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

Coming in mid-January

The 1 Seeds

Baylor, Purdue, Gonzaga, Duke

The 2 Seeds

Arizona, Kansas, UCLA, Auburn

The 3 Seeds

Iowa State, Ohio State, Michigan State, USC

The 4 Seeds

LSU, Houston, Alabama, Seton Hall

The 5 Seeds

Texas, Xavier, Wisconsin, Providence

The 6 Seeds

Tennessee, Connecticut, Kentucky, Villanova 

The 7 Seeds

Illinois, Texas Tech, Colorado State, West Virginia

The 8 Seeds

North Carolina, Iowa, Oklahoma, Virginia Tech

The 9 Seeds

BYU, Loyola-Chicago, Florida, Minnesota

The 10 Seeds

Saint Mary’s (CA), Mississippi State, San Francisco, Indiana

The 11 Seeds

Creighton, San Diego State, Wake Forest, Louisville, Northwestern, UCF

The 12 Seeds

St. Bonaventure, Belmont, Chattanooga, Iona

The 13 Seeds

Ohio, UAB, New Mexico State, South Dakota State

The 14 Seeds

UC Irvine, Towson, Vermont, Oakland

The 15 Seeds

Wagner, Navy, Weber State, Texas State

The 16 Seeds

Princeton, Florida Gulf Coast, Campbell, Nicholls State, Norfolk State, Texas Southern

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Wake Forest, Louisville, Northwestern, UCF

First Four Out

Arkansas, Florida State, Cincinnati, TCU

Next Four Out

Marquette, Clemson, Michigan, Memphis

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big Ten (9), Big 12 (7), SEC (7), Big East (6), ACC (5), WCC (4), Pac-12 (3), American (2), Mountain West (2)

ACC – Duke, North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Wake Forest, Louisville

America East – Vermont

American – Houston, UCF

Atlantic 10 – St. Bonaventure

Atlantic Sun – Florida Gulf Coast

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

Big East – Seton Hall, Xavier, Connecticut, Villanova, Providence, Creighton

Big Sky – Weber State

Big South – Campbell

Big Ten – Purdue, Ohio State, Michigan State, Wisconsin, Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Indiana, Northwestern

Big West – UC Irvine

Colonial – Towson

Conference USA – UAB

Horizon – Oakland

Ivy – Princeton

MAAC – Iona

MAC – Ohio

MEAC – Norfolk State

Missouri Valley – Loyola-Chicago

Mountain West – Colorado State, San Diego State

Northeast – Wagner

Ohio Valley – Belmont

Pac-12 – Arizona, UCLA, USC

Patriot – Navy

SEC – Alabama, Auburn, LSU, Kentucky, Florida, Tennessee, Mississippi State

Southern – Chattanooga

Southland – Nicholls State

Summit – South Dakota State

Sun Belt – Texas State

SWAC – Texas Southern

WAC – New Mexico State

WCC – Gonzaga, BYU, Saint Mary’s (CA), San Francisco