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 State
The 2 Seeds
Michigan, Gonzaga, Kansas, Kentucky
The 3 Seeds
North Carolina, Texas Tech, Houston, Virginia Tech
The 4 Seeds
Nevada, Maryland, Marquette, Buffalo
The 5 Seeds
Villanova, LSU, Louisville, Auburn
The 6 Seeds
Iowa State, Oklahoma, Purdue, Iowa
The 7 Seeds
Wisconsin, Florida State, Mississippi State, Nebraska
The 8 Seeds
NC State, Indiana, Ole Miss, TCU
The 9 Seeds
Cincinnati, Ohio State, Kansas State, Syracuse
The 10 Seeds
Washington, St. John’s, UCF, Seton Hall
The 11 Seeds
Arizona, Temple, Texas, Minnesota, Butler, Arizona State
The 12 Seeds
Wofford, Murray State, Saint Louis, Lipscomb
The 13 Seeds
Hofstra, Vermont, Yale, New Mexico State
The 14 Seeds
North Texas, Loyola-Chicago, Georgia 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, Butler, Arizona State
First Four Out
VCU, San Francisco, Baylor, Alabama
Next Four Out
Pittsburgh, Florida, Creighton, Utah State
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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 – Duke, Virginia, North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Louisville, Florida State, 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 State, Michigan, Maryland, Purdue, Iowa, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Indiana, 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, Kentucky, LSU, Auburn, 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
