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

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The 1 Seeds

Gonzaga, Baylor, Michigan, Villanova

The 2 Seeds

Houston, Ohio State, Texas, Alabama

The 3 Seeds

Iowa, Illinois, Virginia, Missouri

The 4 Seeds

Tennessee, Wisconsin, Texas Tech, Florida State

The 5 Seeds

West Virginia, Oklahoma, Creighton, Kansas

The 6 Seeds

UCLA, Virginia Tech, Purdue, USC

The 7 Seeds

Florida, Colorado, Louisville, Xavier

The 8 Seeds

Oklahoma State, Rutgers, Minnesota, BYU

The 9 Seeds

Boise State, Drake, Clemson, Connecticut

The 10 Seeds

St. Bonaventure, North Carolina, San Diego State, Arkansas

The 11 Seeds

Loyola-Chicago, Oregon, LSU, Indiana

The 12 Seeds

Stanford, Colorado State, Richmond, Maryland, Winthrop, Toledo

The 13 Seeds

UAB, Belmont, Furman, Colgate

The 14 Seeds

Liberty, South Dakota State, Abilene Christian, UC Irvine

The 15 Seeds

Grand Canyon, Siena, Cleveland State, Vermont

The 16 Seeds

Louisiana, Northeastern, Bryant, Montana State, Prairie View A&M, North Carolina A&T

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Stanford, Colorado State, Richmond, Maryland

First Four Out

Seton Hall, VCU, Utah State, Syracuse

Next Four Out

Saint Louis, SMU, Georgia Tech, Western Kentucky

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big Ten (10), Big 12 (7), ACC (6), SEC (6), Pac-12 (5), Big East (4), Atlantic 10 (2), Missouri Valley (2), Mountain West (2), WCC (2)

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

America East – Vermont

American – Houston

Atlantic 10 – St. Bonaventure, Richmond

Atlantic Sun – Liberty

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

Big East – Villanova, Creighton, Connecticut, Xavier

Big Sky – Montana State

Big South – Winthrop

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

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 – North Carolina A&T

Missouri Valley – Drake, Loyola-Chicago

Mountain West – Boise State, San Diego State, Colorado State

Northeast – Bryant

Ohio Valley – Belmont

Pac-12 – UCLA, USC, Colorado, Oregon, Stanford

Patriot – Colgate

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

Southern – Furman

Southland – Abilene Christian

Summit – South Dakota State

Sun Belt – Louisiana

SWAC – Prairie View A&M

WAC – Grand Canyon

WCC – Gonzaga, BYU