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
First Bracket coming February 1st, 2021
The 1 Seeds
Gonzaga, Baylor, Villanova, Texas
The 2 Seeds
Michigan, Iowa, Tennessee, Houston
The 3 Seeds
Wisconsin, Kansas, Illinois, Clemson
The 4 Seeds
Creighton, West Virginia, Missouri, Louisville
The 5 Seeds
Texas Tech, Rutgers, Oregon, Saint Louis
The 6 Seeds
Duke, Florida State, Virginia Tech, Minnesota
The 7 Seeds
Ohio State, Virginia, UCLA, San Diego State
The 8 Seeds
Colorado, Florida, Xavier, Alabama
The 9 Seeds
LSU, Arkansas, USC, Michigan State
The 10 Seeds
North Carolina, Seton Hall, Purdue, Connecticut
The 11 Seeds
Boise State, Indiana, Syracuse, NC State, VCU
The 12 Seeds
Stanford, Oklahoma, Drake, Western Kentucky, Winthrop
The 13 Seeds
Furman, Toledo, South Dakota State, New Mexico State
The 14 Seeds
Georgia State, Belmont, Liberty, Abilene Christian
The 15 Seeds
Cleveland State, UC Irvine, Drexel, UMBC
The 16 Seeds
Colgate, Bryant, Southern Utah, Siena, Texas Southern, Norfolk State
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
NC State, VCU, Stanford, Oklahoma
First Four Out
BYU, Northwestern, Oklahoma State, Richmond
Next Four Out
Providence, SMU, Utah State, St. Mary’s (CA)
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Big Ten (10), ACC (9), SEC (6), Big 12 (6), Big East (5), Pac-12 (5), Atlantic 10 (2), Mountain West (2)
ACC – Clemson, Louisville, Florida State, Duke, Virginia Tech, Virginia, North Carolina, NC State, Syracuse
America East – UMBC
American – Houston
Atlantic 10 – Saint Louis, VCU
Atlantic Sun – Liberty
Big 12 – Baylor, Texas, Kansas, West Virginia, Texas Tech, Oklahoma
Big East – Villanova, Creighton, Xavier, Seton Hall, Connecticut
Big Sky – Southern Utah
Big South – Winthrop
Big Ten – Iowa, Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Rutgers, Ohio State, Minnesota, Michigan State, Purdue, Indiana
Big West – UC Santa Barbara
Colonial – Drexel
Conference USA – Western Kentucky
Horizon – Cleveland State
Ivy – N/A (Not participating this season due to COVID-19)
MAAC – Siena
MAC – Toledo
MEAC – Norfolk State
Missouri Valley – Drake
Mountain West – San Diego State, Boise State
Northeast – Bryant
Ohio Valley – Belmont
Pac-12 – Oregon, UCLA, Colorado, USC, Stanford
Patriot – Colgate
SEC – Tennessee, Missouri, Florida, LSU, Arkansas, Alabama
Southern – Furman
Southland – Abilene Christian
Summit – South Dakota State
Sun Belt – Georgia State
SWAC – Texas Southern
WAC – New Mexico State
WCC – Gonzaga
