Final Bracket for 3-11-12

Here's my final bracket update before Selection Sunday (in about an hour and a half).  I'm really excited to see how my bracket stacks up with everyone else.  My bracket will be a  part of the Bracket Project, which ranks every bracketologist, so we'll see how I did.  So, without further ado, here's what I think the bracket will be for the 2012 NCAA Tournament.

Note: Bracket goes in snake order:
1: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th
2: 8th, 7th, 6th, 5th
and so on.

1: Kentucky, Syracuse, North Carolina, Michigan State

2: Duke, Missouri, Ohio State, Kansas

3: Marquette, Baylor, Michigan, Louisville

4: Vanderbilt, Indiana, Wisconsin, Georgetown

5: Florida State, Murray State, Wichita State, UNLV

6: New Mexico, St. Mary’s, Temple, Florida

7: Creighton, San Diego State, Memphis, Cincinnati

8: Kansas State, Gonzaga, Iowa State, Notre Dame

9: Alabama, Purdue, Connecticut, St. Louis

10: Virginia, West Virginia, Harvard, Southern Miss

11: California, VCU, Colorado State, Xavier

12: Long Beach State, Drexel/BYU, NC State/Seton Hall, Texas

13: Colorado, Belmont, Davidson, Ohio

14: St. Bonaventure, Montana, New Mexico State, South Dakota State

15: Lehigh, LIU- Brooklyn, Loyola- Maryland, Detroit

16: Western Kentucky/Lamar, Vermont/Miss Valley State, UNC- Asheville, Norfolk State

Last Four In: Drexel, NC State, Seton Hall, BYU

First Four Out: USF, Iona, Marshall, Miami (FL)

Next Four Out: Mississippi State, Northwestern, Washington, Oral Roberts

It's finally time for the best week of the year, so sit back and enjoy the games!  I'll be posting a couple of different bracket analysis pieces this week to help you make your picks.  Happy March Madness!