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
PROJECTED SEEDING
The 1 Seeds
Duke, Virginia, Gonzaga, Kentucky
The 2 Seeds
North Carolina, Michigan State, Michigan, Tennessee
The 3 Seeds
Houston, Purdue, Marquette, Texas Tech
The 4 Seeds
LSU, Kansas, Wisconsin, Nevada
The 5 Seeds
Iowa State, Florida State, Maryland, Kansas State
The 6 Seeds
Virginia Tech, Louisville, Villanova, Iowa
The 7 Seeds
Mississippi State, Cincinnati, Buffalo, Washington
The 8 Seeds
Baylor, Ole Miss, St. John’s, Wofford
The 9 Seeds
Auburn, Syracuse, Ohio State, Texas
The 10 Seeds
TCU, NC State, Oklahoma, Minnesota
The 11 Seeds
VCU, Arizona State, Florida, Temple
The 12 Seeds
Seton Hall, Utah State, Alabama, UCF, Belmont, Lipscomb
The 13 Seeds
New Mexico State, Hofstra, Old Dominion, Vermont
The 14 Seeds
Yale, UC Irvine, South Dakota State, Montana
The 15 Seeds
Radford, Texas State, Loyola-Chicago, Wright State
The 16 Seeds
Bucknell, Sam Houston State, Prairie View A&M, Norfolk State, St. Francis (PA), Canisius
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
Seton Hall, Utah State, Alabama, UCF
First Four Out
Clemson, Butler, Georgetown, Furman
Next Four Out
Nebraska, Davidson, Murray State, Liberty
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
ACC (8), Big Ten (8), Big 12 (8), SEC (8), Big East (4), American (4), Mountain West (2), Pac-12 (2)
ACC – Duke, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida State, Virginia Tech, Louisville, Syracuse, NC State
America East – Vermont
American – Houston, Cincinnati, Temple, UCF
Atlantic 10 – VCU
Atlantic Sun – Lipscomb
Big 12 – Texas Tech, Kansas, Iowa State, Kansas State, Baylor, Texas, TCU, Oklahoma
Big East – Marquette, Villanova, St. John’s, Seton Hall
Big Sky – Montana
Big South – Radford
Big Ten – Michigan State, Michigan, Purdue, Wisconsin, Maryland, Iowa, Ohio State, Minnesota
Big West – UC Irvine
Colonial – Hofstra
Conference USA – Old Dominion
Horizon – Wright State
Ivy – Yale
MAAC – Canisius
MAC – Buffalo
MEAC – Norfolk State
Missouri Valley – Loyola-Chicago
Mountain West – Nevada, Utah State
Northeast – St. Francis (PA)
Ohio Valley – Belmont
Pac-12 – Washington, Arizona State
Patriot – Bucknell
SEC – Tennessee, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Auburn, Florida, 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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