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

Gonzaga, Virginia, Duke, Kentucky

The 2 Seeds

Michigan State, North Carolina, Tennessee, Michigan

The 3 Seeds

Houston, Purdue, Marquette, LSU

The 4 Seeds

Texas Tech, Kansas, Wisconsin, Virginia Tech

The 5 Seeds

Maryland, Kansas State, Florida State, Nevada

The 6 Seeds

Iowa State, Mississippi State, Cincinnati, Villanova

The 7 Seeds

Buffalo, Iowa, Louisville, Wofford

The 8 Seeds

Baylor, Ole Miss, Auburn, Washington

The 9 Seeds

Syracuse, Ohio State, St. John’s, Oklahoma

The 10 Seeds

VCU, Florida, TCU, NC State

The 11 Seeds

Texas, Arizona State, Temple, Alabama

The 12 Seeds

UCF, Minnesota, Belmont, Seton Hall, Utah State, Lipscomb

The 13 Seeds

New Mexico State, Old Dominion, Vermont, UC Irvine

The 14 Seeds

Hofstra, Yale, South Dakota State, Texas State

The 15 Seeds

Montana, Radford, Northern Kentucky, Drake

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

UCF, Minnesota, Seton Hall, Utah State

First Four Out

Furman, Clemson, Georgetown, UNC-Greensboro

Next Four Out

Butler, Dayton, Providence, 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, 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 – Northern Kentucky

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