Bracket Projections - 12/18/2011

Here are my projections through games played Saturday 12/17. 

1 Seeds:  SYRACUSE, Marquette, OHIO STATE, KENTUCKY
2 Seeds:  Wisconsin, Louisville, NORTH CAROLINA, KANSAS
3 Seeds:  Duke, Michigan State, Baylor, Indiana
4 Seeds:  UNLV, Missouri, Georgetown, Florida
5 Seeds:  XAVIER, Connecticut, CALIFORNIA, Stanford
6 Seeds:  Alabama, Virginia, MURRAY STATE, Pittsburgh
7 Seeds:  Saint Louis, MEMPHIS, Florida State, HARVARD
8 Seeds:  WICHITA STATE, Northern Iowa, Michigan, Illinois
9 Seeds:  SAINT MARY'S, West Virginia, Purdue, Mississippi State
10 Seeds:  Creighton, Texas, Gonzaga, Vanderbilt
11 Seeds:  BYU, Marshall, Kansas State, Seton Hall
12 Seeds:  Southern Miss, San Diego State, Arizona, Texas A&M, Northwestern, New Mexico
13 Seeds:  IONA, OHIO, BELMONT, LONG BEACH STATE
14 Seeds:  DENVER, NEW MEXICO STATE, CLEVELAND STATE, VCU
15 Seeds:  LAMAR, DAVIDSON, BUCKNELL, SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
16 Seeds:  COASTAL CAROLINA, WEBER STATE, ROBERT MORRIS, NORFOLK STATE, ALBANY, ALABAMA A&M

Last 4 Byes:  Kansas State, Seton Hall, Southern Miss, San Diego State
Last 4 In:  Arizona, Texas A&M, Northwestern, New Mexico
First 4 Out:  Minnesota, Temple, Saint Joseph's, Oklahoma
Next 4 Out:  Virginia Tech, Washington, Dayton, Kent State

Bids by Conference:
Big Ten:   8
Big East:   8
Big 12:   6
SEC:   5
ACC:   4
CUSA:   3
MWC:   3
MVC:   3
Pac-12:   3
WCC:   3
A-10:   2