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
