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

Kansas, Houston, Purdue, Tennessee

The 2 Seeds

Connecticut, Alabama, UCLA, Arizona

The 3 Seeds

Kansas State, Texas, Gonzaga, Xavier

The 4 Seeds

Virginia, Arkansas, Iowa State, Miami (FL)

The 5 Seeds

Duke, TCU, San Diego State, Providence 

The 6 Seeds

Marquette, Ohio State, Baylor, Missouri  

The 7 Seeds

Auburn, Michigan State, Saint Mary’s (CA), Wisconsin

The 8 Seeds

Illinois, North Carolina, Indiana, Rutgers

The 9 Seeds

West Virginia, Maryland, New Mexico, Florida Atlantic 

The 10 Seeds

NC State, Creighton, Northwestern, Clemson

The 11 Seeds

College of Charleston, Mississippi State, Memphis, Arizona State, Virginia Tech  

The 12 Seeds

Pittsburgh, Iowa, Kent State, Dayton, Southern Miss

The 13 Seeds

Iona, Oral Roberts, Utah Valley, Liberty

The 14 Seeds

Indiana State, UC Santa Barbara, Princeton, Massacusetts-Lowell

The 15 Seeds

Colgate, Longwood, SIU-Edwardsville, Eastern Washington

The 16 Seeds

Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Samford, Norfolk State, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, Fairleigh Dickinson, Southern

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Arizona State, Virginia Tech, Pittsburgh, Iowa

First Four Out

Utah State, Kentucky, Nevada, Utah

Next Four Out

Oklahoma, Boise State, Wake Forest, Penn State

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

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

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

America East – Massacusetts-Lowell

American – Houston, Memphis

Atlantic 10 – Dayton

Atlantic Sun – Liberty

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

Big East – Connecticut, Xavier, Providence, Marquette, Creighton

Big Sky – Eastern Washington

Big South – Longwood

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

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 – Indiana State

Mountain West – San Diego State, New Mexico

Northeast – Fairleigh Dickinson

Ohio Valley – SIU-Edwardsville

Pac-12 – UCLA, Arizona, Arizona State

Patriot – Colgate

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

Southern – Samford

Southland – Texas A&M-Corpus Christi

Summit – Oral Roberts

Sun Belt – Southern Miss

SWAC – Southern

WAC – Utah Valley

WCC – Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s (CA)