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, North Carolina, Duke

The 2 Seeds

Kentucky, Michigan State, Tennessee, LSU

The 3 Seeds

Michigan, Houston, Purdue, Texas Tech

The 4 Seeds

Kansas, Wisconsin, Florida State, Kansas State

The 5 Seeds

Virginia Tech, Marquette, Mississippi State, Maryland

The 6 Seeds

Villanova, Nevada, Auburn, Cincinnati

The 7 Seeds

Buffalo, Iowa State, Wofford, Louisville

The 8 Seeds

Syracuse, Oklahoma, Iowa, Washington

The 9 Seeds

VCU, Ole Miss, Baylor, UCF

The 10 Seeds

Utah State, Seton Hall, St. John’s, Minnesota

The 11 Seeds

Ohio State, Texas, Florida, TCU

The 12 Seeds

Arizona State, NC State, Temple, Belmont, Murray State, Lipscomb

The 13 Seeds

New Mexico State, UC Irvine, Vermont, Old Dominion

The 14 Seeds

Hofstra, Yale, Northern Kentucky, Montana

The 15 Seeds

Texas State, Radford, Colgate, Nebraska–Omaha

The 16 Seeds

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

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Arizona State, NC State, Temple, Belmont

First Four Out

Creighton, Indiana, Clemson, Georgetown

Next Four Out

Alabama, Furman, UNC-Greensboro, Xavier

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

ACC (8), Big Ten (8), Big 12 (8), SEC (7), Big East (4), American (4), Mountain West (2), Pac-12 (2), Ohio Valley (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 – Radford

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 – Murray State, Belmont

Pac-12 – Washington, Arizona State

Patriot – Colgate

SEC – Tennessee, Kentucky, LSU, Mississippi State, Ole Miss, Auburn, Florida

Southern – Wofford

Southland – Sam Houston State

Summit – Nebraska–Omaha

Sun Belt – Texas State

SWAC – Prairie View A&M

WAC – New Mexico State

WCC – Gonzaga