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

Bracket Forthcoming

PROJECTED SEEDING

The 1 Seeds

Gonzaga, Kansas, Duke, Michigan

The 2 Seeds

Virginia, Wisconsin, Auburn, Nevada

The 3 Seeds

Texas Tech, Tennessee, Michigan State, North Carolina

The 4 Seeds

Florida State, Kansas State, Virginia Tech, Iowa

The 5 Seeds

Kentucky, Ohio State, Iowa State, Nebraska

The 6 Seeds

Purdue, Oklahoma, Maryland, Arizona State

The 7 Seeds

Arizona, Cincinnati, St. John’s, Buffalo

The 8 Seeds

Indiana, Creighton, Minnesota, Villanova

The 9 Seeds

Butler, Texas, Marquette, Clemson

The 10 Seeds

Louisville, UCF, Notre Dame, LSU

The 11 Seeds

Penn State, Oklahoma State, Washington, Colorado, Seton Hall, Mississippi State

The 12 Seeds

Belmont, Liberty, Furman, Davidson

The 13 Seeds

Indiana State, Northern Colorado, College of Charleston, New Mexico State

The 14 Seeds

North Texas, UC Irvine, Northern Kentucky, Rider

The 15 Seeds

Texas State, Penn, Abilene Christian, South Dakota State

The 16 Seeds

Lehigh, Texas Southern, Stony Brook, Howard, Gardner-Webb, St. Francis (NY)

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Washington, Colorado, Seton Hall, Mississippi State

First Four Out

Syracuse, Houston, Utah State, Temple

Next Four Out

Northwestern, TCU, Pittsburgh, Arkansas

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big Ten (11), ACC (8), Big 12 (7), Big East (6), SEC (5), Pac-12 (4), American (2)

ACC – Duke, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida State, Virginia Tech, Clemson, Louisville, Notre Dame

America East – Stony Brook

American – Cincinnati, UCF

Atlantic 10 – Davidson

Atlantic Sun – Liberty

Big 12 – Kansas, Texas Tech, Kansas State, Iowa State, Oklahoma, Texas, Oklahoma State

Big East – St. John’s, Creighton, Villanova, Butler, Marquette, Seton Hall

Big Sky – Northern Colorado

Big South – Gardner-Webb

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

Big West – UC Irvine

Colonial – College of Charleston

Conference USA – North Texas

Horizon – Northern Kentucky

Ivy – Penn

MAAC – Rider

MAC – Buffalo

MEAC – Howard

Missouri Valley – Indiana State

Mountain West – Nevada

Northeast – St. Francis (NY)

Ohio Valley – Belmont

Pac-12 – Arizona State, Arizona, Washington, Colorado

Patriot – Lehigh

SEC – Auburn, Tennessee, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State

Southern – Furman

Southland – Abilene Christian

Summit – South Dakota State

Sun Belt – Texas State

SWAC – Texas Southern

WAC – New Mexico State

WCC – Gonzaga