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, Iowa, Michigan State
The 2 Seeds
Kansas, Villanova, Creighton, Texas
The 3 Seeds
Houston, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Texas Tech
The 4 Seeds
Tennessee, Florida State, Duke, Ohio State
The 5 Seeds
Illinois, Louisville, North Carolina, San Diego State
The 6 Seeds
Florida, Virginia, Rutgers, Michigan
The 7 Seeds
Richmond, Oregon, Arkansas, Missouri
The 8 Seeds
Xavier, Connecticut, UCLA, Indiana
The 9 Seeds
LSU, Arizona State, Oklahoma, Saint Louis
The 10 Seeds
Arizona, Syracuse, Purdue, Clemson
The 11 Seeds
Virginia Tech, Loyola-Chicago, SMU, Maryland
The 12 Seeds
Providence, Minnesota, USC, Alabama, 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
Providence, Minnesota, USC, Alabama
First Four Out
Stanford, NC State, Marquette, Oklahoma State
Next Four Out
Miami (FL), Colorado, St. Mary’s (CA), Mississippi
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Big Ten (11), ACC (8), SEC (6), Big 12 (6), Big East (5), Pac-12 (5), Atlantic 10 (2), American (2)
ACC – Duke, Florida State, North Carolina, Virginia, Louisville, Syracuse, Virginia Tech, Clemson
America East – Vermont
American – Houston, SMU
Atlantic 10 – Richmond, Saint Louis
Atlantic Sun – Liberty
Big 12 – Baylor, Kansas, West Virginia, Texas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma
Big East – Villanova, Creighton, Xavier, Connecticut, Providence
Big Sky – Eastern Washington
Big South – Winthrop
Big Ten – Iowa, Michigan State, Illinois, Wisconsin, 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 – Loyola-Chicago
Mountain West – San Diego State
Northeast – Fairleigh Dickinson
Ohio Valley – Belmont
Pac-12 – Oregon, UCLA, Arizona State, Arizona, USC
Patriot – Colgate
SEC – Tennessee, Florida, LSU, Alabama, Arkansas, Missouri
Southern – Furman
Southland – Abilene Christian
Summit – South Dakota State
Sun Belt – Georgia State
SWAC – Texas Southern
WAC – New Mexico State
WCC – Gonzaga