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, Michigan, Texas 

The 2 Seeds

Villanova, Iowa, Tennessee, Houston 

The 3 Seeds

Wisconsin, Kansas, Clemson, Creighton

The 4 Seeds

Illinois, Missouri, Louisville, West Virginia

The 5 Seeds

Texas Tech, Oregon, Ohio State, Saint Louis

The 6 Seeds

Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia Tech, Minnesota 

The 7 Seeds

Virginia, UCLA, Alabama, Florida State

The 8 Seeds

Rutgers, San Diego State, Arkansas, USC

The 9 Seeds

Xavier, LSU, Duke, Boise State

The 10 Seeds

Purdue, Seton Hall, North Carolina, Oklahoma State

The 11 Seeds

Syracuse, Florida, Michigan State, Indiana, Stanford 

The 12 Seeds

BYU, VCU, Drake, Winthrop, Furman 

The 13 Seeds

Toledo, UAB, Liberty, South Dakota State

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

Indiana, Stanford, BYU, VCU

First Four Out

Richmond, Oklahoma, Northwestern, NC State

Next Four Out

Colorado State, SMU, Utah State, St. Bonaventure

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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 – UAB

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