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, Iowa

The 2 Seeds

Villanova, Texas, Houston, Tennessee

The 3 Seeds

Wisconsin, Alabama, Kansas, Ohio State

The 4 Seeds

Illinois, West Virginia, Texas Tech, Virginia

The 5 Seeds

Creighton, Missouri, Minnesota, UCLA

The 6 Seeds

Oregon, Florida State, Colorado, Purdue

The 7 Seeds

Clemson, Virginia Tech, Saint Louis, Louisville 

The 8 Seeds

Connecticut, Oklahoma State, USC, Boise State

The 9 Seeds

LSU, Rutgers, Xavier, Florida

The 10 Seeds

BYU, Arkansas, Seton Hall, Oklahoma

The 11 Seeds

Indiana, Drake, North Carolina, Michigan State

The 12 Seeds

Richmond, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Utah State, Winthrop, Toledo

The 13 Seeds

Georgia State, UAB, South Dakota State, Furman

The 14 Seeds

Liberty, Siena, Belmont, Colgate

The 15 Seeds

Grand Canyon, Sam Houston State, Cleveland State, Bryant

The 16 Seeds

Northeastern, UC Irvine, UMBC, Southern Utah, Alabama A&M, Norfolk State

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Richmond, Syracuse, Pittsburgh, Utah State

First Four Out

San Diego State, Stanford, St. Bonaventure, Wichita State

Next Four Out

Duke, Marquette, Colorado State, Loyola-Chicago

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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 – Virginia, Florida State, Louisville, Clemson, Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Syracuse, Pittsburgh

America East – UMBC

American – Houston

Atlantic 10 – Saint Louis, Richmond

Atlantic Sun – Liberty

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

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

Big Sky – Southern Utah

Big South – Winthrop

Big Ten – Michigan, Iowa, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Illinois, 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 – Boise State, Utah State

Northeast – Bryant

Ohio Valley – Belmont

Pac-12 – UCLA, Oregon, Colorado, USC

Patriot – Colgate

SEC – Tennessee, Alabama, Missouri, Florida, LSU, Arkansas

Southern – Furman

Southland – Sam Houston State

Summit – South Dakota State

Sun Belt – Georgia State

SWAC – Alabama A&M

WAC – Grand Canyon

WCC – Gonzaga, BYU