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Bracket Watch: Which 68 Teams Are Poised For The Big Dance?

Ryan Kelly's return to the Duke lineup has solidified the Blue Devils No. 1 seed standing. (Gerry Broome/AP) A week after there was a lot of national talk
Bracket Watch: Which 68 Teams Are Poised For The Big Dance?
Bracket Watch: Which 68 Teams Are Poised For The Big Dance?

Ryan Kelly's return to the Duke lineup has solidified the Blue Devils No. 1 seed standing. (Gerry Broome/AP)

Ryan Kelly's return to the Duke lineup has solidified the Blue Devils No. 1 seed standing. (Gerry Broome/AP)

A week after there was a lot of national talk about the wide-open race for No. 1 seeds, three of them are starting to look more settled. Ryan Kelly's return has cemented Duke as a clear choice along with Indiana, and Kansas is doing its part to overcome its three-game midseason swoon. There are multiple options for the final spot, which is the same thing you can say about the cutline at the bottom of the bracket.

*Designated auto-bid winners from each conference. Auto bids are determined by team with the best RPI of those with the fewest league losses.

Last four in: Villanova, Iowa State, Virginia, Kentucky

Last four out: Tennessee, Maryland, Mississippi, Alabama

New at-large teams in: None

Old at-large teams out: None

Bids by conference: Big East (8); Big Ten (7); ACC, Pac-12, Mountain West, Big 12 and Atlantic 10 (5); SEC (3); Missouri Valley and West Coast (2)

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