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, Auburn, Baylor, Purdue
The 2 Seeds
Arizona, Kansas, Houston, LSU
The 3 Seeds
Villanova, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Duke
The 4 Seeds
Michigan State, UCLA, Illinois, Texas Tech
The 5 Seeds
Xavier, Ohio State, Tennessee, Alabama
The 6 Seeds
Iowa State, USC, Connecticut, Providence
The 7 Seeds
Loyola-Chicago, Seton Hall, Texas, BYU
The 8 Seeds
Colorado State, Marquette, Iowa, Oklahoma
The 9 Seeds
Indiana, West Virginia, North Carolina, San Francisco
The 10 Seeds
San Diego State, Davidson, Miami (FL), Creighton
The 11 Seeds
Saint Mary’s (CA), Murray State, Wake Forest, Belmont
The 12 Seeds
Florida, Mississippi State, TCU, Wyoming, UAB, Chattanooga
The 13 Seeds
Iona, Ohio, New Mexico State, South Dakota State
The 14 Seeds
Oakland, Towson, 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
Florida, Mississippi State, TCU, Wyoming
First Four Out
Oregon, Arkansas, Texas A&M, Boise State
Next Four Out
Florida State, Fresno State, Memphis, Cincinnati
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Big 12 (8), Big East (7), Big Ten (7), SEC (7), ACC (4), WCC (4), Pac-12 (3), Mountain West (3)
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, Wyoming
Northeast – Wagner
Ohio Valley – Murray State
Pac-12 – Arizona, UCLA, USC
Patriot – Navy
SEC – Auburn, LSU, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi State
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)