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, Oklahoma State

The 4 Seeds

Villanova, Texas, Virginia, Purdue

The 5 Seeds

Florida State, Creighton, Texas Tech, USC 

The 6 Seeds

Tennessee, Oklahoma, Colorado, Missouri

The 7 Seeds

Oregon, BYU, Clemson, Wisconsin         

The 8 Seeds

Loyola-Chicago, San Diego State, Virginia Tech, Connecticut

The 9 Seeds

St. Bonaventure, Florida, LSU, UCLA 

The 10 Seeds

VCU, Rutgers, North Carolina, Georgia Tech

The 11 Seeds

Maryland, Michigan State, Wichita State, Louisville

The 12 Seeds

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

The 13 Seeds

UC Santa Barbara, Toledo, Colgate, Liberty

The 14 Seeds

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

The 15 Seeds

Siena, Grand Canyon, Drexel, Hartford

The 16 Seeds

Nicholls, Appalachian State, Mount St. Mary’s, Prairie View A&M, Oral Roberts, North Carolina A&T

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Colorado State, Boise State, Xavier, Drake

First Four Out

Saint Louis, Syracuse, Seton Hall, SMU

Next Four Out

Memphis, Ole Miss, Utah State, 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 – Virginia, Florida State, Clemson, Virginia Tech, North Carolina, Georgia Tech, Louisville

America East – Hartford

American – Houston, Wichita State

Atlantic 10 – St. Bonaventure, VCU

Atlantic Sun – Liberty

Big 12 – Baylor, West Virginia, Kansas, Oklahoma State, Texas, 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, Rutgers, Maryland, 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 – Mount St. Mary’s

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 – Oral Roberts

Sun Belt – Appalachian State

SWAC – Prairie View A&M

WAC – Grand Canyon

WCC – Gonzaga, BYU