NCAA Bracket Prediction - 9 Feb

By losing 2 games this week, the Duke Blue Devils dropped out of the 1-seed, giving Xavier the chance to take the final #1 spot, which would give 2 of the coveted top spots to the Big East Conference. Providence, also from the Big East, joined the bracket this week, knocking out conference rival Marquette after they beat them in real life. Here is my full current bracket, with projected conference champs in bold, teams new to the bracket in italics, teams rising in green, and teams falling in red:

	EAST			SOUTH
1	Villanova		1	Virginia
16	UNC Asheville/North Carolina A&T		16	Nicholls/Arkansas-Pine Bluff
8	Louisville		8	Texas A&M
9	Florida		9	Houston
5	Gonzaga		5	Oklahoma
12	Vermont		12	Louisiana
4	West Virginia		4	Rhode Island
13	East Tennessee State		13	Loyola-Chicago
6	Arizona		6	Wichita State
11	New Mexico State		11	USC/Syracuse
3	Clemson		3	Tennessee
14	UC Santa Barbara		14	Charleston
7	Nevada		7	Seton Hall
10	Texas		10	Virginia Tech
2	Cincinnati		2	Kansas
15	Northern Kentucky		15	Bucknell
	WEST			MIDWEST
1	Xavier		1	Purdue
16	Penn		16	Wagner
8	Florida State		8	TCU
9	Missouri		9	Arizona State
5	Saint Mary’s		5	Creighton
12	Alabama/Maryland		12	Boise State
4	Texas Tech		4	Ohio State
13	South Dakota State		13	Buffalo
6	Miami		6	Kentucky
11	Kansas State		11	Providence
3	Auburn		3	North Carolina
14	Belmont		14	Montana
7	Michigan		7	Butler
10	Middle Tennessee		10	Arkansas
2	Duke		2	Michigan State
15	Rider		15	Florida Gulf Coast

Last Four Byes

Arkansas
Virginia Tech
Providence
Kansas State

Last Four In

Syracuse
USC
Maryland
Alabama

First Four Out

UCLA
Marquette
NC State
Mississippi State

Next Four Out

Nebraska
Baylor
St. Bonaventure
Temple

Teams By Conference

ACC - 9
SEC - 8
Big 12 - 7
Big East - 6
Big 10 - 5
American - 3
Pac 12 - 3
Mountain West - 2
West Coast - 2