NCAA Bracket Prediction - 16 Feb

The fight for the final #1 seed is still a very close race between Gonzaga and Duke, and I have switched back and forth between the two for a month, with today being no exception. I have put Duke back among the 1 seeds and dropped Gonzaga down a line once again, and have also moved West Virginia back up to a #2, knocking Louisville down to the top spot among the 3's. VCU dropped completely off the page this week, clearing a space for Georgetown to reenter the bracket. Here is my full current bracket, with projected conference champs in bold, new teams in italics, falling teams in red, and rising teams in green:

(Note: Last week's bracket contained an error, with Marquette being listed twice, once as a 5 and once as a 6. Creighton was meant to be listed as the 5, and it has been corrected on that post.)

	EAST			WEST
1	Duke		1	San Diego State
16	Murray State		16	Winthrop
8	Oklahoma		8	Texas Tech
9	Florida		9	Georgetown
5	Marquette		5	Arizona
12	Minnesota/Arkansas		12	East Tennessee State
4	Colorado		4	Penn State
13	Liberty		13	Stephen F Austin
6	Butler		6	Ohio State
11	Indiana		11	Wichita State
3	Auburn		3	Louisville
14	New Mexico State		14	Colgate
7	Wisconsin		7	LSU
10	Cincinnati		10	Xavier
2	Gonzaga		2	Maryland
15	Hofstra		15	South Dakota State
	SOUTH			MIDWEST
1	Baylor		1	Kansas
16	Monmouth/Prairie View		16	NC Central/Robert Morris
8	Rutgers		8	Michigan
9	Saint Mary’s		9	Rhode Island
5	Michigan State		5	Oregon
12	Vermont		12	Akron
4	Creighton		4	Villanova
13	North Texas		13	Yale
6	Kentucky		6	Houston
11	Purdue/Illinois		11	Arizona State
3	Seton Hall		3	Florida State
14	Little Rock		14	Northern Colorado
7	Iowa		7	BYU
10	Northern Iowa		10	USC
2	Dayton		2	West Virginia
15	UC Irvine		15	Wright State

Last Four Byes

Georgetown
USC
Arizona State
Indiana

Last Four In

Purdue
Illinois
Minnesota
Arkansas

First Four Out

Utah State
Alabama
Virginia
Richmond

Next Four Out

Mississippi State
NC State
UNC Greensboro
Memphis

Teams by Conference

Big 10 - 12
Big East - 7
SEC - 5
Pac 12 - 5
Big 12 - 5
ACC - 3
West Coast - 3
American - 3
Atlantic 10 - 2