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 interviews, 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, Ohio State

The 2 Seeds

Illinois, Alabama, Villanova, Iowa

The 3 Seeds

West Virginia, Houston, Florida State, Oklahoma

The 4 Seeds

Texas, Kansas, Tennessee, Virginia

The 5 Seeds

USC, Texas Tech, Creighton, Arkansas

The 6 Seeds

Wisconsin, Purdue, Missouri, Oklahoma State 

The 7 Seeds

Colorado, BYU, Clemson, Florida

The 8 Seeds

LSU, Virginia Tech, Rutgers, San Diego State

The 9 Seeds

UCLA, Loyola-Chicago, Oregon, Maryland

The 10 Seeds

North Carolina, Louisville, Boise State, VCU

The 11 Seeds

Xavier, Drake, St. Bonaventure, Colorado State 

The 12 Seeds

Seton Hall, Connecticut, Michigan State, Wichita State, Belmont, Western Kentucky

The 13 Seeds

Toledo, Winthrop, Colgate, UC Santa Barbara

The 14 Seeds

Wright State, Liberty, Abilene Christian, UNC-Greensboro 

The 15 Seeds

Grand Canyon, Vermont, Siena, Eastern Washington

The 16 Seeds

James Madison, South Dakota, Texas State, Wagner, Prairie View A&M, North Carolina A&T

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Seton Hall, Connecticut, Michigan State, Wichita State

First Four Out

Stanford, Duke, Georgia Tech, Indiana

Next Four Out

Minnesota, Richmond, Utah State, Ole Miss

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big Ten (9), Big 12 (7), ACC (6), SEC (6), Big East (5), Pac-12 (4), Mountain West (3), American (2), Atlantic 10 (2), Missouri Valley (2), WCC (2)

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

America East – Vermont

American – Houston, Wichita State

Atlantic 10 –VCU, St. Bonaventure 

Atlantic Sun – Liberty

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

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

Big Sky – Eastern Washington

Big South – Winthrop

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

Big West – UC Santa Barbara

Colonial – James Madison

Conference USA – Western Kentucky

Horizon – Wright 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 – San Diego State, Boise State, Colorado State

Northeast – Wagner

Ohio Valley – Belmont

Pac-12 – USC, Colorado, Oregon, UCLA

Patriot – Colgate

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

Southern – UNC-Greensboro

Southland – Abilene Christian

Summit – South Dakota

Sun Belt – Texas State

SWAC – Prairie View A&M

WAC – Grand Canyon

WCC – Gonzaga, BYU