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
Ohio State, Duke, Kansas, Auburn
The 2 Seeds
Gonzaga, Baylor, Oregon, Louisville
The 3 Seeds
San Diego State, Butler, West Virginia, Memphis
The 4 Seeds
Michigan, Villanova, Maryland, Dayton
The 5 Seeds
Florida State, Michigan State, Arizona, Penn State
The 6 Seeds
Wichita State, Indiana, Virginia, Iowa
The 7 Seeds
Texas Tech, Colorado, Marquette, Xavier
The 8 Seeds
Tennessee, Stanford, Oklahoma State, Kentucky
The 9 Seeds
Creighton, St. Mary’s (CA), Seton Hall, Utah State
The 10 Seeds
Purdue, Houston, Washington, Arkansas
The 11 Seeds
Texas, North Carolina, VCU, DePaul, Florida, Georgetown
The 12 Seeds
Liberty, Northern Iowa, Yale, East Tennessee State
The 13 Seeds
Louisiana Tech, Akron, Belmont, Vermont
The 14 Seeds
New Mexico State, Northern Kentucky, UC Irvine, Georgia State
The 15 Seeds
Colgate, Hofstra, Stephen F. Austin, North Dakota State
The 16 Seeds
Rider, Radford, Northern Colorado, St. Francis (PA), Bethune Cookman, Prairie View A&M
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
VCU, DePaul, Florida, Georgetown
First Four Out
BYU, Oklahoma, NC State, LSU
Next Four Out
Iowa State, Illinois, Temple, Minnesota
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Big Ten (8), Big East (8), Big 12 (6), ACC (5), Pac-12 (5), SEC (5), 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, Texas Tech, Texas
Big East – Butler, Xavier, Villanova, Seton Hall, Marquette, Creighton, DePaul, Georgetown
Big Sky – Northern Colorado
Big South – Radford
Big Ten – Ohio State, Michigan, Maryland, Michigan State, Purdue, Penn State, Indiana, Iowa
Big West – UC Irvine
Colonial – Hofstra
Conference USA – Louisiana Tech
Horizon – Northern Kentucky
Ivy – Yale
MAAC – Rider
MAC – Akron
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, Stanford
Patriot – Colgate
SEC – Auburn, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Florida
Southern – East Tennessee State
Southland – Stephen F. Austin
Summit – North Dakota State
Sun Belt – Georgia State
SWAC – Prairie View A&M
WAC – New Mexico State
WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA)
Texas? Down at #84 in the NET, just-lost-to-Providence-by-22 Texas? Interesting.