NCAA Bracket Prediction - 28 Feb

With another surprising loss this week, Duke has once again fallen from the ranks of the #1 seeds in my latest bracket projection, and once again, they are giving up their spot to Gonzaga. Florida State moved up to join Duke as a 2 seed, switching spots with Louisville after beating them earlier in the week. NC State and Cincinnati slipped to the wrong side of the bubble, NC State by far, clearing room for Arkansas and Stanford to return in the final two spots for now. Here is my full current bracket, with projected conference champs in bold, new teams in italics, rising teams in green, and falling teams in red:

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

Last Four Byes

Illinois
Rhode Island
Purdue
Rutgers

Last Four In

Utah State
Virginia
Arkansas
Stanford

First Four Out

Cincinnati
Providence
Mississippi State
Alabama

Next Four Out

Georgetown
Minnesota
Richmond
Texas

Teams by Conference

Big 10 - 11
Big East - 6
Pac 12 - 6
Big 12 - 5
SEC - 5
ACC - 4
West Coast - 3
American - 2
Atlantic 10 - 2
Mountain West - 2