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, Gonzaga, Baylor, San Diego State

The 2 Seeds

Butler, Auburn, Kansas, Michigan State

The 3 Seeds

West Virginia, Oregon, Dayton, Florida State

The 4 Seeds

Louisville, Maryland, Wichita State, Michigan

The 5 Seeds

Villanova, Seton Hall, Arizona, Kentucky

The 6 Seeds

Ohio State, Colorado, Memphis, Creighton

The 7 Seeds

Iowa, Penn State, Marquette, Arkansas

The 8 Seeds

Texas Tech, Stanford, Virginia, St. Mary’s (CA)

The 9 Seeds

Wisconsin, BYU, Houston, Rutgers

The 10 Seeds

Indiana, Illinois, LSU, Xavier

The 11 Seeds

Florida, Oklahoma, Georgetown, Virginia Tech, Washington, VCU

The 12 Seeds

Liberty, Northern Iowa, Yale, Akron

The 13 Seeds

Furman, Stephen F. Austin, Louisiana Tech, Wright State

The 14 Seeds

College of Charleston, New Mexico State, Belmont, Stony Brook

The 15 Seeds

Arkansas-Little Rock, Colgate, UC Santa Barbara, North Dakota State

The 16 Seeds

Rider, Northern Colorado, Radford, St. Francis (PA), Norfolk State, Prairie View A&M

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Georgetown, Virginia Tech, Washington, VCU

First Four Out

NC State, Purdue, Tennessee, Georgia

Next Four Out

Minnesota, Richmond, TCU, Saint Louis

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big Ten (10), Big East (7), Big 12 (5), SEC (5), Pac-12 (5), ACC (5), American (3), WCC (3), Atlantic 10 (2)

ACC – Duke, Louisville, Florida State, Virginia, Virginia Tech

America East – Stony Brook

American – Memphis, Wichita State, Houston

Atlantic 10 – Dayton, VCU

Atlantic Sun – Liberty

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

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

Big Sky – Northern Colorado

Big South – Radford

Big Ten – Michigan State, Maryland, Ohio State, Michigan, Penn State, Iowa, Indiana, Wisconsin, Rutgers, Illinois

Big West – UC Santa Barbara

Colonial – College of Charleston

Conference USA – Louisiana Tech

Horizon – Wright State

Ivy – Yale

MAAC – Rider

MAC – Akron

MEAC – Norfolk State

Missouri Valley – Northern Iowa

Mountain West – San Diego 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 – Arkansas-Little Rock

SWAC – Prairie View A&M

WAC – New Mexico State

WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA), BYU