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, Auburn

The 2 Seeds

Kansas, Kentucky, Duke, Villanova

The 3 Seeds

Tennessee, Purdue, Texas Tech, Wisconsin

The 4 Seeds

Illinois, Providence, UCLA, Arkansas

The 5 Seeds

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

The 6 Seeds

Alabama, LSU, Iowa, Ohio State

The 7 Seeds

Colorado State, USC, Murray State, Seton Hall

The 8 Seeds

Boise State, Marquette, Michigan State, Iowa State

The 9 Seeds

San Diego State, San Francisco, TCU, North Carolina

The 10 Seeds

Davidson, Wake Forest, Creighton, Miami (FL)

The 11 Seeds

Wyoming, Notre Dame, Xavier, Memphis, Michigan

The 12 Seeds

Rutgers, VCU, North Texas, South Dakota State, Loyola-Chicago

The 13 Seeds

Iona, Chattanooga, Vermont, Toledo

The 14 Seeds

New Mexico State, Princeton, Montana State, UNC Wilmington

The 15 Seeds

Jacksonville, Longwood, Colgate, Long Beach State 

The 16 Seeds

Wright State, Georgia State, Bryant, Norfolk State, Nicholls State, Texas Southern

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Memphis, Michigan, Rutgers, VCU 

First Four Out

SMU, BYU, Indiana, Dayton

Next Four Out

UAB, Florida, Virginia Tech, Oklahoma

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big Ten (8), Big East (7), Big 12 (6), SEC (6), ACC (5), Mountain West (4), Pac-12 (3), WCC (3), American (2), Atlantic 10 (2)

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

America East – Vermont

American – Houston, Memphis

Atlantic 10 – Davidson, VCU

Atlantic Sun – Jacksonville

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

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

Big Sky – Montana State

Big South – Longwood

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

Big West – Long Beach State

Colonial – UNC Wilmington

Conference USA – North Texas

Horizon – Wright State

Ivy – Princeton

MAAC – Iona

MAC – Toledo

MEAC – Norfolk State

Missouri Valley – Loyola-Chicago

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

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 – Georgia State

SWAC – Texas Southern

WAC – New Mexico State

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