NCAA Bracket Prediction - 12 Jan

It's about 2 months until Selection Sunday, and most teams have just started playing conference games, so I am putting together my first bracket of the season. There are a ton of SEC and Big 10 teams in right now, though a few will probably drop out before March as a result of losses piling up as they begin to play each other. Since the Pac 12 does not exist this season, there is one extra at-large spot available this year, with only 31 automatic berths being awarded. Here is my current bracket, with current conference leaders in bold:

	SOUTH			EAST
1	Auburn		1	Alabama
16	Colgate/Long Island		16	Omaha/Morehead St
8	Clemson		8	Nebraska
9	Maryland		9	Texas Tech
5	Ole Miss		5	Gonzaga
12	High Point		12	Samford
4	Michigan State		4	Memphis
13	Princeton		13	Lipscomb
6	Wisconsin		6	Baylor
11	New Mexico/Creighton		11	Iowa
3	Kansas		3	Mississippi State
14	Norfolk State		14	Utah Valley
7	West Virginia		7	St. John’s
10	Saint Mary’s		10	Missouri
2	Marquette		2	Oregon
15	Miami (OH)		15	Cleveland State
	WEST			MIDWEST
1	Duke		1	Iowa State
16	Southern		16	Bryant
8	Georgia		8	Pittsburgh
9	UCLA		9	Oklahoma
5	Houston		5	Purdue
12	Bradley		12	McNeese
4	Texas A&M		4	Kentucky
13	Saint Louis		13	Northern Colorado
6	Utah State		6	UConn
11	Ohio State/Vanderbilt		11	UC Irvine
3	Michigan		3	Illinois
14	South Alabama		14	New Mexico State
7	Arizona		7	Louisville
10	North Carolina		10	San Diego State
2	Tennessee		2	Florida
15	William & Mary		15	Marist

Last Four Byes

Oklahoma

San Diego State

Missouri

Iowa

Last Four In

New Mexico

Creighton

Ohio State

Vanderbilt

First Four Out

Indiana

Arizona State

Texas

SMU

Next Four Out

Arkansas

Cincinnati

Penn State

UCF

Teams by Conference

SEC - 12

Big 10 - 11

Big 12 - 7

ACC - 5

Big East - 4

MWC - 3

WCC - 2