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 State

The 4 Seeds

Dayton, Louisville, Florida State, Penn State

The 5 Seeds

Michigan, Villanova, Wichita State, Memphis

The 6 Seeds

Arizona, Iowa, Creighton, Colorado

The 7 Seeds

Kentucky, Seton Hall, Marquette, Virginia

The 8 Seeds

Texas Tech, Arkansas, Stanford, Indiana

The 9 Seeds

St. Mary’s (CA), Xavier, Oklahoma State, Wisconsin

The 10 Seeds

Houston, LSU, Utah State, Washington

The 11 Seeds

Georgetown, Purdue, 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