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, Texas, Villanova

The 2 Seeds

Michigan, Iowa, Tennessee, Houston 

The 3 Seeds

Wisconsin, Kansas, Illinois, Clemson

The 4 Seeds

Creighton, Missouri, Louisville, Texas Tech

The 5 Seeds

West Virginia, Oregon, Saint Louis, Duke

The 6 Seeds

Ohio State, Florida State, Virginia Tech, Minnesota 

The 7 Seeds

Rutgers, Virginia, UCLA, San Diego State

The 8 Seeds

Colorado, Connecticut, Alabama, Arkansas

The 9 Seeds

Xavier, USC, LSU, Florida

The 10 Seeds

Michigan State, North Carolina, Seton Hall, Purdue 

The 11 Seeds

Boise State, Syracuse, Indiana, Stanford, Oklahoma State

The 12 Seeds

BYU, VCU, Drake, Western Kentucky, Winthrop

The 13 Seeds

Furman, Toledo, South Dakota State, Liberty

The 14 Seeds

Georgia State, Abilene Christian, Belmont, Siena

The 15 Seeds

New Mexico State, Cleveland State, UC Irvine, Colgate

The 16 Seeds

Northeastern, Bryant, UMBC, Southern Utah, Texas Southern, Norfolk State

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Stanford, Oklahoma State, BYU, VCU

First Four Out

Oklahoma, Northwestern, Richmond, NC State

Next Four Out

Colorado State, Utah State, SMU, Providence

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big Ten (10), ACC (8), SEC (6), Big 12 (6), Big East (5), Pac-12 (5), Atlantic 10 (2), Mountain West (2), WCC (2)

ACC – Clemson, Louisville, Florida State, Duke, Virginia Tech, Virginia, North Carolina, Syracuse

America East – UMBC

American – Houston

Atlantic 10 – Saint Louis, VCU

Atlantic Sun – Liberty

Big 12 – Baylor, Texas, Kansas,  Texas Tech, West Virginia, Oklahoma State

Big East – Villanova, Creighton, Xavier, Seton Hall, Connecticut 

Big Sky – Southern Utah

Big South – Winthrop

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

Big West – UC Santa Barbara

Colonial – Northeastern

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, BYU