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, Illinois, Michigan

The 2 Seeds

Alabama, Iowa, Ohio State, Houston

The 3 Seeds

Oklahoma State, Texas, Arkansas, Kansas 

The 4 Seeds

West Virginia, Virginia, Purdue, Florida State

The 5 Seeds

Creighton, Villanova, Tennessee, USC

The 6 Seeds

Texas Tech, Colorado, Missouri, LSU

The 7 Seeds

BYU, Oregon, Loyola-Chicago, San Diego State

The 8 Seeds

Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Clemson, Florida 

The 9 Seeds

Connecticut, North Carolina, St. Bonaventure, Georgia Tech

The 10 Seeds

Rutgers, Virginia Tech, Maryland, VCU  

The 11 Seeds

Michigan State, UCLA, Louisville, Drake, Syracuse, Utah State

The 12 Seeds

Georgetown, Oregon State, Winthrop, UC Santa Barbara

The 13 Seeds

North Texas, Ohio, Colgate, UNC-Greensboro

The 14 Seeds

Liberty, Abilene Christian, Morehead State, Eastern Washington

The 15 Seeds

Cleveland State, Grand Canyon, Drexel, Iona

The 16 Seeds

Oral Roberts, Hartford, Appalachian State, Mount St. Mary’s, Norfolk State, Texas Southern

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Drake, Louisville, Syracuse, Utah State

First Four Out

Wichita State, Saint Louis, Colorado State, Ole Miss

Next Four Out

Boise State, Memphis, Xavier, Seton Hall

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big Ten (9), ACC (8), Big 12 (7), SEC (6), Pac-12 (5), Big East (4), Mountain West (2), Atlantic 10 (2), Missouri Valley (2), WCC (2)

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

America East – Hartford

American – Houston

Atlantic 10 – St. Bonaventure, VCU

Atlantic Sun – Liberty

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

Big East – Villanova, Creighton, Connecticut, Georgetown

Big Sky – Eastern Washington

Big South – Winthrop

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

Big West – UC Santa Barbara

Colonial – Drexel

Conference USA – North Texas

Horizon – Cleveland State

Ivy – N/A (Not participating this season due to COVID-19)

MAAC – Iona

MAC – Ohio

MEAC – Norfolk State

Missouri Valley – Loyola-Chicago, Drake

Mountain West – San Diego State, Utah State

Northeast – Mount St. Mary’s

Ohio Valley – Morehead State

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

Patriot – Colgate

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

Southern – UNC-Greensboro

Southland – Abilene Christian

Summit – Oral Roberts

Sun Belt – Appalachian State

SWAC – Texas Southern

WAC – Grand Canyon

WCC – Gonzaga, BYU