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, Virginia, Tennessee, Michigan State
The 2 Seeds
Michigan, Gonzaga, Kansas, Kentucky
The 3 Seeds
North Carolina, Houston, Virginia Tech, Texas Tech
The 4 Seeds
Nevada, Maryland, Louisville, Marquette
The 5 Seeds
Villanova, 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, Ole Miss, NC State, TCU
The 9 Seeds
Cincinnati, Indiana, Syracuse, St. John’s
The 10 Seeds
Washington, Ohio State, UCF, Seton Hall
The 11 Seeds
Texas, Arizona State, Arizona, Baylor, Butler, Alabama
The 12 Seeds
Wofford, Lipscomb, Hofstra, Murray State
The 13 Seeds
Saint Louis, Yale, New Mexico State, Old Dominion
The 14 Seeds
Texas State, Radford, Northern Kentucky, South Dakota State
The 15 Seeds
Stony Brook, Loyola-Chicago, UC Irvine, 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, Baylor, Butler, Alabama
First Four Out
Temple, Minnesota, Florida, VCU
Next Four Out
San Francisco, Creighton, Utah State, Pittsburgh
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Big Ten (9), ACC (8), Big 12 (8), SEC (7), Big East (5), American (3), Pac-12 (3)
ACC – Duke, Virginia, North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Louisville, Florida State, NC State, Syracuse
America East – Stony Brook
American – Houston, Cincinnati, UCF
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
Big West – UC Irvine
Colonial – Hofstra
Conference USA – Old Dominion
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 – Texas State
SWAC – Prairie View A&M
WAC – New Mexico State
WCC – Gonzaga
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