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