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