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, Houston, Alabama, Tennessee

The 2 Seeds

Kansas, Arizona, UCLA, Texas

The 3 Seeds

Kansas State, Virginia, Iowa State, Baylor

The 4 Seeds

Xavier, Gonzaga, Marquette, TCU

The 5 Seeds

Connecticut, Saint Mary’s (CA), Miami (FL), San Diego State

The 6 Seeds

Rutgers, Duke, Providence, Auburn

The 7 Seeds

Indiana, Illinois, North Carolina, New Mexico

The 8 Seeds

Michigan State, NC State, Clemson, Florida Atlantic

The 9 Seeds

Missouri, Arkansas, Boise State, Iowa

The 10 Seeds

Creighton, Northwestern, Memphis, Maryland

The 11 Seeds

USC, West Virginia, Kentucky, Pittsburgh, College of Charleston

The 12 Seeds

Nevada, Arizona State, Kent State, Oral Roberts, Liberty

The 13 Seeds

Southern Miss, Saint Louis, Utah Valley, UC Santa Barbara

The 14 Seeds

Cornell, Furman, Colgate, Southern Illinois

The 15 Seeds

Eastern Washington, Siena, Vermont, NC-Asheville

The 16 Seeds

Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Southern, Tennessee-Martin, Maryland-Eastern Shore, Southeastern Louisiana, Fairleigh Dickinson

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Kentucky, Pittsburgh, Nevada, Arizona State

First Four Out

Oklahoma, Texas A&M, Penn State, Utah State

Next Four Out

Wisconsin, Oklahoma State, Ohio State, Utah

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

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

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

America East – Vermont

American – Houston, Memphis

Atlantic 10 – Saint Louis

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, Indiana, Michigan State, Northwestern, Iowa, Maryland

Big West – UC Santa Barbara

Colonial – College of Charleston

Conference USA – Florida Atlantic

Horizon – Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Ivy – Cornell

MAAC – Siena

MAC – Kent State

MEAC – Maryland-Eastern Shore

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 – Furman

Southland – Southeastern Louisiana

Summit – Oral Roberts

Sun Belt – Southern Miss

SWAC – Southern

WAC – Utah Valley

WCC – Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s (CA)