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, Michigan State, Iowa

The 2 Seeds

Kansas, Duke, Texas, Villanova

The 3 Seeds

Illinois, Houston, Creighton, Wisconsin

The 4 Seeds

West Virginia, Texas Tech, Tennessee, North Carolina

The 5 Seeds

Kentucky, Florida State, Ohio State, Louisville

The 6 Seeds

Florida, Virginia, Rutgers, Michigan

The 7 Seeds

Richmond, Oregon, Arizona State, San Diego State

The 8 Seeds

Connecticut, Alabama, LSU, Purdue

The 9 Seeds

Indiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, UCLA

The 10 Seeds

Syracuse, Saint Louis, Arizona, Miami (FL)

The 11 Seeds

Providence, Loyola-Chicago, Dayton, Maryland, Virginia Tech

The 12 Seeds

Northern Iowa, Minnesota, Stanford, 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

Maryland, Virginia Tech, Minnesota, USC

First Four Out

Stanford, Missouri, Marquette, NC State

Next Four Out

Colorado, BYU, SMU, Xavier

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big Ten (11), ACC (8), Big 12 (6), SEC (6), Pac-12 (5), Big East (4), Atlantic 10 (3), Missouri Valley (2)

ACC – Duke, Florida State, North Carolina, Virginia, Louisville, Syracuse, Miami (FL), Virginia Tech

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

Big Sky – Eastern Washington

Big South – Winthrop

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

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, UCLA, Arizona, USC

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