NCAA Bracket Prediction - 10 Feb

It's only about a month until Selection Sunday, so I finally went through and analyzed all of the teams that are vying for spots in the tournament, and seeded them all based on where they sit today. One of the strangest things to see is Gonzaga currently sitting on the outside of the bracket, which would break their streak of 24 straight years of playing in the tournament. Also notable is the Mountain West Conference currently placing 6 teams in the field, more than traditional power conferences like the Pac 12, ACC, and Big East. Conference leaders receiving automatic bids are in bold:

	MIDWEST			EAST
1	Purdue		1	UConn
16	C Connecticut/North Dakota		16	Eastern Kentucky/Norfolk St
8	Texas Tech		8	TCU
9	Utah		9	Michigan State
5	BYU		5	San Diego State
12	UC Irvine		12	McNeese
4	Dayton		4	Iowa State
13	Appalachian State		13	Cornell
6	FAU		6	Kentucky
11	Boise State		11	Grand Canyon
3	Alabama		3	Wisconsin
14	Vermont		14	Morehead State
7	Indiana State		7	Creighton
10	Ole Miss		10	Nevada
2	Kansas		2	Auburn
15	High Point		15	Eastern Washington
	WEST			SOUTH
1	Arizona		1	Houston
16	Green Bay		16	Southern
8	Saint Mary’s		8	Virginia
9	Florida		9	Northwestern
5	Oklahoma		5	South Carolina
12	Samford		12	Richmond
4	Illinois		4	Duke
13	South Florida		13	Akron
6	Colorado State		6	Clemson
11	Texas A&M/Nebraska		11	Mississippi State/Cincinnati
3	Baylor		3	Marquette
14	Louisiana Tech		14	UNC Wilmington
7	New Mexico		7	Utah State
10	Washington State		10	Texas
2	North Carolina		2	Tennessee
15	Quinnipiac		15	Colgate

Last Four Byes

Nevada

Texas

Ole Miss

Boise State

Last Four In

Mississippi State

Cincinnati

Texas A&M

Nebraska

First Four Out

Colorado

Wake Forest

St. John's

Butler

Next Four Out

Gonzaga

Providence

Xavier

Oregon

Teams by Conference

Big 12 - 10

SEC - 9

Big 10 - 6

MWC - 6

ACC - 4

Big East - 3

Pac 12 - 3

Atl 10 - 2

CUSA - 2