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, Baylor, Kansas

The 2 Seeds

Auburn, Kentucky, Duke, Purdue 

The 3 Seeds

Texas Tech, Villanova, Tennessee, Wisconsin

The 4 Seeds

Illinois, Providence, UCLA, Texas

The 5 Seeds

Houston, Connecticut, Arkansas, Ohio State

The 6 Seeds

USC, Alabama, Saint Mary’s (CA), Michigan State

The 7 Seeds

LSU, Marquette, Iowa, Colorado State

The 8 Seeds

Murray State, Iowa State, Boise State, Seton Hall

The 9 Seeds

Wyoming, TCU, Wake Forest, San Francisco

The 10 Seeds

Xavier, Creighton, Notre Dame, Davidson

The 11 Seeds

Miami (FL), San Diego State, North Carolina, Memphis, Indiana

The 12 Seeds

Michigan, SMU, Loyola-Chicago, North Texas, Iona

The 13 Seeds

South Dakota State, Chattanooga, Vermont, New Mexico State

The 14 Seeds

Toledo, Towson, Princeton, Texas State

The 15 Seeds

Montana State, Jacksonville State, Long Beach State, Colgate

The 16 Seeds

Longwood, Cleveland State, Bryant, Norfolk State, Nicholls State, Texas Southern

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Memphis, Indiana, Michigan, SMU

First Four Out

BYU, VCU, Rutgers, UAB

Next Four Out

Florida, Oregon, Dayton, Virginia Tech

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

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

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

America East – Vermont

American – Houston, Memphis, SMU

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, Iowa, Michigan, Indiana, 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 – Bryant

Ohio Valley – Murray State

Pac-12 – Arizona, UCLA, USC

Patriot – Colgate

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

Southern – Chattanooga

Southland – Nicholls State

Summit – South Dakota State

Sun Belt – Texas State

SWAC – Texas Southern

WAC – New Mexico State

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