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

Purdue, Alabama, Houston, Tennessee

The 2 Seeds

Kansas, Texas, Arizona, UCLA

The 3 Seeds

Kansas State, Iowa State, Virginia, Gonzaga

The 4 Seeds

Baylor, Xavier, TCU, Marquette

The 5 Seeds

Connecticut, Miami (FL), Auburn, Rutgers

The 6 Seeds

Providence, San Diego State, Duke, Saint Mary’s (CA)

The 7 Seeds

Illinois, North Carolina, Indiana, Michigan State

The 8 Seeds

New Mexico, Clemson, NC State, Florida Atlantic

The 9 Seeds

Arkansas, Memphis, Missouri, Boise State

The 10 Seeds

Iowa, College of Charleston, Creighton, Arizona State

The 11 Seeds

Northwestern, Maryland, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Nevada

The 12 Seeds

West Virginia, USC, Kent State, Oral Roberts, VCU

The 13 Seeds

Liberty, Southern Miss, UC Santa Barbara, Southern Illinois

The 14 Seeds

Princeton, Seattle, Colgate, Samford

The 15 Seeds

Eastern Washington, Massachusetts-Lowell, Siena, NC-Asheville

The 16 Seeds

Northern Kentucky, Southern, Tennessee-Martin, Morgan State, Southeastern Louisiana, Fairleigh Dickinson

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Kentucky, Nevada, West Virginia, USC

First Four Out

Pittsburgh, Ohio State, Texas A&M, Utah State 

Next Four Out

Penn State, Oklahoma, Wake Forest, Oklahoma State

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

Big Ten (9), Big 12 (7), ACC (6), SEC (6), Big East (5), Mountain West (4), Pac-12 (4), WCC (2)

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

America East – Massachusetts-Lowell

American – Houston, Memphis

Atlantic 10 – VCU

Atlantic Sun – Liberty

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

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

Big Sky – Eastern Washington

Big South – NC-Asheville

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

Big West – UC Santa Barbara

Colonial – College of Charleston

Conference USA – Florida Atlantic

Horizon – Northern Kentucky

Ivy – Princeton

MAAC – Siena

MAC – Kent State

MEAC – Morgan State

Missouri Valley – Southern Illinois

Mountain West – San Diego State, New Mexico, Boise State, Nevada

Northeast – Fairleigh Dickinson

Ohio Valley – Tennessee-Martin

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

Patriot – Colgate

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

Southern – Samford

Southland – Southeastern Louisiana

Summit – Oral Roberts

Sun Belt – Southern Miss

SWAC – Southern

WAC – Seattle

WCC – Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s (CA)