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, Purdue, Kansas

The 2 Seeds

Arizona, Baylor, Kentucky, Duke

The 3 Seeds

UCLA, Texas Tech, Houston, Wisconsin

The 4 Seeds

Villanova, Providence, Illinois, Michigan State

The 5 Seeds

Texas, Tennessee, Marquette, Ohio State 

The 6 Seeds

Alabama, Xavier, LSU, Connecticut

The 7 Seeds

Iowa State, USC, Indiana, Saint Mary’s (CA)

The 8 Seeds

TCU, Iowa, Boise State, Arkansas

The 9 Seeds

San Francisco, Murray State, Wyoming, Loyola-Chicago

The 10 Seeds

Colorado State, Wake Forest, Miami (FL), Seton Hall

The 11 Seeds

Davidson, Oklahoma, BYU, Oregon

The 12 Seeds

Creighton, San Diego State, North Carolina, Florida, Iona, Toledo

The 13 Seeds

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

The 14 Seeds

Vermont, Wagner, Jacksonville State, Weber State

The 15 Seeds

Princeton, Appalachian State, Navy, Longwood

The 16 Seeds

CSU Fullerton, Cleveland State, NC-Wilmington, Norfolk State, New Orleans, Southern

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Creighton, San Diego State, North Carolina, Florida

First Four Out

Notre Dame, Belmont, West Virginia, Mississippi State

Next Four Out

UAB, Washington State, Saint Louis, Dayton 

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

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

Big Sky – Weber State

Big South – Longwood

Big Ten – Purdue, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan State, Ohio State, Indiana, Iowa

Big West – CSU Fullerton

Colonial – NC-Wilmington

Conference USA – North Texas

Horizon – Cleveland State

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 – 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)