Welcome back to 1-3-1 Sports, where another season of analyzing college basketball’s finest has officially started (even earlier than last year!). This year, I intend to offer even more frequent insight into what is going on in the college hoops world. My goal is to update my bracketology projections daily for the entirety of the season, so that my audience can have the most up-to-date picture of the college basketball landscape. As always, I’m open to feedback and ideas from readers regarding potential topics, discussions, etc. Furthermore, if any individual team blogs are interested in working in conjunction on team-specific bracketology Q&A pieces, I’d love to contribute. Let the bracketology begin!

THE BRACKET

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PROJECTED SEEDING

The 1 Seeds

North Carolina, Villanova, Kentucky, Duke

The 2 Seeds

Kansas, Virginia, Xavier, Baylor

The 3 Seeds

Louisville, Gonzaga, UCLA, Indiana

The 4 Seeds

Purdue, Arizona, Creighton, Wisconsin

The 5 Seeds

St. Mary’s (CA), Florida, Butler, Syracuse

The 6 Seeds

Iowa State, Oregon, West Virginia, Notre Dame

The 7 Seeds

Ohio State, Michigan, Cincinnati, Rhode Island

The 8 Seeds

Maryland, Michigan State, South Carolina, Miami (FL)

The 9 Seeds

VCU, Wichita State, Florida State, Dayton

The 10 Seeds

USC, Oklahoma, SMU, Virginia Tech

The 11 Seeds

Colorado, Texas A&M, San Diego State, North Carolina State, California

The 12 Seeds

Seton Hall, Minnesota, Ohio, NC-Wilmington, Valparaiso

The 13 Seeds

Monmouth, Texas-Arlington, Chattanooga, Princeton

The 14 Seeds

North Dakota State, Florida Gulf Coast, Tennessee State, Old Dominion

The 15 Seeds

Vermont, Stephen F. Austin, Lehigh, Winthrop

The 16 Seeds

New Mexico State, UC Irvine, Weber State, Texas Southern, North Carolina Central, LIU-Brooklyn

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

North Carolina State, California, Seton Hall, Minnesota

First Four Out

Clemson, Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma State

Next Four Out

Arkansas, Wake Forest, Pittsburgh, Kansas State

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

ACC (10), Big Ten (8), Pac-12 (6), Big 12 (5), Big East (5), SEC (4), Atlantic 10 (3), American (2), West Coast (2)

ACC – North Carolina, Duke, Virginia, Louisville, Syracuse, Notre Dame, Miami (FL), Florida State, Virginia Tech, North Carolina State

America East – Vermont

American – Cincinnati, SMU

Atlantic 10 – Rhode Island, VCU, Dayton

Atlantic Sun – Florida Gulf Coast

Big 12 – Kansas, Baylor, Iowa State, West Virginia, Oklahoma

Big East – Villanova, Xavier, Creighton, Butler, Seton Hall

Big Sky – Weber State

Big South – Winthrop

Big Ten – Indiana, Purdue, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Michigan, Maryland, Michigan State, Minnesota

Big West – UC Irvine

Colonial – NC-Wilmington

Conference USA – Old Dominion

Horizon – Valparaiso

Ivy – Princeton

MAAC – Monmouth

MAC – Ohio

MEAC – North Carolina Central

Missouri Valley – Wichita State

Mountain West – San Diego State

Northeast – LIU-Brooklyn

Ohio Valley – Tennessee State

Pac-12 – UCLA, Arizona, Oregon, USC, Colorado, California

Patriot – Lehigh

SEC – Kentucky, Florida, South Carolina, Texas A&M

Southern – Chattanooga

Southland – Stephen F. Austin

Summit – North Dakota State

Sun Belt – Texas-Arlington

SWAC – Texas Southern

WAC – New Mexico State

WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA)