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, Houston, Virginia Tech, Texas Tech

The 4 Seeds

Nevada, Maryland, Marquette, Villanova

The 5 Seeds

Louisville, LSU, Buffalo, Iowa State

The 6 Seeds

Purdue, Oklahoma, Iowa, Wisconsin

The 7 Seeds

Florida State, Auburn, Nebraska, Kansas State

The 8 Seeds

Mississippi State, NC State, Ole Miss, TCU

The 9 Seeds

Cincinnati, Indiana, Syracuse, St. John’s

The 10 Seeds

Ohio State, Washington, UCF, Seton Hall

The 11 Seeds

Arizona, Texas, Arizona State, Baylor, Butler, Alabama

The 12 Seeds

Wofford, Murray State, Lipscomb, Saint Louis

The 13 Seeds

Hofstra, Yale, New Mexico State, North Texas

The 14 Seeds

Georgia State, Radford, Northern Kentucky, South Dakota State

The 15 Seeds

Stony Brook, Loyola-Chicago, UC Santa Barbara, Rider

The 16 Seeds

Weber State, Bucknell, Sam Houston State, Prairie View A&M, Robert Morris, Norfolk State

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Arizona State, Baylor, Butler, Alabama

First Four Out

Florida, VCU, Temple, Minnesota

Next Four Out

San Francisco, Creighton, Utah State, Pittsburgh

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

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

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

America East – Stony Brook

American – Houston, Cincinnati, UCF, Temple

Atlantic 10 – Saint Louis

Atlantic Sun – Lipscomb

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

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

Big Sky – Weber State

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, Alabama

Southern – Wofford

Southland – Sam Houston State

Summit – South Dakota State

Sun Belt – Georgia State

SWAC – Prairie View A&M

WAC – New Mexico State

WCC – Gonzaga