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, Kansas, Texas Tech

The 3 Seeds

North Carolina, Nevada, Virginia Tech, Oklahoma

The 4 Seeds

Florida State, Kentucky, Auburn, Houston

The 5 Seeds

Mississippi State, Marquette, NC State, Buffalo

The 6 Seeds

Iowa State, Indiana, Ohio State, Maryland

The 7 Seeds

Wisconsin, Villanova, Nebraska, TCU

The 8 Seeds

St. John’s, LSU, Purdue, Cincinnati

The 9 Seeds

Iowa, Seton Hall, Louisville, Texas

The 10 Seeds

UCF, Syracuse, Minnesota, Arizona State

The 11 Seeds

Ole Miss, Kansas State, Arizona, San Francisco, Florida, Temple

The 12 Seeds

VCU, Wofford, Lipscomb, Murray State

The 13 Seeds

North Texas, 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, San Francisco, Florida, Temple

First Four Out

Alabama, Fresno State, Washington, Butler

Next Four Out

Creighton, Clemson, Saint Louis, Vanderbilt

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big Ten (10), ACC (8), Big 12 (7), SEC (7), Big East (4), American (4), 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, Temple

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

Big Sky – Montana

Big South – Radford

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

Southern – Wofford

Southland – Abilene Christian

Summit – Purdue-Fort Wayne

Sun Belt – Georgia State

SWAC – Texas Southern

WAC – New Mexico State

WCC – Gonzaga, San Francisco