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 February 1st

The 1 Seeds

Baylor, Gonzaga, Arizona, Auburn

The 2 Seeds

Purdue, Kansas, Duke, LSU

The 3 Seeds

Michigan State, UCLA, Villanova, Houston

The 4 Seeds

USC, Wisconsin, Illinois, Texas Tech 

The 5 Seeds

Iowa State, Ohio State, Tennessee, Kentucky

The 6 Seeds

Texas, Xavier, Alabama, Providence 

The 7 Seeds

Seton Hall, Connecticut, Loyola-Chicago, BYU

The 8 Seeds

West Virginia, Oklahoma, Colorado State, Indiana 

The 9 Seeds

Iowa, North Carolina, San Francisco, San Diego State 

The 10 Seeds

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

The 11 Seeds

Minnesota, Miami (FL), Marquette, Mississippi State

The 12 Seeds

Memphis, Wake Forest, Florida, Texas A&M, 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, Wake Forest, Florida, Texas A&M

First Four Out

TCU, Murray State, Clemson, VCU

Next Four Out

Boise State, UCF, Michigan, Virginia Tech 

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

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

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

America East – Vermont

American – Houston, Memphis

Atlantic 10 – Davidson

Atlantic Sun – Liberty

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

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

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, Mississippi State, Florida, Texas A&M

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)