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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The 1 Seeds
Duke, Kansas, Gonzaga, San Diego State
The 2 Seeds
Butler, Auburn, Ohio State, Baylor
The 3 Seeds
West Virginia, Oregon, Maryland, Michigan
The 4 Seeds
Dayton, Michigan State, Louisville, Florida State
The 5 Seeds
Penn State, Villanova, Colorado, Wichita State
The 6 Seeds
Memphis, Arizona, Iowa, Creighton
The 7 Seeds
Kentucky, Seton Hall, Marquette, Virginia
The 8 Seeds
Texas Tech, Arkansas, Stanford, Indiana
The 9 Seeds
St. Mary’s (CA), Xavier, Purdue, Oklahoma State
The 10 Seeds
Houston, Wisconsin, LSU, Utah State
The 11 Seeds
Georgetown, Washington, Florida, BYU, VCU, Oklahoma
The 12 Seeds
Liberty, Northern Iowa, Yale, Louisiana Tech
The 13 Seeds
Stephen F. Austin, Akron, Furman, Vermont
The 14 Seeds
Wright State, Georgia State, New Mexico State, Belmont
The 15 Seeds
College of Charleston, UC Irvine, Colgate, North Dakota State
The 16 Seeds
Rider, Northern Colorado, Radford, St. Francis (PA), Bethune Cookman, Prairie View A&M
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
Florida, BYU, VCU, Oklahoma
First Four Out
Tennessee, Minnesota, DePaul, Rutgers
Next Four Out
Illinois, Georgia, NC State, Texas
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Big Ten (9), Big East (7), Big 12 (6), SEC (5), Pac-12 (5), ACC (4), American (3), WCC (3), Atlantic 10 (2), Mountain West (2)
ACC – Duke, Louisville, Florida State, Virginia
America East – Vermont
American – Memphis, Wichita State, Houston
Atlantic 10 – Dayton, VCU
Atlantic Sun – Liberty
Big 12 – Kansas, West Virginia, Baylor, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, Oklahoma
Big East – Butler, Villanova, Creighton, Marquette, Seton Hall, Xavier, Georgetown
Big Sky – Northern Colorado
Big South – Radford
Big Ten – Ohio State, Michigan, Maryland, Michigan State, Penn State, Iowa, Indiana, Purdue, Wisconsin
Big West – UC Irvine
Colonial – College of Charleston
Conference USA – Louisiana Tech
Horizon – Wright State
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 – Oregon, Arizona, Colorado, Washington, Stanford
Patriot – Colgate
SEC – Auburn, Kentucky, Arkansas, Florida, LSU
Southern – Furman
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), BYU