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, Tennessee

The 2 Seeds

Kentucky, North Carolina, Michigan State, 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, Cincinnati

The 6 Seeds

Mississippi State, Nevada, Iowa State, Villanova

The 7 Seeds

Buffalo, Louisville, Wofford, Baylor

The 8 Seeds

Iowa, Ole Miss, Auburn, Washington

The 9 Seeds

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

The 10 Seeds

VCU, Texas, Florida, UCF

The 11 Seeds

Utah State, TCU, NC State, Arizona State

The 12 Seeds

Alabama, Temple, Minnesota, Belmont, Seton Hall, Lipscomb

The 13 Seeds

New Mexico State, Old Dominion, Vermont, UC Irvine

The 14 Seeds

Hofstra, Yale, South Dakota State, Montana

The 15 Seeds

Texas State, Northern Kentucky, Drake, Bucknell

The 16 Seeds

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

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Alabama, Temple, Minnesota, Seton Hall

First Four Out

Georgetown, Furman, UNC-Greensboro, Murray State

Next Four Out

Indiana, Clemson, Providence, Xavier

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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, Oklahoma, Texas, TCU

Big East – Marquette, Villanova, St. John’s, Seton Hall

Big Sky – Montana

Big South – Campbell

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