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

Auburn, Baylor, Arizona, Gonzaga

The 2 Seeds

Kansas, Purdue, Villanova, Duke

The 3 Seeds

Michigan State, Wisconsin, LSU, Houston

The 4 Seeds

UCLA, Kentucky, Texas Tech, Alabama

The 5 Seeds

Ohio State, Tennessee, Providence, Illinois 

The 6 Seeds

Xavier, Iowa State, Marquette, USC  

The 7 Seeds

Connecticut, BYU, Seton Hall, Texas 

The 8 Seeds

Colorado State, Iowa, Indiana, Davidson

The 9 Seeds

West Virginia, San Diego State, Loyola-Chicago, San Francisco 

The 10 Seeds

Saint Mary’s (CA), Oklahoma, TCU, Creighton

The 11 Seeds

Wake Forest, Miami (FL), Florida, Florida State  

The 12 Seeds

Oregon, Murray State, North Carolina, Wyoming, UAB, Iona

The 13 Seeds

New Mexico State, Chattanooga, Toledo, Oakland

The 14 Seeds

Vermont, Wagner, South Dakota State, Towson 

The 15 Seeds

Liberty, Princeton, Navy, Weber State

The 16 Seeds

South Alabama, Cal State Fullerton, Norfolk State, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Longwood, Southern

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Oregon, Murray State, North Carolina, Wyoming

First Four Out

Boise State, Arkansas, Michigan, Belmont

Next Four Out

Virginia Tech, Stanford, Mississippi State, St. Bonaventure

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

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

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

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 

Southern – Chattanooga

Southland – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

Summit – South Dakota State

Sun Belt – South Alabama

SWAC – Southern

WAC – New Mexico State

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