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, Louisville, Seton Hall, Dayton
The 3 Seeds
West Virginia, Michigan State, Oregon, Villanova
The 4 Seeds
Butler, Maryland, Florida State, Auburn
The 5 Seeds
Kentucky, Iowa, Penn State, Colorado
The 6 Seeds
LSU, Creighton, Illinois, Rutgers
The 7 Seeds
Marquette, Arizona, Wichita State, Houston
The 8 Seeds
Wisconsin, Ohio State, USC, Arkansas
The 9 Seeds
Indiana, Michigan, Texas Tech, St. Mary’s (CA)
The 10 Seeds
Rhode Island, Stanford, BYU, Florida
The 11 Seeds
Memphis, Oklahoma, Virginia, VCU, NC State, Purdue
The 12 Seeds
Liberty, Northern Iowa, East Tennessee State, Yale
The 13 Seeds
Stephen F. Austin, North Texas, Vermont, New Mexico State
The 14 Seeds
Wright State, Bowling Green, Colgate, William & Mary
The 15 Seeds
UC Irvine, Arkansas-Little Rock, Murray State, Winthrop
The 16 Seeds
South Dakota State, Montana, Monmouth, Robert Morris, Prairie View A&M, Norfolk State
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
Virginia, VCU, NC State, Purdue
First Four Out
Minnesota, Alabama, Mississippi State, Virginia Tech
Next Four Out
Georgetown, Richmond, Cincinnati, Xavier
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Big Ten (11), Big East (5), SEC (5), Big 12 (5), ACC (5), Pac-12 (4), American (3), WCC (3), Atlantic 10 (3)
ACC – Duke, Florida State, Louisville, NC State, Virginia
America East – Vermont
American – Wichita State, Houston, Memphis
Atlantic 10 – Dayton, VCU, Rhode Island
Atlantic Sun – Liberty
Big 12 – Baylor, Kansas, West Virginia, Texas Tech, Oklahoma
Big East – Seton Hall, Butler, Villanova, Creighton, Marquette
Big Sky – Montana
Big South – Winthrop
Big Ten – Michigan State, Maryland, Iowa, Penn State, Illinois, Rutgers, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Indiana, Michigan, Purdue
Big West – UC Irvine
Colonial – William & Mary
Conference USA – North Texas
Horizon – Wright State
Ivy – Yale
MAAC – Monmouth
MAC – Bowling Green
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, USC
Patriot – Colgate
SEC – Auburn, Kentucky, LSU, Arkansas, Florida
Southern – East Tennessee State
Southland – Stephen F. Austin
Summit – South Dakota State
Sun Belt – Arkansas-Little Rock
SWAC – Prairie View A&M
WAC – New Mexico State
WCC – Gonzaga, BYU, St. Mary’s (CA)