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, Arizona, Auburn, Kansas

The 2 Seeds

Baylor, Kentucky, Purdue, Duke 

The 3 Seeds

Villanova, Texas Tech, Illinois, Tennessee

The 4 Seeds

Wisconsin, UCLA, Providence, Texas

The 5 Seeds

Alabama, Houston, Ohio State, LSU

The 6 Seeds

Connecticut, Arkansas, USC, Michigan State

The 7 Seeds

Marquette, Saint Mary’s (CA), Xavier, Colorado State

The 8 Seeds

Seton Hall, Wyoming, Boise State, Murray State

The 9 Seeds

Iowa State, Miami (FL), TCU, Iowa

The 10 Seeds

Wake Forest, Notre Dame, San Francisco, Loyola-Chicago

The 11 Seeds

Davidson, Indiana, Creighton, San Diego State

The 12 Seeds

Michigan, Memphis, North Carolina, Rutgers, North Texas, Chattanooga

The 13 Seeds

Iona, South Dakota State, Vermont, New Mexico State

The 14 Seeds

Toledo, Towson, Wagner, Montana State

The 15 Seeds

Texas State, Jacksonville State, Long Beach State, Longwood

The 16 Seeds

Princeton, Colgate, Cleveland State, Norfolk State, New Orleans, Southern

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Michigan, Memphis, North Carolina, Rutgers

First Four Out

SMU, BYU, VCU, Florida 

Next Four Out

Oregon, Belmont, Dayton, UAB

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big Ten (9), Big East (7), Big 12 (6), SEC (6), ACC (5), Mountain West (4), Pac-12 (3), WCC (3), American (2)

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

America East – Vermont

American – Houston, Memphis

Atlantic 10 – Davidson

Atlantic Sun – Jacksonville State

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

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

Big Sky – Montana State

Big South – Longwood

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

Big West – Long Beach State

Colonial – Towson

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

Patriot – Colgate

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

Southern – Chattanooga

Southland – New Orleans

Summit – South Dakota State

Sun Belt – Texas State

SWAC – Southern

WAC – New Mexico State

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