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, Kansas, Gonzaga, San Diego State

The 2 Seeds

Duke, Dayton, Maryland, Louisville

The 3 Seeds

Florida State, West Virginia, Auburn, Seton Hall

The 4 Seeds

Villanova, Kentucky, Penn State, Butler

The 5 Seeds

Oregon, Colorado, Creighton, Michigan State

The 6 Seeds

Ohio State, Marquette, Arizona, LSU

The 7 Seeds

Iowa, Houston, Rutgers, Texas Tech

The 8 Seeds

Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, BYU

The 9 Seeds

Rhode Island, St. Mary’s (CA), USC, Florida

The 10 Seeds

Xavier, Purdue, Oklahoma, Wichita State

The 11 Seeds

Northern Iowa, Indiana, Virginia, Cincinnati, Arizona State

The 12 Seeds

Stanford, Utah State, East Tennessee State, Yale, Liberty

The 13 Seeds

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

The 14 Seeds

Wright State, Colgate, Bowling Green, Hofstra

The 15 Seeds

Winthrop, Arkansas-Little Rock, UC Irvine, Austin Peay

The 16 Seeds

South Dakota State, Montana, Siena, Robert Morris, Prairie View A&M, Norfolk State

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Cincinnati, Arizona State, Stanford, Utah State

First Four Out

Arkansas, Richmond, Georgetown, Mississippi State

Next Four Out

Minnesota, VCU, Memphis, NC State

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big Ten (11), Big East (6), Big 12 (5), Pac-12 (5), SEC (4), ACC (4), American (3), WCC (3), Atlantic 10 (2), Mountain West (2)

ACC – Duke, Louisville, Florida State, Virginia

America East – Vermont

American – Houston, Wichita State, Cincinnati

Atlantic 10 – Dayton, Rhode Island

Atlantic Sun – Liberty

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

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

Big Sky – Montana

Big South – Winthrop

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

Big West – UC Irvine

Colonial – Hofstra

Conference USA – North Texas

Horizon – Wright State

Ivy – Yale

MAAC – Siena

MAC – Bowling Green

MEAC – Norfolk State

Missouri Valley – Northern Iowa

Mountain West – San Diego State, Utah State

Northeast – Robert Morris

Ohio Valley – Austin Peay

Pac-12 – Oregon, Colorado, Arizona, USC, Arizona State, Stanford

Patriot – Colgate

SEC – Auburn, Kentucky, LSU, 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)