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

Texas Tech, Wisconsin, Virginia Tech, Villanova

The 6 Seeds

Iowa, Florida State, Kansas State, Maryland

The 7 Seeds

Cincinnati, Mississippi State, Buffalo, Washington

The 8 Seeds

TCU, Baylor, Ole Miss, Auburn

The 9 Seeds

St. John’s, Texas, Syracuse, Wofford

The 10 Seeds

Ohio State, VCU, NC State, Oklahoma

The 11 Seeds

Minnesota, Clemson, Alabama, UCF, Butler

The 12 Seeds

Utah State, Seton Hall, 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, Butler, Utah State, Seton Hall

First Four Out

Temple, Nebraska, Florida, Arizona State

Next Four Out

Indiana, Furman, Murray State, Liberty

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

ACC (9), Big Ten (8), Big 12 (8), SEC (7), Big East (5), 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, Seton Hall

Big Sky – Montana

Big South – Radford

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

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