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, Kansas, Xavier

The 2 Seeds

North Carolina, Duke, Cincinnati, Purdue

The 3 Seeds

Tennessee, Michigan State, Michigan, West Virginia

The 4 Seeds

Auburn, Texas Tech, Arizona, Wichita State

The 5 Seeds

Gonzaga, Clemson, Kentucky, Florida

The 6 Seeds

Ohio State, Houston, Arkansas, Miami (FL)

The 7 Seeds

Texas A&M, TCU, Seton Hall, Rhode Island

The 8 Seeds

Nevada, Missouri, Virginia Tech, Providence

The 9 Seeds

Alabama, Kansas State, Butler, NC State

The 10 Seeds

Florida State, Creighton, St. Bonaventure, UCLA

The 11 Seeds

Oklahoma, Texas, USC, St. Mary’s (CA), Arizona State, Loyola-Chicago

The 12 Seeds

San Diego State, New Mexico State, Buffalo, South Dakota State

The 13 Seeds

Murray State, Marshall, UNC-Greensboro, College of Charleston

The 14 Seeds

Bucknell, Montana, Wright State, Stephen F. Austin

The 15 Seeds

Georgia State, Iona, Lipscomb, Pennsylvania

The 16 Seeds

Maryland-Baltimore County, Cal State Fullerton, Radford, Texas Southern, LIU-Brooklyn, North Carolina Central 

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Texas, USC, St. Mary’s (CA), Arizona State

First Four Out

Louisville, Baylor, Oklahoma State, Marquette

Next Four Out

Syracuse, Middle Tennessee, Notre Dame, Nebraska

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

ACC (8), SEC (8), Big 12 (7), Big East (6), Big Ten (4), Pac-12 (4), American (3), West Coast (2), Mountain West (2)

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

America East – Maryland-Baltimore County

American – Cincinnati, Wichita State, Houston

Atlantic 10 – Rhode Island, St. Bonaventure

Atlantic Sun – Lipscomb

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

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

Big Sky – Montana

Big South – Radford

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

Big West – Cal State Fullerton

Colonial – College of Charleston

Conference USA – Marshall

Horizon – Wright State

Ivy – Pennsylvania

MAAC – Iona

MAC – Buffalo

MEAC – North Carolina Central

Missouri Valley – Loyola-Chicago

Mountain West – Nevada, San Diego State

Northeast – LIU-Brooklyn

Ohio Valley – Murray State

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

Patriot – Bucknell

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

Southern – UNC-Greensboro

Southland – Stephen F. Austin

Summit – South Dakota State

Sun Belt – Georgia State

SWAC – Texas Southern

WAC – New Mexico State

WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA)