><td class="header" colspan="2">Austin</td></tr> <tr><td class="spacerx" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="seed" width="5%">6</td> <td class="team_name" width="95%">UCLA</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="seed_bottom" width="5%">11</td> <td class="team_name_bottom" width="95%">La Salle</td> </tr> <tr><td class="spacerx"> </td></tr> <tr><td class="spacerx"> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="seed" width="5%">3</td> <td class="team_name" width="95%">Miami (Fla.)* (ACC)</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="seed_bottom" width="5%">14</td> <td class="team_name_bottom" width="95%">Davidson* (Southern)</td> </tr> <tr><td class="spacerx" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr><td class="spacerx" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr><td class="header" colspan="2">Philadelphia</td></tr> <tr><td class="spacerx" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="seed" width="5%">7</td> <td class="team_name" width="95%">Colorado State</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="seed_bottom" width="5%">10</td> <td class="team_name_bottom" width="95%">Southern Mississippi* (C-USA)</td> </tr> <tr><td class="spacerx"> </td></tr> <tr><td class="spacerx"> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="seed" width="5%">2</td> <td class="team_name" width="95%">Syracuse </td> </tr> <tr> <td class="seed_bottom" width="5%">15</td> <td class="team_name_bottom" width="95%">Northeastern* (Colonial)</td> </tr> </table> </td> <!-- end SOUTHEAST --> <td class="spacerx" width="3%"> </td> </tr> <!-- /end REGIONS TOP ROW --> <tr><td class="spacerx" colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr><td class="spacerx" colspan="5"> </td></tr> <tr><td class="spacerx" colspan="5"> </td></tr> <!-- REGIONS BOTTOM ROW --> <tr> <td class="spacerx" width="3%"> </td> <!-- WEST --> <td width="41%"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border: 0px solid #ddd;"> <tr><td class="title2" colspan="2">WEST <span class="title2a">- Los Angeles</span></td></tr> <tr><td class="spacerx" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr><td class="header" colspan="2">Lexington</td></tr> <tr><td class="spacerx" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="seed" width="5%">1</td> <td class="team_name" width="95%">Florida* (SEC)</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="seed_bottom" width="5%">16</td> <td class="team_name_bottom" width="95%">Niagara* (MAAC)</td> </tr> <tr><td class="spacerx"> </td></tr> <tr><td class="spacerx"> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="seed" width="5%">8</td> <td class="team_name" width="95%">VCU</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="seed_bottom" width="5%">9</td> <td class="team_name_bottom" width="95%">Colorado</td> </tr> <tr><td class="spacerx" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr><td class="spacerx" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr><td class="header" colspan="2">Salt Lake City</td></tr> <tr><td class="spacerx" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="seed" width="5%">5</td> <td class="team_name" width="95%">Wichita State* (Missouri Valley)</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="seed_bottom" width="5%">12</td> <td class="team_name_bottom" width="95%">Kentucky/Pittsburgh </td> </tr> <tr><td class="spacerx"> </td></tr> <tr><td class="spacerx"> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="seed" width="5%">4</td> <td class="team_name" width="95%">New Mexico* (Mountain West)</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="seed_bottom" width="5%">13</td> <td class="team_name_bottom" width="95%">Akron* (MAC)</td> </tr> <tr><td class="spacerx" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr><td class="spacerx" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr><td class="header" colspan="2">San Jose</td></tr> <tr><td class="spacerx" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="seed" width="5%">6</td> <td class="team_name" width="95%">Georgetown</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="seed_bottom" width="5%">11</td> <td class="team_name_bottom" width="95%">Memphis</td> </tr> <tr><td class="spacerx"> </td></tr> <tr><td class="spacerx"> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="seed" width="5%">3</td> <td class="team_name" width="95%">Gonzaga* (West Coast)</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="seed_bottom" width="5%">14</td> <td class="team_name_bottom" widthdf="95%">Valparaiso* (Horizon)</td> </tr> <tr><td class="spacerx" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr><td class="spacerx" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr><td class="header" colspan="2">Salt Lake City</td></tr> <tr><td class="spacerx" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="seed" width="5%">7</td> <td class="team_name" width="95%">Cincinnati</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="seed_bottom" width="5%">10</td> <td class="team_name_bottom" width="95%">Illinois</td> </tr> <tr><td class="spacerx"> </td></tr> <tr><td class="spacerx"> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="seed" width="5%">2</td> <td class="team_name" width="95%">Arizona</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="seed_bottom" width="5%">15</td> <td class="team_name_bottom" width="95%">Montana* (Big Sky)</td> </tr> </table> </td> <!-- end WEST --> <td class="spacerx" width="4%"> </td> <!-- SOUTHWEST --> <td width="41%"> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="border: 0px solid #ddd;"> <tr><td class="title2" colspan="2">EAST <span class="title2a">- Washington, D.C.</span></td></tr> <tr><td class="spacerx" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr><td class="header" colspan="2">Philadelphia</td></tr> <tr><td class="spacerx" colspan="2"> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="seed" width="5%">1</td> <td class="team_name" width="95%">Duke</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="seed_bottom" width="5%">16</td> <td class="team_name_bottom" width="95%">Robert Morris* (Northeast)</td> </tr> <tr><td class="spacerx"> </td></tr> <tr><td class="spacerx"> </td></tr> <tr> <td class="seed" width="5%">8</td> <td class="team_name" 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