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
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
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