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, Arizona, Kentucky, UCLA

The 3 Seeds

Duke, Texas Tech, Houston, Wisconsin

The 4 Seeds

Villanova, Michigan State, Providence, Illinois

The 5 Seeds

Ohio State, Marquette, Alabama, Tennessee 

The 6 Seeds

Xavier, LSU, Texas, Connecticut

The 7 Seeds

Iowa State, USC, Indiana, TCU

The 8 Seeds

Saint Mary’s (CA), Iowa, Boise State, Arkansas

The 9 Seeds

Miami (FL), Oklahoma, San Francisco, Murray State

The 10 Seeds

Colorado State, BYU, Loyola-Chicago, Wake Forest  

The 11 Seeds

Seton Hall, North Carolina, Davidson, Wyoming

The 12 Seeds

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

The 13 Seeds

North Texas, Furman, South Dakota State, New Mexico State

The 14 Seeds

Vermont, Wagner, Oakland, Towson 

The 15 Seeds

Weber State, Princeton, Jacksonville State, Navy

The 16 Seeds

Appalachian State, CSU Fullerton, Longwood, Norfolk State, New Orleans, Florida A&M

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Creighton, Oregon, San Diego State, Florida

First Four Out

West Virginia, Mississippi State, Notre Dame, Belmont

Next Four Out

Dayton, Michigan, Florida State, Washington State 

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

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

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

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 – CSU Fullerton

Colonial – Towson

Conference USA – North Texas

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, Florida

Southern – Furman

Southland – New Orleans

Summit – South Dakota State

Sun Belt – Appalachian State

SWAC – Florida A&M

WAC – New Mexico State

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