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 fun begin!

THE BRACKET

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PROJECTED SEEDING

The 1 Seeds

Virginia, Villanova, Xavier, Kansas

The 2 Seeds

Duke, North Carolina, Purdue, Cincinnati

The 3 Seeds

Tennessee, Auburn, Michigan State, Michigan

The 4 Seeds

West Virginia, Texas Tech, Wichita State, Arizona

The 5 Seeds

Gonzaga, Florida, Clemson, Kentucky

The 6 Seeds

Ohio State, Houston, TCU, Miami (FL)

The 7 Seeds

Texas A&M, Arkansas, Nevada, Seton Hall

The 8 Seeds

Rhode Island, Missouri, Virginia Tech, Butler

The 9 Seeds

Creighton, NC State, St. Bonaventure, Kansas State

The 10 Seeds

Providence, Florida State, Texas, Oklahoma

The 11 Seeds

USC, UCLA, St. Mary’s (CA), Arizona State, Marquette, Alabama

The 12 Seeds

Loyola-Chicago, Western Kentucky, New Mexico State, Buffalo

The 13 Seeds

Murray State, South Dakota State, Vermont, Louisiana-Lafayette

The 14 Seeds

UNC-Greensboro, College of Charleston, Bucknell, Montana

The 15 Seeds

UC Davis, Wright State, Pennsylvania, Lipscomb

The 16 Seeds

Iona, Radford, Nicholls State, LIU-Brooklyn, Hampton, Arkansas-Pine Bluff

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

St. Mary’s (CA), Arizona State, Marquette, Alabama

First Four Out

Louisville, Baylor, Oklahoma State, Syracuse

Next Four Out

Middle Tennessee, Notre Dame, Mississippi State, Oregon

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

ACC (8), SEC (8), Big 12 (7), Big East (7), Big Ten (4), Pac-12 (4), American (3), West Coast (2)

ACC – Virginia, Duke, North Carolina, Clemson, Florida State, Virginia Tech, Miami (FL), NC State

America East – Vermont

American – Cincinnati, Wichita State, Houston

Atlantic 10 – Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure

Atlantic Sun – Lipscomb

Big 12 – Kansas, Texas Tech, West Virginia, TCU, Oklahoma, Kansas State, Texas

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

Big Sky – Montana

Big South – Radford

Big Ten – Purdue, Michigan State, Ohio State, Michigan

Big West – UC Davis

Colonial – College of Charleston

Conference USA – Western Kentucky

Horizon – Wright State

Ivy – Pennsylvania

MAAC – Iona

MAC – Buffalo

MEAC – Hampton

Missouri Valley – Loyola-Chicago

Mountain West – Nevada

Northeast – LIU-Brooklyn

Ohio Valley – Murray State

Pac-12 – Arizona, Arizona State, USC, UCLA

Patriot – Bucknell

SEC – Auburn, Tennessee, Kentucky, Texas A&M, Arkansas, Florida, Missouri, Alabama

Southern – UNC-Greensboro

Southland – Nicholls State

Summit – South Dakota State

Sun Belt – Louisiana-Lafayette

SWAC – Arkansas-Pine Bluff

WAC – New Mexico State

WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA)