Bracketology: NC State Drops to the Last Team In; Penn State Makes Its Move

**Updated through all games completed as of Friday, March 2, 2018 at 11:00 PM CT**
1 Seeds: Virginia, Villanova, Xavier, Kansas
2 Seeds: Purdue, Michigan State, North Carolina, Duke
3 Seeds: Cincinnati, Tennessee, Auburn, Wichita State
4 Seeds: Clemson, Kentucky, West Virginia, Ohio State
5 Seeds: Texas Tech, Michigan, Seton Hall, Gonzaga
6 Seeds: Arizona, Miami, Houston, TCU
7 Seeds: Rhode Island, Texas A&M, Nevada, Arkansas
8 Seeds: Saint Bonaventure, Butler, Florida State, Creighton
9 Seeds: Florida, Missouri, Arizona State, St. Mary's
10 Seeds: Virginia Tech, Oklahoma, Alabama, Providence
11 Seeds: MTSU, Louisville, Baylor, USC/Kansas State
12 Seeds: Louisiana, Texas/NC State, Loyola-Chicago, Buffalo
13 Seeds: New Mexico State, Murray State, Vermont, South Dakota State
14 Seeds: Rider, Bucknell, UNC-Greensboro, Charleston
15 Seeds: Montana, Northern Kentucky, Florida Gulf Coast, Wagner
16 Seeds: Winthrop, UC-Irvine, Penn/Arkansas-Pine Bluff, Nicholls/Bethune-Cookman

Bold designates a projected conference champion.
Italics designates a First Four game.

Last Four Byes:
Alabama
Providence
Louisville
Baylor

Last Four In:
USC
Texas
Kansas State
NC State

First Four Out:
Washington
Utah
UCLA
Penn State

Next Four Out:
Notre Dame
Syracuse
Nebraska
Marquette

In Contention (no particular order):
Mississippi State
Western Kentucky
Davidson
Georgia
Boise State

Bids by Conference:
ACC: 9
Big 12: 8
SEC: 8
Big East: 6
Big Ten: 4
Pac-12: 3
American: 3
West Coast: 2
Atlantic 10: 2