NCAA Bracket Prediction - 23 Feb

Houston's win over Iowa State helped the Cougars jump up to a #1 seed for the first time this season, pushing Florida back to the #2 line, leaving the SEC with only 2 of the top 4. Wake Forest slipped in to the final spot in the bracket, with Georgia dropping out to make room for the Demon Deacons, which leaves the SEC with 12 teams at the moment, though Arkansas was very close to getting in themselves. Here is my full current bracket, with rising teams in green, falling teams in red, new teams in italics, and conference leaders in bold:

	SOUTH			EAST
1	Auburn		1	Alabama
16	Southern/American		16	SE Missouri St/Marist
8	Utah State		8	New Mexico
9	BYU		9	UConn
5	Clemson		5	Louisville
12	Yale		12	McNeese
4	Arizona		4	St. John’s
13	High Point		13	Akron
6	Saint Mary’s		6	Ole Miss
11	Oklahoma		11	VCU
3	Texas A&M		3	Iowa State
14	Towson		14	James Madison
7	Kansas		7	Marquette
10	Vanderbilt		10	Nebraska
2	Wisconsin		2	Michigan State
15	Montana		15	Cleveland State
	MIDWEST			WEST
1	Duke		1	Houston
16	Bryant		16	Omaha
8	Memphis		8	Gonzaga
9	Baylor		9	Creighton
5	Missouri		5	Maryland
12	Ohio State/Wake Forest		12	UC San Diego
4	Michigan		4	Kentucky
13	Lipscomb		13	Chattanooga
6	Oregon		6	Mississippi State
11	SMU/Texas		11	Drake
3	Texas Tech		3	Purdue
14	Jacksonville State		14	Utah Valley
7	Illinois		7	UCLA
10	West Virginia		10	San Diego State
2	Florida		2	Tennessee
15	Norfolk State		15	Central Connecticut

Last Four Byes

Nebraska

Vanderbilt

San Diego State

Oklahoma

Last Four In

SMU

Texas

Ohio State

Wake Forest

First Four Out

Arkansas

North Carolina

Georgia

Xavier

Next Four Out

Boise State

Cincinnati

Indiana

George Mason

Teams by Conference

SEC - 12

Big 10 - 10

Big 12 - 8

ACC - 5

Big East - 4

MWC - 3

WCC - 2