NCAA Bracket Prediction - 18 Jan

The Arizona Wildcats have finally surpassed the Michigan Wolverines to take over as the #1 overall seed in my latest projected bracket. Meanwhile, Iowa State has lost two games in the past week, which dropped them out of the #1 line, clearing the way for Duke to take the final #1 seed. Undefeated Nebraska moved up to become a #2, and Vanderbilt slipped another spot to a #3 after losing two games, just like the Cyclones. Santa Clara wasn't even on the page last week, but an upset over Saint Mary's yesterday jumped them clear into the field, and Virginia Tech slipped back in as well, while Indiana and Oklahoma State left the field. Here is my full current bracket, with rising teams in green, falling teams in red, conference leaders in bold, and new teams in italics:

	WEST			MIDWEST
1	Arizona		1	Michigan
16	Saint Peter’s/Maryland-ES		16	Vermont/Bethune-Cookman
8	Saint Mary’s		8	Tennessee
9	Iowa		9	NC State
5	Clemson		5	Kansas
12	Utah Valley		12	Yale
4	Illinois		4	Virginia
13	Florida Atlantic		13	Stephen F Austin
6	Utah State		6	Villanova
11	Virginia Tech/Santa Clara		11	New Mexico/Ohio St
3	Michigan State		3	Vanderbilt
14	North Dakota State		14	Wright State
7	UCF		7	North Carolina
10	Wisconsin		10	Texas A&M
2	Gonzaga		2	Houston
15	East Tennessee State		15	Portland State
	SOUTH			EAST
1	Duke		1	UConn
16	Long Island		16	Navy
8	Saint Louis		8	Miami
9	USC		9	Kentucky
5	Texas Tech		5	Louisville
12	Murray State		12	Liberty
4	Alabama		4	Florida
13	Hawaii		13	High Point
6	St. John’s		6	Arkansas
11	Miami (OH)		11	San Diego State
3	BYU		3	Iowa State
14	UNC Wilmington		14	Troy
7	Georgia		7	SMU
10	Seton Hall		10	Auburn
2	Purdue		2	Nebraska
15	UT Martin		15	Austin Peay

Last Four Byes

USC

Wisconsin

Auburn

Seton Hall

Last Four In

New Mexico

Ohio State

Virginia Tech

Santa Clara

First Four Out

Indiana

Stanford

UCLA

Texas

Next Four Out

Missouri

LSU

Baylor

Oklahoma State

Teams By Conference

Big 10 - 9

SEC - 9

ACC - 9

Big 12 - 7

Big East - 4

WCC - 3

MWC - 3

NCAA Bracket Prediction - 4 Jan

There are 6 undefeated teams left in the country, and 3 of them are sitting in the #1 spots in my first bracket projection of the season, with Iowa State at a #2, Nebraska at a #3, and Miami (OH) as a #12. The Big Ten leads all conferences with 10 teams in, with 9 each from the ACC and SEC, and another 8 from the Big 12, though many of those will start to drop out once we get deeper into conference play and losses start to pile up. Here is my full current bracket:

	MIDWEST			EAST
1	Michigan		1	UConn
16	Merrimack/Maryland-ES		16	Vermont/Grambling
8	Seton Hall		8	Georgia
9	Florida		9	NC State
5	Louisville		5	Texas Tech
12	High Point		12	Liberty
4	Kansas		4	Alabama
13	Stephen F Austin		13	UNC Wilmington
6	Iowa		6	Saint Mary’s
11	Yale		11	Ohio State/Baylor
3	BYU		3	Houston
14	Portland State		14	North Dakota State
7	Tennessee		7	Clemson
10	UCLA		10	Kentucky
2	Duke		2	Purdue
15	Austin Peay		15	UT Martin
	WEST			SOUTH
1	Arizona		1	Vanderbilt
16	Navy		16	Utah Tech
8	St. John’s		8	USC
9	LSU		9	Saint Louis
5	SMU		5	Villanova
12	Miami (OH)		12	Murray State
4	Illinois		4	North Carolina
13	UC Irvine		13	Wright State
6	Virginia		6	Arkansas
11	George Mason		11	Indiana/Virginia Tech
3	Michigan State		3	Nebraska
14	Temple		14	East Tennessee State
7	UCF		7	Utah State
10	Auburn		10	Miami
2	Gonzaga		2	Iowa State
15	Georgia Southern		15	Long Island

Last Four Byes

NC State

Saint Louis

Miami

UCLA

Last Four In

Indiana

Ohio State

Virginia Tech

Baylor

First Four Out

Boise State

Oklahoma

Tulsa

Butler

Next Four Out

New Mexico

VCU

TCU

California

Teams by Conference

Big 10 - 10

SEC - 9

ACC - 9

Big 12 - 8

Big East - 4

WCC - 2

Atl 10 - 2