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

Michigan, Kentucky, North Carolina, Michigan State

The 3 Seeds

Kansas, Purdue, Marquette, Houston

The 4 Seeds

Villanova, Louisville, Wisconsin, Nevada

The 5 Seeds

Iowa State, LSU, Iowa, Virginia Tech

The 6 Seeds

Texas Tech, Kansas State, Maryland, Florida State

The 7 Seeds

Cincinnati, Washington, Mississippi State, Auburn

The 8 Seeds

Buffalo, Syracuse, Baylor, Ohio State

The 9 Seeds

St. John’s, Minnesota, Oklahoma, TCU

The 10 Seeds

NC State, Ole Miss, Texas, Indiana

The 11 Seeds

Alabama, UCF, Wofford, VCU, Temple

The 12 Seeds

Utah State, Seton Hall, Lipscomb, Belmont, Davidson

The 13 Seeds

Hofstra, New Mexico State, Vermont, Old Dominion

The 14 Seeds

South Dakota State, UC Irvine, Northern Kentucky, Montana

The 15 Seeds

Georgia State, Loyola-Chicago, Radford, Princeton 

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

VCU, Temple, Utah State, Seton Hall

First Four Out

Arizona State, Butler, Clemson, Florida

Next Four Out

Nebraska, Creighton, UNC-Greensboro, Georgetown

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big Ten (9), ACC (8), Big 12 (8), SEC (7), American (4), Big East (4), Atlantic 10 (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, Iowa State, Texas Tech, Kansas State, Baylor, Oklahoma, TCU, Texas

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

Big Sky – Montana

Big South – Radford

Big Ten – Michigan, Michigan State, Purdue, Wisconsin, Iowa, Maryland, Ohio State, Minnesota, 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 – Loyola-Chicago

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