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