NCAA Bracket Prediction - 9 Feb

In my latest bracket prediction, Nebraska returns to the field, joined by Wake Forest, making their first appearance of the season, with Pittsburgh and San Diego State dropping to the first four out for the time being. Oregon, who was a 2-seed just a few weeks ago, has dropped all the way to an 8 after 5 straight losses in the Big 10. Here is my full current bracket, with rising teams in green, falling teams in red, conference leaders in bold, and new teams in italics:

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

Last Four Byes

West Virginia

Texas

Georgia

Vanderbilt

Last Four In

Nebraska

SMU

BYU

Wake Forest

First Four Out

San Diego State

Arkansas

North Carolina

VCU

Next Four Out

Pittsburgh

UC San Diego

Xavier

Arizona State

Teams by Conference

SEC - 13

Big 10 - 10

Big 12 - 8

ACC - 5

Big East - 4

MWC - 2

WCC - 2