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, Kansas, San Diego State

The 2 Seeds

Duke, Florida State, West Virginia, Louisville

The 3 Seeds

Michigan State, Seton Hall, Dayton, Butler

The 4 Seeds

Villanova, Oregon, Auburn, Maryland

The 5 Seeds

Iowa, Colorado, Arizona, Kentucky

The 6 Seeds

LSU, Creighton, Penn State, Wisconsin

The 7 Seeds

Ohio State, Wichita State, Marquette, Stanford

The 8 Seeds

Illinois, Rutgers, Arkansas, Houston

The 9 Seeds

Michigan, Texas Tech, Indiana, BYU

The 10 Seeds

Florida, Memphis, Oklahoma, Minnesota

The 11 Seeds

St. Mary’s (CA), USC, NC State, Virginia Tech, VCU, Purdue

The 12 Seeds

Liberty, Northern Iowa, East Tennessee State, Yale

The 13 Seeds

Akron, Stephen F. Austin, North Texas, New Mexico State

The 14 Seeds

William & Mary, Colgate, Wright State, Stony Brook

The 15 Seeds

Montana, UC Irvine, Arkansas-Little Rock, Murray State

The 16 Seeds

North Dakota State, Winthrop, Monmouth, Robert Morris, Prairie View A&M, Norfolk State

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

NC State, Virginia Tech, VCU, Purdue

First Four Out

Alabama, Georgetown, Tennessee, Mississippi State

Next Four Out

Richmond, Xavier, DePaul, Rhode Island

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big Ten (12), Big East (6), Big 12 (5), SEC (5), ACC (5), Pac-12 (4), American (3), WCC (3), Atlantic 10 (2)

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

America East – Stony Brook

American – Wichita State, Houston, Memphis

Atlantic 10 – Dayton, VCU

Atlantic Sun – Liberty

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

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

Big Sky – Montana

Big South – Winthrop

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

Big West – UC Irvine

Colonial – William & Mary

Conference USA – North Texas

Horizon – Wright State

Ivy – Yale

MAAC – Monmouth

MAC – Akron

MEAC – Norfolk State

Missouri Valley – Northern Iowa

Mountain West – San Diego State

Northeast – Robert Morris

Ohio Valley – Murray State

Pac-12 – Oregon, Colorado, Arizona, Stanford

Patriot – Colgate

SEC – Auburn, Kentucky, LSU, Arkansas, Florida

Southern – East Tennessee State

Southland – Stephen F. Austin

Summit – North Dakota State

Sun Belt – Arkansas-Little Rock

SWAC – Prairie View A&M

WAC – New Mexico State

WCC – Gonzaga, BYU, St. Mary’s (CA)