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, Gonzaga, Baylor, Kansas

The 2 Seeds

Purdue, Kentucky, Arizona, Villanova 

The 3 Seeds

UCLA, Duke, Wisconsin, Houston

The 4 Seeds

Texas Tech, Illinois, Michigan State, LSU 

The 5 Seeds

Providence, Tennessee, Ohio State, Xavier

The 6 Seeds

Alabama, Iowa State, Marquette, Texas

The 7 Seeds

Connecticut, USC, Loyola-Chicago, Indiana

The 8 Seeds

Iowa, Saint Mary’s (CA), Wake Forest, Colorado State

The 9 Seeds

Seton Hall, Davidson, BYU, Boise State

The 10 Seeds

Miami (FL), Murray State, TCU, Oklahoma

The 11 Seeds

San Francisco, Arkansas, North Carolina, Oregon

The 12 Seeds

West Virginia, Creighton, San Diego State, Florida State, Iona, UAB

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, New Orleans, Longwood, Southern

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

West Virginia, Creighton, San Diego State, Florida State

First Four Out

Wyoming, Florida, Belmont, Michigan

Next Four Out

Stanford, Mississippi State, Notre Dame, SMU

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

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

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

America East – Vermont

American – Houston

Atlantic 10 – Davidson

Atlantic Sun – Liberty

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

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

Big Sky – Weber State

Big South – Longwood

Big Ten – Purdue, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan State, 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, Boise State, San Diego State

Northeast – Wagner

Ohio Valley – Murray State

Pac-12 – Arizona, UCLA, USC, Oregon

Patriot – Navy

SEC – Auburn, LSU, Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas

Southern – Chattanooga

Southland – New Orleans

Summit – South Dakota State

Sun Belt – South Alabama

SWAC – Southern

WAC – New Mexico State

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