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

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PROJECTED SEEDING

The 1 Seeds

Duke, Michigan, Virginia, Tennessee

The 2 Seeds

Michigan State, Gonzaga, Texas Tech, Kansas

The 3 Seeds

North Carolina, Nevada, Virginia Tech, Auburn

The 4 Seeds

Oklahoma, Florida State, Houston, Kentucky

The 5 Seeds

Indiana, Ohio State, Mississippi State, Wisconsin

The 6 Seeds

Marquette, NC State, Buffalo, Iowa State

The 7 Seeds

Villanova, TCU, Nebraska, Louisville

The 8 Seeds

St. John’s, Cincinnati, LSU, Maryland

The 9 Seeds

Iowa, Purdue, Seton Hall, Texas

The 10 Seeds

Minnesota, UCF, Arizona State, Syracuse

The 11 Seeds

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

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, Creighton

First Four Out

Alabama, Florida, 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 (6), Big East (6), 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, Creighton

Big Sky – Montana

Big South – Radford

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

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, Kentucky, Mississippi State, 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