Welcome back to 1-3-1 Sports! My goal is to update my bracketology projections daily, 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

First Bracket Projection to be released February 1st

The 1 Seeds

Houston, Kansas, Purdue, Tennessee

The 2 Seeds

UCLA, Connecticut, Alabama, Arizona

The 3 Seeds

Texas, Gonzaga, Kansas State, Arkansas

The 4 Seeds

Duke, Xavier, Virginia, Miami (FL)

The 5 Seeds

Iowa State, Baylor, Wisconsin, San Diego State

The 6 Seeds

Providence, Auburn, Ohio State, Indiana

The 7 Seeds

Missouri, Marquette, West Virginia, North Carolina

The 8 Seeds

TCU, Saint Mary’s (CA), Illinois, Virginia Tech

The 9 Seeds

Rutgers, Mississippi State, Michigan State, Florida Atlantic

The 10 Seeds

Memphis, New Mexico, Utah State, Kentucky

The 11 Seeds

Maryland, Arizona State, Clemson, Pittsburgh, Northwestern, Utah

The 12 Seeds

College of Charleston, Kent State, Sam Houston State, Dayton

The 13 Seeds

Southern Miss, Iona, Bradley, Oral Roberts

The 14 Seeds

Liberty, UC Santa Barbara, Princeton, Massacusetts-Lowell

The 15 Seeds

Furman, Colgate, Montana State, Longwood

The 16 Seeds

SIU-Edwardsville, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Norfolk State, Grambling, Fairleigh Dickinson

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Clemson, Pittsburgh, Northwestern, Utah

First Four Out

Oklahoma, NC State, LSU, Creighton

Next Four Out

Boise State, Wake Forest, Texas Tech, Penn State

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big Ten (9), ACC (7), Big 12 (7), SEC (7), Big East (4), Pac-12 (4), Mountain West (3), WCC (2)

ACC – Duke, Virginia, Miami (FL), North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Clemson, Pittsburgh

America East – Massacusetts-Lowell

American – Houston, Memphis

Atlantic 10 – Dayton

Atlantic Sun – Liberty

Big 12 – Kansas, Texas, Kansas State, Baylor, West Virginia, Iowa State, TCU

Big East – Connecticut, Xavier, Marquette, Providence

Big Sky – Montana State

Big South – Longwood

Big Ten – Purdue, Indiana, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Rutgers, Illinois, Michigan State, Maryland, Northwestern

Big West – UC Santa Barbara

Colonial – College of Charleston

Conference USA – Florida Atlantic

Horizon – Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Ivy – Princeton

MAAC – Iona

MAC – Kent State

MEAC – Norfolk State

Missouri Valley – Bradley

Mountain West – San Diego State, New Mexico, Utah State

Northeast – Fairleigh Dickinson

Ohio Valley – SIU-Edwardsville

Pac-12 – Arizona, UCLA, Arizona State, Utah

Patriot – Colgate

SEC – Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Mississippi State, Missouri, Kentucky

Southern – Furman

Southland – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

Summit – Oral Roberts

Sun Belt – Southern Miss

SWAC – Grambling

WAC – Sam Houston State

WCC – Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s (CA)