NCAA Bracket Prediction - 2 Mar

There are 9 days left until Selection Sunday, and there is still a lot of change happening daily in the projected bracket. Since my last bracket 3 days ago, 19 teams have changed seeds, including a #1 seed switching from Michigan State to Purdue in the Big 10, and Penn State jumping back in to replace Alabama. 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			SOUTH
1	Villanova		1	Virginia
16	UC Irvine/Hampton		16	Nicholls/Arkansas-Pine Bluff
8	Texas A&M		8	Arkansas
9	Florida State		9	Middle Tennessee
5	Texas Tech		5	Michigan
12	Loyola-Chicago		12	New Mexico State
4	Ohio State		4	West Virginia
13	Murray State		13	Vermont
6	Rhode Island		6	Nevada
11	NC State		11	Texas/Missouri
3	Auburn		3	Cincinnati
14	Montana		14	Charleston
7	Creighton		7	Miami
10	Louisville		10	St. Bonaventure
2	Michigan State		2	Xavier
15	Penn		15	Northern Kentucky
	WEST			MIDWEST
1	Duke		1	Purdue
16	Florida Gulf Coast		16	UNC Asheville
8	Saint Mary’s		8	Virginia Tech
9	Oklahoma		9	Florida
5	Kentucky		5	TCU
12	Kansas State		12	Penn State/Providence
4	Clemson		4	Wichita State
13	South Dakota State		13	Buffalo
6	Arizona		6	Houston
11	Louisiana		11	Arizona State
3	Tennessee		3	Gonzaga
14	Bucknell		14	UNC Greensboro
7	Butler		7	Seton Hall
10	Baylor		10	USC
2	North Carolina		2	Kansas
15	Wagner		15	Canisius

Last Four Byes

Arizona State
Baylor
NC State
Kansas State

Last Four In

Missouri
Texas
Penn State
Providence

First Four Out

Syracuse
Notre Dame
Boise State
Nebraska

Next Four Out

Alabama
Marquette
Maryland
UCLA

Teams By Conference

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