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, Texas Tech

The 3 Seeds

Wisconsin, Purdue, Villanova, Tennessee

The 4 Seeds

Providence, Illinois, Arkansas, UCLA

The 5 Seeds

Houston, Connecticut, Texas, Saint Mary’s (CA)

The 6 Seeds

Alabama, LSU, Iowa, Ohio State

The 7 Seeds

USC, Colorado State, Boise State, Murray State

The 8 Seeds

Michigan State, TCU, Iowa State, Marquette

The 9 Seeds

Seton Hall, San Diego State, Davidson, San Francisco

The 10 Seeds

Creighton, Xavier, Wyoming, Wake Forest

The 11 Seeds

Notre Dame, Miami (FL), North Carolina, Memphis, Michigan

The 12 Seeds

North Texas, BYU, Indiana, Loyola-Chicago, South Dakota State

The 13 Seeds

Iona, Chattanooga, Vermont, Toledo

The 14 Seeds

New Mexico State, 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, Michigan, BYU, Indiana

First Four Out

Rutgers, SMU, VCU, Florida

Next Four Out

UAB, Dayton, Virginia Tech, St. Bonaventure

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big Ten (8), Big East (7), Big 12 (6), SEC (6), ACC (5), Mountain West (4), WCC (4), Pac-12 (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, Ohio State, Iowa, Michigan State, Indiana, Michigan

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 – Colorado State, Boise State, Wyoming, San Diego State

Northeast – Bryant

Ohio Valley – Murray State

Pac-12 – Arizona, UCLA, USC

Patriot – Colgate

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

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, BYU