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