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

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

The 6 Seeds

LSU, Iowa, Alabama, Ohio State

The 7 Seeds

USC, Colorado State, Seton Hall, Murray State

The 8 Seeds

Marquette, Boise State, Michigan State, Iowa State

The 9 Seeds

San Francisco, North Carolina, TCU, San Diego State

The 10 Seeds

Memphis, Davidson, Creighton, Miami (FL) 

The 11 Seeds

Michigan, Loyola-Chicago, Notre Dame, Wyoming

The 12 Seeds

SMU, Rutgers, Xavier, Wake Forest, North Texas, South Dakota State

The 13 Seeds

Chattanooga, Toledo, Vermont, New Mexico State

The 14 Seeds

Princeton, Montana State, Colgate, Longwood

The 15 Seeds

Saint Peter’s, Delaware, Jacksonville State, Long Beach State 

The 16 Seeds

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

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

SMU, Rutgers, Xavier, Wake Forest

First Four Out

VCU, Indiana, BYU, 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 State

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 – Delaware

Conference USA – North Texas

Horizon – Wright State

Ivy – Princeton

MAAC – Saint Peter’s

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