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

Gonzaga, Auburn, Kansas, Purdue

The 2 Seeds

Arizona, Baylor, Kentucky, Duke

The 3 Seeds

UCLA, Wisconsin, Texas Tech, Houston

The 4 Seeds

Villanova, Providence, Texas, Illinois

The 5 Seeds

Tennessee, Michigan State, Marquette, Ohio State

The 6 Seeds

Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Xavier 

The 7 Seeds

LSU, USC, Saint Mary’s (CA), Iowa

The 8 Seeds

Iowa State, TCU, Indiana, Boise State 

The 9 Seeds

Murray State, Wyoming, Colorado State, Seton Hall

The 10 Seeds

Wake Forest, Miami (FL), San Francisco, Loyola-Chicago

The 11 Seeds

Davidson, Oklahoma, Oregon, BYU

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, Liberty, Montana State

The 15 Seeds

Princeton, Appalachian State, Longwood, Cleveland State

The 16 Seeds

Long Beach State, Colgate, 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, Michigan, UAB, Belmont 

Next Four Out

West Virginia, Saint Louis, Mississippi 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 – Liberty

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

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

Big Sky – Montana 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 – Colgate

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)