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
Creighton, Seton Hall, Florida State, Villanova
The 4 Seeds
West Virginia, Kentucky, Oregon, Penn State
The 5 Seeds
Colorado, Auburn, Butler, Arizona
The 6 Seeds
Marquette, Michigan State, Michigan, Ohio State
The 7 Seeds
Iowa, LSU, Houston, BYU
The 8 Seeds
Wisconsin, Illinois, Texas Tech, St. Mary’s (CA)
The 9 Seeds
Rhode Island, USC, Rutgers, Florida
The 10 Seeds
Arizona State, Wichita State, Xavier, Oklahoma
The 11 Seeds
Northern Iowa, Indiana, Richmond, Virginia, Utah State
The 12 Seeds
Georgetown, Cincinnati, 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
Arkansas-Little Rock, UC Irvine, Winthrop, South Dakota State
The 16 Seeds
Austin Peay, Montana, Siena, Robert Morris, Prairie View A&M, Norfolk State
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
Virginia, Utah State, Georgetown, Cincinnati
First Four Out
NC State, Mississippi State, Purdue, Stanford
Next Four Out
Memphis, Arkansas, VCU, Providence
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Big Ten (10), Big East (7), Big 12 (5), Pac-12 (5), SEC (4), ACC (4), American (3), WCC (3), Atlantic 10 (3), Mountain West (2)
ACC – Duke, Louisville, Florida State, Virginia
America East – Vermont
American – Houston, Wichita State, Cincinnati
Atlantic 10 – Dayton, Rhode Island, Richmond
Atlantic Sun – Liberty
Big 12 – Baylor, Kansas, West Virginia, Texas Tech, Oklahoma
Big East – Seton Hall, Villanova, Butler, Creighton, Marquette, Xavier, Georgetown
Big Sky – Montana
Big South – Winthrop
Big Ten – Maryland, Penn State, Michigan State, Iowa, Illinois, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Rutgers, Michigan, Indiana
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
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)