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, Texas Tech, Louisville

The 5 Seeds

Wisconsin, Iowa State, Florida State, Villanova

The 6 Seeds

Maryland, Virginia Tech, Kansas State, Iowa

The 7 Seeds

Cincinnati, Mississippi State, Buffalo, Washington

The 8 Seeds

Baylor, Auburn, Ole Miss, St. John’s

The 9 Seeds

TCU, Texas, Syracuse, Wofford

The 10 Seeds

Ohio State, VCU, NC State, Oklahoma

The 11 Seeds

Minnesota, UCF, Clemson, Butler

The 12 Seeds

Utah State, Seton Hall, Temple, Florida, Lipscomb, Belmont 

The 13 Seeds

Hofstra, New Mexico State, Vermont, Yale

The 14 Seeds

Old Dominion, South Dakota State, UC Irvine, Montana

The 15 Seeds

Texas State, Northern Kentucky, Loyola-Chicago, Radford

The 16 Seeds

Bucknell, Sam Houston State, Prairie View A&M, Norfolk State, St. Francis (PA), Canisius

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Utah State, Seton Hall, Temple, Florida

First Four Out

Alabama, Arizona State, Furman, Nebraska

Next Four Out

Murray State, Liberty, Davidson, Dayton

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

ACC (9), Big Ten (8), Big 12 (8), SEC (7), Big East (5), American (4), Mountain West (2)

ACC – Duke, Virginia, North Carolina, Louisville, Florida State, Virginia Tech, NC State, Syracuse, Clemson

America East – Vermont

American – Houston, Cincinnati, UCF, Temple

Atlantic 10 – VCU

Atlantic Sun – Lipscomb

Big 12 – Kansas, Texas Tech, Iowa State, 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, Maryland, Iowa, Ohio State, Minnesota

Big West – UC Irvine

Colonial – Hofstra

Conference USA – Old Dominion

Horizon – Northern Kentucky

Ivy – Yale

MAAC – Canisius

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, Florida

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