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, Villanova

The 2 Seeds

Texas, Iowa, Tennessee, Houston 

The 3 Seeds

Wisconsin, Kansas, Clemson, Creighton

The 4 Seeds

Illinois, Missouri, Louisville, Texas Tech

The 5 Seeds

West Virginia, Oregon, Ohio State, Saint Louis

The 6 Seeds

Colorado, Connecticut, Virginia Tech, UCLA 

The 7 Seeds

Minnesota, Virginia, Alabama, Florida State

The 8 Seeds

Arkansas, USC, Xavier, LSU

The 9 Seeds

Boise State, Duke, Purdue, Rutgers

The 10 Seeds

San Diego State, Seton Hall, Oklahoma State, North Carolina

The 11 Seeds

Syracuse, BYU, Drake, Florida 

The 12 Seeds

Oklahoma, Michigan State, VCU, Indiana, Winthrop, Furman 

The 13 Seeds

Toledo, UAB, South Dakota State, Georgia State

The 14 Seeds

Abilene Christian, Belmont, Siena, Liberty

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

Oklahoma, Michigan State, VCU, Indiana

First Four Out

Richmond, Colorado State, Utah State, SMU 

Next Four Out

St. Bonaventure, Stanford, Northwestern, Maryland

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big Ten (10), ACC (8), Big 12 (7), SEC (6), Big East (5), Pac-12 (4), 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, Oklahoma

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

Big Sky – Southern Utah

Big South – Winthrop

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

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