NCAA Bracket Prediction - 8 Mar

The top seeds in my latest bracket update all remained on the same lines, and no new at-large teams joined, but there is plenty of positioning taking place right around the bubble. Kansas State moved up to the 5-seed and took over the Big 12 lead, while Mississippi State also moved up this time. 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:

	SOUTH			EAST
1	Virginia		1	Duke
16	Iona/Norfolk State		16	St. Francis (PA)/Prairie View
8	Texas		8	Washington
9	Iowa		9	Florida
5	Auburn		5	Kansas State
12	New Mexico State		12	Belmont
4	Florida State		4	Wisconsin
13	Lipscomb		13	UC Irvine
6	Buffalo		6	Maryland
11	Minnesota		11	Saint Mary’s/Creighton
3	LSU		3	Texas Tech
14	Harvard		14	Georgia Southern
7	Cincinnati		7	Wofford
10	NC State		10	Syracuse
2	Michigan State		2	Tennessee
15	Loyola-Chicago		15	Wright State
	MIDWEST			WEST
1	North Carolina		1	Gonzaga
16	Sam Houston State		16	Campbell
8	Oklahoma		8	UCF
9	VCU		9	Baylor
5	Villanova		5	Mississippi State
12	Indiana		12	Nebraska/TCU
4	Houston		4	Virginia Tech
13	Vermont		13	Hofstra
6	Nevada		6	Marquette
11	Ohio State		11	Utah State
3	Kansas		3	Purdue
14	Old Dominion		14	South Dakota State
7	Louisville		7	Iowa State
10	Ole Miss		10	Clemson
2	Michigan		2	Kentucky
15	Northern Colorado		15	Colgate

Last Four Byes

Ole Miss
Utah State
Ohio State
Indiana

Last Four In

Saint Mary's
Creighton
Nebraska
TCU

First Four Out

Penn State
Seton Hall
St. John's
Alabama

Next Four Out

Butler
Temple
Arizona State
Toledo

Still Alive

Furman
Murray State
Arkansas
Oregon
UNC Greensboro

Teams by Conference

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