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

Iowa, Alabama, Ohio State, Houston 

The 3 Seeds

Arkansas, West Virginia, Kansas, Villanova

The 4 Seeds

Oklahoma State, Texas, Florida State, Virginia 

The 5 Seeds

Purdue, Creighton, USC, Texas Tech

The 6 Seeds

Tennessee, Oklahoma, Colorado, Missouri

The 7 Seeds

Oregon, Wisconsin, BYU, Clemson        

The 8 Seeds

Loyola-Chicago, San Diego State, Florida, Connecticut

The 9 Seeds

Virginia Tech, LSU, St. Bonaventure, UCLA 

The 10 Seeds

Maryland, North Carolina, Rutgers, VCU 

The 11 Seeds

Michigan State, Wichita State, Georgia Tech, Louisville

The 12 Seeds

Colorado State, Boise State, Xavier, Drake, Winthrop, Western Kentucky 

The 13 Seeds

UC Santa Barbara, Toledo, Colgate, Liberty

The 14 Seeds

UNC-Greensboro, Morehead State, Southern Utah, Cleveland State

The 15 Seeds

Siena, Bryant, Grand Canyon, Nicholls

The 16 Seeds

Hartford, Appalachian State, Drexel, North Dakota State, Prairie View A&M, North Carolina A&T

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Colorado State, Boise State, Xavier, Drake

First Four Out

Syracuse, Saint Louis, Ole Miss, Utah State

Next Four Out

Seton Hall, SMU, Memphis, Louisiana Tech

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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 – Drexel

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 – Nicholls

Summit – North Dakota State

Sun Belt – Appalachian State

SWAC – Prairie View A&M

WAC – Grand Canyon

WCC – Gonzaga, BYU