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, Florida State
The 6 Seeds
Nebraska, 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, Temple, Washington
The 11 Seeds
UCF, Minnesota, Arizona, 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
Arizona, 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
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