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

Kansas, Duke, Michigan, Virginia

The 2 Seeds

Tennessee, Gonzaga, Nevada, Auburn

The 3 Seeds

Michigan State, Texas Tech, North Carolina, Wisconsin

The 4 Seeds

Florida State, Virginia Tech, Ohio State, Kentucky

The 5 Seeds

Nebraska, Oklahoma, Kansas State, Iowa State

The 6 Seeds

Iowa, Maryland, Cincinnati, Marquette

The 7 Seeds

Purdue, Buffalo, Indiana, Houston

The 8 Seeds

Villanova, Syracuse, Mississippi State, Arizona State

The 9 Seeds

St. John’s, Butler, Minnesota, Arizona

The 10 Seeds

Texas, UCF, Clemson, Creighton

The 11 Seeds

UCLA, Louisville, LSU, Washington, NC State, Colorado

The 12 Seeds

Furman, Belmont, Liberty, Davidson

The 13 Seeds

Southern Illinois, Northern Colorado, College of Charleston, New Mexico State

The 14 Seeds

North Texas, UC Irvine, Penn, Texas State 

The 15 Seeds

Northern Kentucky, Rider, Abilene Christian, Holy Cross

The 16 Seeds

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

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

LSU, Washington, NC State, Colorado

First Four Out

Florida, Oregon, TCU, West Virginia

Next Four Out

Utah State, Temple, Arkansas, Northwestern

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

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

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

America East – Stony Brook

American – Cincinnati, Houston, UCF

Atlantic 10 – Davidson

Atlantic Sun – Liberty

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

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

Big Sky – Northern Colorado

Big South – Gardner-Webb

Big Ten – Michigan, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Nebraska, Iowa, Maryland, Purdue, 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 (PA)

Ohio Valley – Belmont

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

Patriot – Holy Cross

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

Southern – Furman

Southland – Abilene Christian

Summit – South Dakota State

Sun Belt – Texas State

SWAC – Texas Southern

WAC – New Mexico State

WCC – Gonzaga