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, Kentucky

The 2 Seeds

Duke, 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

Auburn, Villanova, Nevada, Buffalo

The 7 Seeds

Cincinnati, Iowa State, Wofford, Louisville

The 8 Seeds

UCF, Oklahoma, VCU, Ole Miss

The 9 Seeds

Iowa, Baylor, Washington, Seton Hall

The 10 Seeds

Syracuse, Minnesota, Utah State, St. John’s

The 11 Seeds

TCU, Temple, Ohio State, Arizona State

The 12 Seeds

Indiana, Creighton, NC State, Belmont, Murray State, New Mexico State

The 13 Seeds

Liberty, UC Irvine, Vermont, Old Dominion

The 14 Seeds

Hofstra, Yale, Georgia State, Montana

The 15 Seeds

Northern Kentucky, Colgate, Bradley, Omaha

The 16 Seeds

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

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Indiana, Creighton, NC State, Belmont

First Four Out

Clemson, Florida, Texas, UNC-Greensboro

Next Four Out

Alabama, Georgetown, Lipscomb, Xavier

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big Ten (9), ACC (8), Big 12 (7), SEC (6), Big East (5), 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 – Liberty

Big 12 – Texas Tech, Kansas, Iowa State, Kansas State, Baylor, Oklahoma, TCU

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

Big Sky – Montana

Big South – Gardner-Webb

Big Ten – Michigan State, Michigan, Purdue, Wisconsin, Maryland, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio State, Indiana

Big West – UC Irvine

Colonial – Hofstra

Conference USA – Old Dominion

Horizon – Northern Kentucky

Ivy – Yale

MAAC – Iona

MAC – Buffalo

MEAC – Norfolk State

Missouri Valley – Bradley

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

Southern – Wofford

Southland – Sam Houston State

Summit – Omaha

Sun Belt – Georgia State

SWAC – Prairie View A&M

WAC – New Mexico State

WCC – Gonzaga