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

The 2 Seeds

Michigan State, Gonzaga, Kentucky, Kansas

The 3 Seeds

North Carolina, Houston, Texas Tech, Virginia Tech

The 4 Seeds

Marquette, Nevada, Louisville, Purdue

The 5 Seeds

Villanova, LSU, Iowa State, Maryland

The 6 Seeds

Buffalo, Oklahoma, Wisconsin, Iowa

The 7 Seeds

Mississippi State, Auburn, Florida State, Kansas State

The 8 Seeds

Cincinnati, Nebraska, NC State, Ole Miss

The 9 Seeds

TCU, Washington, Indiana, Ohio State

The 10 Seeds

Minnesota, Syracuse, Baylor, Texas

The 11 Seeds

St. John’s, UCF, Alabama, VCU, Seton Hall, Arizona State

The 12 Seeds

Wofford, Lipscomb, Hofstra, Murray State

The 13 Seeds

Davidson, Yale, New Mexico State, North Texas

The 14 Seeds

Texas State, Northern Kentucky, Vermont, Radford

The 15 Seeds

South Dakota State, Montana, Loyola-Chicago, UC Irvine

The 16 Seeds

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

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Alabama, VCU, Seton Hall, Arizona State

First Four Out

Temple, Butler, Arizona, Creighton

Next Four Out

Florida, San Francisco, Utah State, Pittsburgh

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big Ten (10), ACC (8), Big 12 (8), SEC (7), Big East (4), American (3), Atlantic 10 (2), Pac-12 (2)

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

America East – Vermont

American – Houston, Cincinnati, UCF

Atlantic 10 – VCU, Davidson

Atlantic Sun – Lipscomb

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

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

Big Sky – Montana

Big South – Radford

Big Ten – Michigan State, Michigan, Maryland, Purdue, Iowa, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Indiana, Ohio State, Minnesota

Big West – UC Irvine

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 – Washington, Arizona State

Patriot – Bucknell

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