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

Nevada, Virginia Tech, Oklahoma, North Carolina

The 4 Seeds

Kentucky, Auburn, Houston, Florida State

The 5 Seeds

Marquette, NC State, Buffalo, Indiana

The 6 Seeds

Maryland, Mississippi State, Iowa State, Wisconsin

The 7 Seeds

Villanova, Nebraska, LSU, Ohio State

The 8 Seeds

Louisville, Purdue, TCU, Ole Miss

The 9 Seeds

Iowa, Cincinnati, Seton Hall, UCF

The 10 Seeds

St. John’s, Kansas State, Minnesota, Texas

The 11 Seeds

Arizona, Temple, Syracuse, Washington, Florida, Butler

The 12 Seeds

Wofford, Murray State, Lipscomb, Davidson

The 13 Seeds

Hofstra, North Texas, Yale, New Mexico State

The 14 Seeds

Georgia State, Loyola-Chicago, 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, Washington, Florida, Butler

First Four Out

Arizona State, Creighton, San Francisco, Alabama

Next Four Out

Saint Louis, Utah State, Fresno State, Clemson

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big Ten (10), ACC (8), Big 12 (7), SEC (7), Big East (5), American (4), Pac-12 (2)

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

America East – Vermont

American – Houston, Cincinnati, UCF, Temple

Atlantic 10 – Davidson

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, Maryland, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Ohio State, 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, Washington

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