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

Virginia, Michigan, Tennessee, Duke

The 2 Seeds

Michigan State, Gonzaga, Kansas, Nevada

The 3 Seeds

Texas Tech, Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Kentucky

The 4 Seeds

Auburn, Houston, Marquette, Oklahoma

The 5 Seeds

Buffalo, Maryland, Villanova, Nebraska

The 6 Seeds

Florida State, Iowa State, Louisville, LSU

The 7 Seeds

Mississippi State, NC State, Purdue, Indiana

The 8 Seeds

Iowa, Wisconsin, TCU, Ole Miss

The 9 Seeds

Ohio State, Cincinnati, Syracuse, St. John’s

The 10 Seeds

Seton Hall, Kansas State, Arizona, Temple

The 11 Seeds

UCF, Minnesota, Washington, Texas, Alabama, Arizona State

The 12 Seeds

Wofford, Murray State, Lipscomb, Saint Louis

The 13 Seeds

Hofstra, North Texas, Vermont, Yale

The 14 Seeds

Georgia State, Loyola-Chicago, New Mexico State, UC Santa Barbara

The 15 Seeds

Radford, Montana, Northern Kentucky, South Dakota State

The 16 Seeds

Lehigh, Abilene Christian, Rider, Texas Southern, Wagner, Norfolk State

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Washington, Texas, Alabama, Arizona State

First Four Out

San Francisco, Pittsburgh, Butler, VCU

Next Four Out

Utah State, Florida, Creighton, Furman

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big Ten (10), ACC (8), SEC (7), Big 12 (7), Big East (4), American (4), Pac-12 (3)

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

America East – Vermont

American – Houston, Cincinnati, Temple, UCF

Atlantic 10 – Saint Louis

Atlantic Sun – Lipscomb

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

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

Big Sky – Montana

Big South – Radford

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

Big West – UC Santa Barbara

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, Arizona State

Patriot – Lehigh

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

Southern – Wofford

Southland – Abilene Christian

Summit – South Dakota State

Sun Belt – Georgia State

SWAC – Texas Southern

WAC – New Mexico State

WCC – Gonzaga