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
