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!

PROJECTED SEEDING

The 1 Seeds

Louisville, Ohio State, Kansas, Maryland

The 2 Seeds

Michigan, Duke, Gonzaga, Virginia

The 3 Seeds

Auburn, Florida State, Butler, Kentucky

The 4 Seeds

Tennessee, Michigan State, Baylor, Arizona

The 5 Seeds

Oregon, North Carolina, Dayton, Xavier

The 6 Seeds

Villanova, Purdue, San Diego State, Memphis

The 7 Seeds

Colorado, Seton Hall, Oklahoma State, West Virginia

The 8 Seeds

VCU, Utah State, Arkansas, Indiana

The 9 Seeds

Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Florida, Marquette

The 10 Seeds

Texas, Penn State, Washington, Mississippi State

The 11 Seeds

Wichita State, LSU, Houston, St. Mary’s (CA), Iowa State, Creighton

The 12 Seeds

Liberty, Belmont, East Tennessee State, Yale

The 13 Seeds

Northern Iowa, New Mexico State, Vermont, Western Kentucky

The 14 Seeds

Wright State, UC Irvine, Toledo, Colgate

The 15 Seeds

Eastern Washington, Hofstra, South Dakota, Stephen F. Austin

The 16 Seeds

Rider, Radford, Eastern Washington, St. Francis (PA), Bethune Cookman, Texas Southern

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Houston, St. Mary’s (CA), Iowa State, Creighton

First Four Out

Cincinnati, DePaul, Stanford, Virginia Tech

Next Four Out

NC State, Connecticut, TCU, Temple

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big 12 (8), Big Ten (7), SEC (7), Big East (6), ACC (5), Pac-12 (4), American (3), Atlantic 10 (2), Mountain West (2), WCC (2)

ACC – Virginia, Duke, North Carolina, Louisville, Florida State

America East – Vermont

American – Memphis, Wichita State, Houston

Atlantic 10 – Dayton, VCU

Atlantic Sun – Liberty

Big 12 – Kansas, Baylor, Oklahoma State, West Virginia, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, Texas, Iowa State

Big East – Butler, Xavier, Villanova, Seton Hall, Marquette, Creighton

Big Sky – Eastern Washington

Big South – Radford

Big Ten – Michigan, Ohio State, Maryland, Michigan State, Penn State, Purdue, Indiana

Big West – UC Irvine

Colonial – Hofstra

Conference USA – Western Kentucky

Horizon – Wright State

Ivy – Yale

MAAC – Rider

MAC – Toledo

MEAC – Bethune Cookman

Missouri Valley – Northern Iowa

Mountain West – San Diego State, Utah State

Northeast – St. Francis (PA)

Ohio Valley – Belmont

Pac-12 – Arizona, Oregon, Colorado, Washington

Patriot – Colgate

SEC – Auburn, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Florida, Mississippi State, LSU

Southern – East Tennessee State

Southland – Stephen F. Austin

Summit – South Dakota

Sun Belt – South Alabama

SWAC – Texas Southern

WAC – New Mexico State

WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA)