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, Michigan State

The 3 Seeds

LSU, Houston, Purdue, Texas Tech

The 4 Seeds

Kansas, Wisconsin, Florida State, Kansas State

The 5 Seeds

Marquette, Virginia Tech, Mississippi State, Villanova

The 6 Seeds

Maryland, Nevada, Cincinnati, Buffalo

The 7 Seeds

Iowa State, Auburn, Louisville, Wofford

The 8 Seeds

Syracuse, Oklahoma, Iowa, Washington

The 9 Seeds

Ole Miss, Baylor, St. John’s, UCF

The 10 Seeds

VCU, Utah State, Minnesota, Seton Hall

The 11 Seeds

Ohio State, Texas, Florida, TCU

The 12 Seeds

Arizona State, NC State, Temple, Belmont, Lipscomb, Alabama

The 13 Seeds

New Mexico State, Old Dominion, UC Irvine, Vermont

The 14 Seeds

Hofstra, Yale, South Dakota State, Northern Kentucky

The 15 Seeds

Montana, Texas State, Loyola-Chicago, Colgate

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

Arizona State, NC State, Temple, Alabama

First Four Out

Creighton, Indiana, Furman, UNC-Greensboro

Next Four Out

Murray State, Clemson, Butler, Georgetown

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

America East – Vermont

American – Houston, Cincinnati, UCF, Temple

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, Minnesota, Ohio State

Big West – UC Irvine

Colonial – Hofstra

Conference USA – Old Dominion

Horizon – Northern Kentucky

Ivy – Yale

MAAC – Iona

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 – Colgate

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