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