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, North Carolina, Michigan State, Michigan

The 3 Seeds

Houston, Purdue, Kansas, Marquette

The 4 Seeds

LSU, Nevada, Louisville, Iowa State

The 5 Seeds

Wisconsin, Villanova, Texas Tech, Iowa

The 6 Seeds

Kansas State, Virginia Tech, Maryland, Florida State

The 7 Seeds

Cincinnati, Buffalo, Mississippi State, Washington

The 8 Seeds

TCU, Baylor, Ole Miss, Auburn

The 9 Seeds

Texas, St. John’s, Syracuse, Ohio State

The 10 Seeds

NC State, Wofford, VCU, Alabama

The 11 Seeds

Oklahoma, Clemson, Minnesota, UCF, Indiana

The 12 Seeds

Butler, 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, Prairie View A&M, Quinnipiac, Norfolk State, St. Francis (PA)

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

UCF, Indiana, Butler, Utah State

First Four Out

Seton Hall, Temple, Nebraska, Florida

Next Four Out

Arizona State, Furman, Murray State, Arkansas

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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 State, Michigan, Purdue, Wisconsin, Iowa, Maryland, Ohio State, Minnesota, Indiana

Big West – UC Irvine

Colonial – Hofstra

Conference USA – Old Dominion

Horizon – Northern Kentucky

Ivy – Yale

MAAC – Quinnipiac

MAC – Buffalo

MEAC – Norfolk State

Missouri Valley – Loyola-Chicago

Mountain West – Nevada, Utah State

Northeast – St. Francis (PA)

Ohio Valley – Belmont

Pac-12 – Washington

Patriot – Bucknell

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