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, Illinois

The 2 Seeds

Alabama, Iowa, Ohio State, Houston 

The 3 Seeds

West Virginia, Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma State

The 4 Seeds

Villanova, Purdue, Florida State, Texas 

The 5 Seeds

Texas Tech, Creighton, Virginia, USC

The 6 Seeds

Tennessee, Oklahoma, Colorado, Missouri

The 7 Seeds

BYU, Clemson, Oregon, Wisconsin 

The 8 Seeds

Florida, LSU, San Diego State, Loyola-Chicago

The 9 Seeds

Virginia Tech, Connecticut, Rutgers, Maryland 

The 10 Seeds

North Carolina, St. Bonaventure, VCU, UCLA

The 11 Seeds

Michigan State, Louisville, Georgia Tech, Colorado State

The 12 Seeds

Wichita State, Drake, Xavier, Boise State, Western Kentucky, Toledo

The 13 Seeds

Winthrop, Colgate, UC Santa Barbara, Liberty

The 14 Seeds

UNC-Greensboro, Morehead State, Abilene Christian, South Dakota State 

The 15 Seeds

Georgia State, Southern Utah, Cleveland State, Siena

The 16 Seeds

Grand Canyon, Bryant, Northeastern, Hartford, Prairie View A&M, North Carolina A&T

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Wichita State, Drake, Xavier, Boise State

First Four Out

Utah State, Syracuse, SMU, Seton Hall

Next Four Out

Saint Louis, Louisiana Tech, Ole Miss, Memphis

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

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

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

America East – Hartford

American – Houston, Wichita State

Atlantic 10 – VCU, St. Bonaventure 

Atlantic Sun – Liberty

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

Big East – Villanova, Creighton, Connecticut, Xavier 

Big Sky – Southern Utah

Big South – Winthrop

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

Big West – UC Santa Barbara

Colonial – Northeastern

Conference USA – Western Kentucky

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 – Loyola-Chicago, Drake

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

Northeast – Bryant

Ohio Valley – Morehead State

Pac-12 – USC, Colorado, Oregon, UCLA

Patriot – Colgate

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

Southern – UNC-Greensboro

Southland – Abilene Christian

Summit – South Dakota State

Sun Belt – Georgia State

SWAC – Prairie View A&M

WAC – Grand Canyon

WCC – Gonzaga, BYU