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

Nevada, Florida State, Maryland, Kansas State

The 6 Seeds

Louisville, Virginia Tech, Villanova, Iowa

The 7 Seeds

Mississippi State, Cincinnati, Buffalo, Washington

The 8 Seeds

Baylor, Ole Miss, Auburn, St. John’s

The 9 Seeds

Syracuse, Ohio State, Wofford, Texas

The 10 Seeds

TCU, NC State, Minnesota, Oklahoma

The 11 Seeds

VCU, Arizona State, Seton Hall, Florida

The 12 Seeds

Temple, Utah State, Alabama, UCF, Belmont, New Mexico State

The 13 Seeds

Liberty, Hofstra, Vermont, Old Dominion

The 14 Seeds

Yale, UC Irvine, South Dakota State, Radford

The 15 Seeds

Montana, Texas State, Northern Kentucky, Loyola-Chicago

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

Temple, Utah State, Alabama, UCF

First Four Out

Clemson, Butler, Georgetown, Furman

Next Four Out

Lipscomb, Nebraska, Davidson, Murray State

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

ACC (8), Big Ten (8), Big 12 (8), SEC (8), Big East (4), American (4), Mountain West (2), Pac-12 (2)

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

America East – Vermont

American – Houston, Cincinnati, Temple, UCF

Atlantic 10 – VCU

Atlantic Sun – Liberty

Big 12 – Kansas, Texas Tech, Iowa State, Kansas State, Baylor, Texas, TCU, Oklahoma

Big East – Marquette, Villanova, St. John’s, 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, Arizona State

Patriot – Bucknell

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