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