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, Kentucky

The 2 Seeds

Michigan State, North Carolina, Tennessee, Michigan

The 3 Seeds

Houston, Purdue, Marquette, Texas Tech

The 4 Seeds

LSU, Kansas, Wisconsin, Nevada

The 5 Seeds

Iowa State, Florida State, Maryland, Kansas State

The 6 Seeds

Virginia Tech, Louisville, Iowa, Mississippi State

The 7 Seeds

Villanova, Cincinnati, Buffalo, Washington

The 8 Seeds

Baylor, Ole Miss, St. John’s, Wofford

The 9 Seeds

Auburn, Syracuse, Ohio State, Texas

The 10 Seeds

TCU, NC State, Oklahoma, VCU

The 11 Seeds

Arizona State, Florida, Temple, Seton Hall

The 12 Seeds

Utah State, Minnesota, UCF, Alabama, Belmont, Lipscomb

The 13 Seeds

New Mexico State, Hofstra, Old Dominion, Vermont

The 14 Seeds

Yale, UC Irvine, South Dakota State, Montana

The 15 Seeds

Radford, Texas State, Drake, Wright State

The 16 Seeds

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

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Utah State, Minnesota, UCF, Alabama

First Four Out

Clemson, Butler, Georgetown, Furman

Next Four Out

Nebraska, Davidson, Murray State, UNC-Greensboro

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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, Virginia Tech, Louisville, Syracuse, NC State

America East – Vermont

American – Houston, Cincinnati, Temple, UCF

Atlantic 10 – VCU

Atlantic Sun – Lipscomb

Big 12 – Texas Tech, Kansas, 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 – Wright State

Ivy – Yale

MAAC – Iona

MAC – Buffalo

MEAC – Norfolk State

Missouri Valley – Drake

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