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, Gonzaga, Tennessee
The 2 Seeds
Kentucky, North Carolina, Michigan State, Michigan
The 3 Seeds
Houston, Purdue, Kansas, Marquette
The 4 Seeds
Texas Tech, LSU, Wisconsin, Iowa State
The 5 Seeds
Florida State, Nevada, Maryland, Louisville
The 6 Seeds
Virginia Tech, Kansas State, Villanova, Iowa
The 7 Seeds
Cincinnati, Mississippi State, Buffalo, Washington
The 8 Seeds
Baylor, Auburn, Ole Miss, Texas
The 9 Seeds
Syracuse, St. John’s, Wofford, Ohio State
The 10 Seeds
TCU, VCU, NC State, Oklahoma
The 11 Seeds
Minnesota, Florida, Clemson, UCF
The 12 Seeds
Utah State, Temple, Butler, Arizona State, Liberty, Belmont
The 13 Seeds
Hofstra, New Mexico State, Vermont, Yale
The 14 Seeds
Old Dominion, UC Irvine, South Dakota State, 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, Temple, Butler, Arizona State
First Four Out
Seton Hall, Alabama, Furman, Nebraska
Next Four Out
Lipscomb, Murray State, Georgetown, Davidson
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
ACC (9), Big Ten (8), Big 12 (8), SEC (7), Big East (4), American (4), Mountain West (2), Pac-12 (2)
ACC – Duke, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida State, Louisville, Virginia Tech, NC State, Syracuse, Clemson
America East – Vermont
American – Houston, Cincinnati, UCF, Temple
Atlantic 10 – VCU
Atlantic Sun – Liberty
Big 12 – Kansas, Texas Tech, Iowa State, 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, 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, Arizona State
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
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