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 websites are interested in working in conjunction on team-specific bracketology Q&A pieces, I’d love to contribute. Let the fun begin!
THE BRACKET
PROJECTED SEEDING
The 1 Seeds
Duke, Virginia, Tennessee, Michigan
The 2 Seeds
Michigan State, Gonzaga, Kentucky, Kansas
The 3 Seeds
North Carolina, Houston, Texas Tech, Virginia Tech
The 4 Seeds
Marquette, Nevada, Louisville, Purdue
The 5 Seeds
Villanova, LSU, Iowa State, Maryland
The 6 Seeds
Buffalo, Wisconsin, Iowa, Oklahoma
The 7 Seeds
Mississippi State, Auburn, Florida State, Kansas State
The 8 Seeds
Cincinnati, NC State, Ole Miss, TCU
The 9 Seeds
Nebraska, Washington, Baylor, Minnesota
The 10 Seeds
Syracuse, Ohio State, Indiana, Texas
The 11 Seeds
St. John’s, UCF, Alabama, VCU, Seton Hall, Arizona State
The 12 Seeds
Wofford, Lipscomb, Hofstra, Murray State
The 13 Seeds
Davidson, Yale, New Mexico State, North Texas
The 14 Seeds
Texas State, Northern Kentucky, Vermont, Radford
The 15 Seeds
South Dakota State, Montana, Loyola-Chicago, UC Irvine
The 16 Seeds
Rider, Bucknell, Sam Houston State, Prairie View A&M, Robert Morris, Norfolk State
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
Alabama, VCU, Seton Hall, Arizona State
First Four Out
Temple, Butler, Arizona, Creighton
Next Four Out
Florida, San Francisco, Utah State, Pittsburgh
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Big Ten (10), ACC (8), Big 12 (8), SEC (7), Big East (4), American (3), Atlantic 10 (2), Pac-12 (2)
ACC – Duke, Virginia, North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Louisville, Florida State, NC State, Syracuse
America East – Vermont
American – Houston, Cincinnati, UCF
Atlantic 10 – VCU, Davidson
Atlantic Sun – Lipscomb
Big 12 – Kansas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Iowa State, TCU, Kansas State, Baylor, Texas
Big East – Marquette, Villanova, St. John’s, Seton Hall
Big Sky – Montana
Big South – Radford
Big Ten – Michigan State, Michigan, Maryland, Purdue, Iowa, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Minnesota, Ohio State, Indiana
Big West – UC Irvine
Colonial – Hofstra
Conference USA – North Texas
Horizon – Northern Kentucky
Ivy – Yale
MAAC – Rider
MAC – Buffalo
MEAC – Norfolk State
Missouri Valley – Loyola-Chicago
Mountain West – Nevada
Northeast – Robert Morris
Ohio Valley – Murray State
Pac-12 – Washington, Arizona State
Patriot – Bucknell
SEC – Tennessee, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Auburn, Ole Miss, Alabama
Southern – Wofford
Southland – Sam Houston State
Summit – South Dakota State
Sun Belt – Texas State
SWAC – Prairie View A&M
WAC – New Mexico State
WCC – Gonzaga
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