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

Gonzaga, Arizona, Auburn, Baylor

The 2 Seeds

Purdue, Kansas, Duke, LSU

The 3 Seeds

Villanova, Houston, Wisconsin, Michigan State 

The 4 Seeds

Illinois, UCLA, Kentucky, Iowa State

The 5 Seeds

Texas Tech, USC, Tennessee, Xavier

The 6 Seeds

Ohio State, Texas, Providence, Connecticut

The 7 Seeds

Alabama, Seton Hall, Loyola-Chicago, Iowa

The 8 Seeds

BYU, Colorado State, West Virginia, Oklahoma    

The 9 Seeds

North Carolina, Indiana, San Francisco, Davidson 

The 10 Seeds

Marquette, Murray State, San Diego State, Saint Mary’s (CA)

The 11 Seeds

Mississippi State, Creighton, Wake Forest, Miami (FL)

The 12 Seeds

TCU, Texas A&M, Belmont, Florida, 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, Liberty, Princeton, Navy 

The 16 Seeds

Texas State, Weber State, Gardner-Webb, Nicholls State, Norfolk State, Southern

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

TCU, Texas A&M, Belmont, Florida

First Four Out

Wyoming, Boise State, Arkansas, Memphis

Next Four Out

Fresno State, Cincinnati, VCU, St. Bonaventure

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

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

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

America East – Vermont

American – Houston

Atlantic 10 – Davidson

Atlantic Sun – Liberty

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

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

Big Sky – Weber State

Big South – Gardner-Webb

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

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 – Murray State

Pac-12 – Arizona, UCLA, USC

Patriot – Navy

SEC – Auburn, LSU, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi State, Texas A&M, Florida 

Southern – Chattanooga

Southland – Nicholls State

Summit – South Dakota State

Sun Belt – Texas State

SWAC – Southern

WAC – New Mexico State

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