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

Duke, Michigan, Virginia, Kansas

The 2 Seeds

Tennessee, Nevada, Gonzaga, Michigan State

The 3 Seeds

Texas Tech, Ohio State, Florida State, North Carolina

The 4 Seeds

Oklahoma, Auburn, Virginia Tech, Indiana

The 5 Seeds

Houston, Wisconsin, Mississippi State, Kentucky

The 6 Seeds

NC State, Marquette, Nebraska, Buffalo

The 7 Seeds

Cincinnati, Louisville, Villanova, TCU

The 8 Seeds

Iowa State, St. John’s, Seton Hall, Purdue

The 9 Seeds

LSU, Minnesota, Texas, UCF

The 10 Seeds

Iowa, Kansas State, Arizona State, Maryland

The 11 Seeds

Florida, Creighton, Syracuse, Arizona, Clemson, San Francisco

The 12 Seeds

Lipscomb, North Texas, Murray State, UNC-Greensboro

The 13 Seeds

VCU, College of Charleston, Yale, New Mexico State

The 14 Seeds

Loyola-Chicago, Texas State, UC Irvine, Vermont

The 15 Seeds

Radford, Montana, Northern Kentucky, Lehigh

The 16 Seeds

Abilene Christian, Rider, Purdue-Fort Wayne, Texas Southern, Wagner, Norfolk State

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Syracuse, Arizona, Clemson, San Francisco

First Four Out

Butler, Washington, Ole Miss, Vanderbilt

Next Four Out

Temple, Toledo, Alabama, Arkansas

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big Ten (10), ACC (9), Big 12 (7), SEC (6), Big East (5), American (3), Pac-12 (2), WCC (2)

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

America East – Vermont

American – Houston, Cincinnati, UCF

Atlantic 10 – VCU

Atlantic Sun – Lipscomb

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

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

Big Sky – Montana

Big South – Radford

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

Big West – UC Irvine

Colonial – College of Charleston

Conference USA – North Texas

Horizon – Northern Kentucky

Ivy – Yale

MAAC – Rider

MAC – Buffalo

MEAC – Norfolk State

Missouri Valley – Loyola-Chicago

Mountain West – Nevada

Northeast – Wagner

Ohio Valley – Murray State

Pac-12 – Arizona State, Arizona

Patriot – Lehigh

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

Southern – UNC-Greensboro

Southland – Abilene Christian

Summit – Purdue-Fort Wayne

Sun Belt – Texas State

SWAC – Texas Southern

WAC – New Mexico State

WCC – Gonzaga, San Francisco