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 1 Seeds
Gonzaga, Baylor, Duke, Wisconsin
The 2 Seeds
Iowa, Illinois, Villanova, Kansas
The 3 Seeds
Michigan State, Houston, Creighton, West Virginia
The 4 Seeds
Texas, Texas Tech, Kentucky, Tennessee
The 5 Seeds
Oregon, Florida State, North Carolina, Ohio State
The 6 Seeds
Virginia, Florida, Rutgers, Louisville
The 7 Seeds
Richmond, Michigan, Arizona State, Indiana
The 8 Seeds
San Diego State, LSU, Alabama, Purdue
The 9 Seeds
Stanford, UCLA, Providence, Connecticut
The 10 Seeds
Arkansas, Syracuse, Oklahoma, Saint Louis
The 11 Seeds
BYU, Arizona, Miami (FL), Marquette, Dayton
The 12 Seeds
Northern Iowa, Loyola-Chicago, Maryland, Western Kentucky, Furman
The 13 Seeds
Vermont, New Mexico State, Belmont, Ohio
The 14 Seeds
South Dakota State, Georgia State, Wright State, UC Santa Barbara
The 15 Seeds
Abilene Christian, Winthrop, Siena, Hofstra
The 16 Seeds
Eastern Washington, Liberty, Colgate, Norfolk State, Texas Southern, St. Francis (PA.)
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
Marquette, Dayton, Loyola-Chicago, Maryland
First Four Out
Minnesota, NC State, USC, Colorado
Next Four Out
SMU, Seton Hall, Memphis, Mississippi
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Big Ten (10), ACC (7), Atlantic 10 (3), Big 12 (6), SEC (6), Big East (5), Pac-12 (5), WCC (2), Missouri Valley (2)
ACC – Duke, Florida State, North Carolina, Virginia, Louisville, Syracuse, Miami (FL)
America East – Vermont
American – Houston
Atlantic 10 – Richmond, Saint Louis, Dayton
Atlantic Sun – Liberty
Big 12 – Baylor, Kansas, West Virginia, Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma
Big East – Villanova, Creighton, Providence, Connecticut, Marquette
Big Sky – Eastern Washington
Big South – Winthrop
Big Ten – Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan State, Ohio State, Rutgers, Michigan, Indiana, Purdue, Maryland
Big West – UC Santa Barbara
Colonial – Hofstra
Conference USA – Western Kentucky
Horizon – Wright State
Ivy – N/A (Not participating this season due to COVID-19)
MAAC – Siena
MAC – Ohio
MEAC – Norfolk State
Missouri Valley – Northern Iowa, Loyola-Chicago
Mountain West – San Diego State
Northeast – Fairleigh Dickinson
Ohio Valley – Belmont
Pac-12 – Oregon, Arizona State, Stanford, UCLA, Arizona
Patriot – Colgate
SEC – Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida, LSU, Alabama, Arkansas
Southern – Furman
Southland – Abilene Christian
Summit – South Dakota State
Sun Belt – Georgia State
SWAC – Texas Southern
WAC – New Mexico State
WCC – Gonzaga, BYU