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, Gonzaga, Arizona, Auburn

The 2 Seeds

Purdue, Duke, Kansas, UCLA

The 3 Seeds

Michigan State, LSU, USC, Houston 

The 4 Seeds

Wisconsin, Villanova, Illinois, Iowa State 

The 5 Seeds

Alabama, Ohio State, Tennessee, Kentucky

The 6 Seeds

Xavier, Texas Tech, Providence, Seton Hall 

The 7 Seeds

Texas, Connecticut, Loyola-Chicago, BYU

The 8 Seeds

Oklahoma, West Virginia, Colorado State, Indiana 

The 9 Seeds

Iowa, North Carolina, San Francisco, San Diego State 

The 10 Seeds

Minnesota, Wake Forest, Florida, Miami (FL)

The 11 Seeds

Saint Mary’s (CA), Creighton, Davidson, Belmont

The 12 Seeds

Memphis, Mississippi State, Virginia Tech, TCU, UAB, Chattanooga

The 13 Seeds

Iona, Ohio, New Mexico State, South Dakota State

The 14 Seeds

Towson, Oakland, Wagner, Vermont

The 15 Seeds

UC Irvine, Navy, Liberty, Princeton

The 16 Seeds

Louisiana-Lafayette, Weber State, NC-Asheville, Nicholls State, Norfolk State, Southern

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Memphis, Mississippi State, Virginia Tech, TCU

First Four Out

Marquette, Texas A&M, Clemson, Michigan 

Next Four Out

Boise State, UCF, VCU, Louisville 

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big Ten (8), Big 12 (8), SEC (7), Big East (6), ACC (5), WCC (4), Pac-12 (3), American (2), Mountain West (2)

ACC – Duke, North Carolina, Wake Forest, Virginia Tech, Miami (FL)

America East – Vermont

American – Houston, Memphis

Atlantic 10 – Davidson

Atlantic Sun – Liberty

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

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

Big Sky – Weber State

Big South – NC-Asheville

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

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

Southern – Chattanooga

Southland – Nicholls State

Summit – South Dakota State

Sun Belt – Louisiana-Lafayette

SWAC – Southern

WAC – New Mexico State

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