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, Tennessee

The 2 Seeds

Michigan State, Gonzaga, Kansas, Texas Tech

The 3 Seeds

Nevada, North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Oklahoma

The 4 Seeds

Auburn, Florida State, Indiana, Houston

The 5 Seeds

Ohio State, Mississippi State, Wisconsin, Kentucky

The 6 Seeds

NC State, Marquette, Nebraska, Iowa State

The 7 Seeds

TCU, Buffalo, Louisville, Villanova

The 8 Seeds

St. John’s, Seton Hall, Purdue, Cincinnati

The 9 Seeds

LSU, Minnesota, Texas, UCF

The 10 Seeds

Iowa, Arizona State, Maryland, Syracuse

The 11 Seeds

Kansas State, San Francisco, Arizona, Ole Miss, Butler, Alabama

The 12 Seeds

Lipscomb, VCU, Murray State, North Texas

The 13 Seeds

UNC-Greensboro, Yale, New Mexico State, Hofstra

The 14 Seeds

Loyola-Chicago, Georgia 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

Arizona, Ole Miss, Butler, Alabama

First Four Out

Florida, Creighton, Washington, Clemson

Next Four Out

Arkansas, Temple, Fresno State, Vanderbilt

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big Ten (10), ACC (8), Big 12 (7), SEC (7), Big East (5), American (3), Pac-12 (2), WCC (2)

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

America East – Vermont

American – Houston, Cincinnati, UCF

Atlantic 10 – VCU

Atlantic Sun – Lipscomb

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

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

Big Sky – Montana

Big South – Radford

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

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 – Wagner

Ohio Valley – Murray State

Pac-12 – Arizona State, Arizona

Patriot – Lehigh

SEC – Tennessee, Auburn, Mississippi State, Kentucky, LSU, Ole Miss, Alabama

Southern – UNC-Greensboro

Southland – Abilene Christian

Summit – Purdue-Fort Wayne

Sun Belt – Georgia State

SWAC – Texas Southern

WAC – New Mexico State

WCC – Gonzaga, San Francisco