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

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The 1 Seeds

Auburn, Gonzaga, Baylor, Purdue

The 2 Seeds

Kansas, Kentucky, Villanova, Arizona 

The 3 Seeds

Wisconsin, UCLA, Duke, Houston

The 4 Seeds

Texas Tech, Providence, Michigan State, LSU 

The 5 Seeds

Alabama, Illinois, Ohio State, Xavier 

The 6 Seeds

Iowa State, Marquette, Tennessee, Texas

The 7 Seeds

Connecticut, USC, Saint Mary’s (CA), Indiana

The 8 Seeds

Boise State, Iowa, TCU, Miami (FL)

The 9 Seeds

BYU, Murray State, Seton Hall, Loyola-Chicago

The 10 Seeds

Oklahoma, Arkansas, Davidson, Wake Forest

The 11 Seeds

San Francisco, North Carolina, Wyoming, Colorado State

The 12 Seeds

Oregon, Florida State, Creighton, San Diego State, Iona, UAB

The 13 Seeds

New Mexico State, Chattanooga, Toledo, South Dakota State

The 14 Seeds

Vermont, Wagner, Oakland, Towson 

The 15 Seeds

Weber State, Navy, Princeton, Jacksonville State

The 16 Seeds

Appalachian State, Norfolk State, Cal State Fullerton, Southern, Longwood, New Orleans

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Oregon, Florida State, Creighton, San Diego State

First Four Out

West Virginia, Florida, Stanford, Belmont

Next Four Out

Mississippi State, VCU, Michigan, Notre Dame

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

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

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

America East – Vermont

American – Houston

Atlantic 10 – Davidson

Atlantic Sun – Jacksonville State

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

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 – Boise State, Wyoming, Colorado 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 – Appalachian State

SWAC – Southern

WAC – New Mexico State

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