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

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, Virginia Tech, Kentucky, Ohio State

The 5 Seeds

Kansas State, Nebraska, Iowa, Iowa State

The 6 Seeds

Purdue, Oklahoma, Maryland, Arizona State

The 7 Seeds

Arizona, Cincinnati, Villanova, Buffalo

The 8 Seeds

Indiana, Creighton, Marquette, St. John’s

The 9 Seeds

Butler, Texas, Clemson, Minnesota

The 10 Seeds

Louisville, UCF, LSU, Syracuse

The 11 Seeds

Houston, Washington, Mississippi State, Florida, UCLA, NC State

The 12 Seeds

Belmont, Liberty, Furman, Davidson

The 13 Seeds

Southern Illinois, 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, Holy Cross

The 16 Seeds

South Dakota State, Texas Southern, Stony Brook, Howard, Gardner-Webb, St. Francis (NY)

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Mississippi State, Florida, UCLA, NC State

First Four Out

Colorado, Arkansas, Oregon, TCU

Next Four Out

Utah State, Notre Dame, Temple, West Virginia

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big Ten (10), ACC (9), Big 12 (6), SEC (6), Big East (5), Pac-12 (4), American (3)

ACC – Duke, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida State, Virginia Tech, Clemson, Louisville, Syracuse, NC State

America East – Stony Brook

American – Cincinnati, UCF, Houston

Atlantic 10 – Davidson

Atlantic Sun – Liberty

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

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

Big Sky – Northern Colorado

Big South – Gardner-Webb

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

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 – Southern Illinois

Mountain West – Nevada

Northeast – St. Francis (NY)

Ohio Valley – Belmont

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

Patriot – Holy Cross

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

Southern – Furman

Southland – Abilene Christian

Summit – South Dakota State

Sun Belt – Texas State

SWAC – Texas Southern

WAC – New Mexico State

WCC – Gonzaga