NCAA Bracket Prediction - 2 Mar

Houston is a #1 seed once again, slipping ahead of UCLA to grab the final slot. 4 of the top 8 overall seeds are from the Big 12, which is incredible for a conference, and North Carolina, last season's runner-up, jumped back into the bracket after a strong win over Virginia, with Oklahoma State falling out after picking up its 14th loss of the season. Here is my current bracket, with rising teams in green, falling teams in red, new teams in italics, and conference champs in bold:

	MIDWEST			SOUTH
1	Kansas		1	Alabama
16	Howard/Fairleigh Dickinson		16	Texas A&M-CC/Morehead State
8	FAU		8	Iowa State
9	Auburn		9	Nevada
5	Virginia		5	TCU
12	Bradley		12	VCU
4	San Diego State		4	Saint Mary’s
13	Utah Valley		13	Southern Miss
6	Duke		6	Texas A&M
11	Memphis		11	Rutgers
3	Gonzaga		3	Marquette
14	Vermont		14	Kennesaw State
7	Arkansas		7	Michigan State
10	Illinois		10	Providence
2	UCLA		2	Kansas State
15	Princeton		15	Eastern Washington
	WEST			EAST
1	Houston		1	Purdue
16	Samford		16	Grambling
8	Boise State		8	Missouri
9	Northwestern		9	USC
5	Indiana		5	Miami
12	Charleston		12	Oral Roberts
4	UConn		4	Xavier
13	Iona		13	Toledo
6	Creighton		6	Kentucky
11	NC State/Mississippi State		11	North Carolina/Pittsburgh
3	Tennessee		3	Arizona
14	UC Irvine		14	Colgate
7	Iowa		7	Maryland
10	West Virginia		10	Utah State
2	Baylor		2	Texas
15	Youngstown State		15	UNC Asheville

Last Four Byes

Illinois

Providence

Memphis

Rutgers

Last Four In

NC State

Mississippi State

North Carolina

Pittsburgh

First Four Out

Michigan

Penn State

North Texas

Arizona State

Next Four Out

Wisconsin

Oklahoma State

Clemson

New Mexico

Teams by Conference

Big 10 - 8

SEC - 8

Big 12 - 7

ACC - 6

Big East - 5

MWC - 4

Pac 12 - 3

AAC - 2

WCC - 2