Welcome back to 1-3-1 Sports! My goal is to update my bracketology projections daily for the entirety of the season, so that my audience can have the most accurate, 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
Villanova, Kentucky, Duke, North Carolina
The 2 Seeds
Kansas, Virginia, Xavier, Baylor
The 3 Seeds
Louisville, Gonzaga, Indiana, UCLA
The 4 Seeds
Creighton, Arizona, Wisconsin, Butler
The 5 Seeds
St. Mary’s (CA), Florida, Purdue, Notre Dame
The 6 Seeds
Syracuse, Iowa State, Oregon, West Virginia
The 7 Seeds
Ohio State, Cincinnati, South Carolina, VCU
The 8 Seeds
Florida State, Miami (FL), Michigan State, Maryland
The 9 Seeds
Virginia Tech, Michigan, Wichita State, Rhode Island
The 10 Seeds
Dayton, Pittsburgh, USC, Oklahoma
The 11 Seeds
San Diego State, Texas A&M, Northwestern, Clemson, TCU
The 12 Seeds
California, Texas Tech, NC-Wilmington, Valparaiso, Middle Tennessee
The 13 Seeds
Ohio, Texas-Arlington, Monmouth, Chattanooga
The 14 Seeds
Princeton, IPFW, Florida Gulf Coast, Tennessee State
The 15 Seeds
Vermont, Bucknell, Winthrop, Stephen F. Austin
The 16 Seeds
New Mexico State, UC Irvine, North Dakota, Texas Southern, North Carolina Central, LIU-Brooklyn
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
Clemson, TCU, California, Texas Tech
First Four Out
SMU, Kansas State, Seton Hall, Colorado
Next Four Out
North Carolina State, Minnesota, Arkansas, Davidson
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
ACC (11), Big Ten (8), Big 12 (7), Pac-12 (5), Big East (4), SEC (4), Atlantic 10 (3), West Coast (2)
ACC – Duke, North Carolina, Virginia, Louisville, Notre Dame, Syracuse, Florida State, Miami (FL), Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, Clemson
America East – Vermont
American – Cincinnati
Atlantic 10 – VCU, Rhode Island, Dayton
Atlantic Sun – Florida Gulf Coast
Big 12 – Kansas, Baylor, Iowa State, West Virginia, Oklahoma, TCU, Texas Tech
Big East – Villanova, Xavier, Creighton, Butler
Big Sky – North Dakota
Big South – Winthrop
Big Ten – Indiana, Wisconsin, Purdue, Ohio State, Michigan State, Maryland, Michigan, Northwestern
Big West – UC Irvine
Colonial – NC-Wilmington
Conference USA – Middle Tennessee
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, California
Patriot – Bucknell
SEC – Kentucky, Florida, South Carolina, Texas A&M
Southern – Chattanooga
Southland – Stephen F. Austin
Summit – IPFW
Sun Belt – Texas-Arlington
SWAC – Texas Southern
WAC – New Mexico State
WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA)
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