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, Tennessee, Virginia, Michigan

The 2 Seeds

Michigan State, Gonzaga, Nevada, Kentucky

The 3 Seeds

Virginia Tech, Kansas, Texas Tech, North Carolina

The 4 Seeds

Houston, Maryland, Marquette, Villanova

The 5 Seeds

Auburn, Buffalo, LSU, Florida State

The 6 Seeds

Iowa State, Oklahoma, Louisville, Nebraska

The 7 Seeds

Purdue, Mississippi State, NC State, Wisconsin

The 8 Seeds

Indiana, Iowa, Ole Miss, TCU

The 9 Seeds

Cincinnati, Ohio State, Syracuse, Kansas State

The 10 Seeds

Washington, St. John’s, UCF, Seton Hall

The 11 Seeds

Arizona, Temple, Texas, Minnesota, Arizona State, Butler

The 12 Seeds

Wofford, Murray State, Saint Louis, Lipscomb

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

Bucknell, Abilene Christian, Rider, Norfolk State, Robert Morris, Prairie View A&M

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Texas, Minnesota, Arizona State, Butler

First Four Out

VCU, San Francisco, Alabama, Pittsburgh

Next Four Out

Florida, Baylor, Utah State, Creighton

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big Ten (10), ACC (8), Big 12 (7), SEC (6), Big East (5), American (4), Pac-12 (3)

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

America East – Vermont

American – Houston, Cincinnati, UCF, Temple

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, Butler

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 – Robert Morris

Ohio Valley – Murray State

Pac-12 – Arizona, Washington, Arizona State

Patriot – Bucknell

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

Southern – Wofford

Southland – Abilene Christian

Summit – South Dakota State

Sun Belt – Georgia State

SWAC – Prairie View A&M

WAC – New Mexico State

WCC – Gonzaga