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, Kansas, Baylor

The 2 Seeds

Auburn, Kentucky, Villanova, Tennessee

The 3 Seeds

Duke, Purdue, Texas Tech, Wisconsin

The 4 Seeds

UCLA, Arkansas, Illinois, Providence

The 5 Seeds

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

The 6 Seeds

LSU, Texas, Alabama, Colorado State

The 7 Seeds

Michigan State, Boise State, USC, Ohio State

The 8 Seeds

Murray State, San Diego State, Seton Hall, TCU

The 9 Seeds

Creighton, Marquette, Memphis, North Carolina

The 10 Seeds

Iowa State, San Francisco, Loyola-Chicago, Virginia Tech 

The 11 Seeds

Davidson, Miami (FL), Michigan, Indiana, Wyoming

The 12 Seeds

Texas A&M, Notre Dame, South Dakota State, UAB, Richmond

The 13 Seeds

Vermont, New Mexico State, Chattanooga, Akron

The 14 Seeds

Montana State, Delaware, Longwood, Yale

The 15 Seeds

Colgate, Saint Peter’s, Georgia State, Jacksonville State

The 16 Seeds

Cal State Fullerton, Norfolk State, Bryant, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Wright State, Texas Southern

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Indiana, Wyoming, Texas A&M, Notre Dame

First Four Out

Rutgers, SMU, Xavier, Oklahoma 

Next Four Out

BYU, Dayton, Wake Forest, North Texas

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

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

ACC – Duke, North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Miami (FL), Notre Dame

America East – Vermont

American – Houston, Memphis

Atlantic 10 – Davidson, Richmond

Atlantic Sun – Jacksonville State

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

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

Big Sky – Montana State

Big South – Longwood

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

Big West – Cal State Fullerton

Colonial – Delaware

Conference USA – UAB

Horizon – Wright State

Ivy – Yale

MAAC – Saint Peter’s

MAC – Akron

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, Texas A&M

Southern – Chattanooga

Southland – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

Summit – South Dakota State

Sun Belt – Georgia State

SWAC – Texas Southern

WAC – New Mexico State

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