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, Arizona

The 2 Seeds

Kansas, Purdue, Houston, LSU

The 3 Seeds

Villanova, Kentucky, Duke, Michigan State

The 4 Seeds

UCLA, Wisconsin, Texas Tech, Xavier

The 5 Seeds

Illinois, Ohio State, Tennessee, Alabama

The 6 Seeds

Iowa State, USC, Connecticut, Providence 

The 7 Seeds

Loyola-Chicago, Seton Hall, Texas, BYU

The 8 Seeds

Indiana, Colorado State, Marquette, Oklahoma  

The 9 Seeds

Iowa, West Virginia, North Carolina, San Diego State

The 10 Seeds

San Francisco, Davidson, Miami (FL), Creighton

The 11 Seeds

Saint Mary’s (CA), Murray State, Wake Forest, Florida

The 12 Seeds

Mississippi State, TCU, Wyoming, Oregon, UAB, Chattanooga

The 13 Seeds

Iona, Toledo, South Dakota State, New Mexico State

The 14 Seeds

Oakland, Towson, Wagner, Vermont

The 15 Seeds

Liberty, Princeton, Navy, Texas State

The 16 Seeds

Weber State, Cal State Fullerton, Longwood, Nicholls State, Norfolk State, Southern

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Mississippi State, TCU, Wyoming, Oregon

First Four Out

Belmont, Arkansas, Boise State, Texas A&M 

Next Four Out

Florida State, Cincinnati, Virginia Tech, Stanford

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big 12 (8), Big East (7), Big Ten (7), SEC (7), ACC (4), WCC (4), Pac-12 (4), 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, Oklahoma, West Virginia, TCU

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

Big Sky – Weber State

Big South – Longwood

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

Big West – Cal State Fullerton

Colonial – Towson

Conference USA – UAB

Horizon – Oakland

Ivy – Princeton

MAAC – Iona

MAC – Toledo

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, Oregon

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)