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

Baylor, Gonzaga, San Diego State, Duke

The 2 Seeds

Kansas, Butler, Michigan State, Louisville

The 3 Seeds

Dayton, Florida State, West Virginia, Seton Hall

The 4 Seeds

Oregon, Villanova, Auburn, Maryland

The 5 Seeds

Arizona, Kentucky, Iowa, Ohio State

The 6 Seeds

Colorado, Michigan, Wichita State, Arkansas

The 7 Seeds

Stanford, Memphis, Creighton, Wisconsin

The 8 Seeds

LSU, Rutgers, Texas Tech, Penn State

The 9 Seeds

Marquette, Florida, Illinois, Houston

The 10 Seeds

Indiana, St. Mary’s (CA), Oklahoma, BYU

The 11 Seeds

Purdue, Georgetown, USC, VCU, NC State, Minnesota

The 12 Seeds

Liberty, Northern Iowa, East Tennessee State, Yale

The 13 Seeds

Akron, Stephen F. Austin, North Texas, Georgia State

The 14 Seeds

William & Mary, New Mexico State, Stony Brook, Wright State

The 15 Seeds

Colgate, Northern Colorado, Murray State, UC Irvine

The 16 Seeds

South Dakota State, Radford, Quinnipiac, Robert Morris, Grambling, Norfolk State

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

USC, VCU, NC State, Minnesota

First Four Out

Virginia Tech, Washington, Texas, Virginia

Next Four Out

Tennessee, Alabama, Richmond, TCU

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

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

ACC – Duke, Louisville, Florida State, NC State

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, Wisconsin, Rutgers, Illinois, Indiana, Purdue, Minnesota

Big West – UC Irvine

Colonial – William & Mary

Conference USA – North Texas

Horizon – Wright State

Ivy – Yale

MAAC – Quinnipiac

MAC – Akron

MEAC – Norfolk State

Missouri Valley – Northern Iowa

Mountain West – San Diego State

Northeast – Robert Morris

Ohio Valley – Murray State

Pac-12 – Oregon, Arizona, Colorado, Stanford

Patriot – Colgate

SEC – Auburn, Kentucky, Arkansas, Florida, LSU

Southern – East Tennessee State

Southland – Stephen F. Austin

Summit – South Dakota State

Sun Belt – Georgia State

SWAC – Grambling

WAC – New Mexico State

WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA), BYU