1-3-1 Sports Field of 68 – January 31st
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 Tomorrow
The 1 Seeds
Purdue, Connecticut, Houston, North Carolina
The 2 Seeds
Tennessee, Wisconsin, Arizona, Kansas
The 3 Seeds
Marquette, Creighton, Kentucky, Alabama
The 4 Seeds
Iowa State, Baylor, Duke, Illinois
The 5 Seeds
Dayton, Auburn, BYU, Texas Tech
The 6 Seeds
Oklahoma, Utah State, San Diego State, Florida Atlantic
The 7 Seeds
Colorado State, South Carolina, TCU, Clemson
The 8 Seeds
New Mexico, Utah, St. John’s, Northwestern
The 9 Seeds
Mississippi, Michigan State, Memphis, Mississippi State
The 10 Seeds
Texas A&M, St. Mary’s (CA), Nebraska, Boise State
The 11 Seeds
Colorado, Seton Hall, Cincinnati, Providence, Gonzaga, Indiana State
The 12 Seeds
Grand Canyon, Richmond, McNeese State, Appalachian State
The 13 Seeds
Cornell, UC Irvine, Samford, Akron
The 14 Seeds
Louisiana Tech, Drexel, Vermont, Morehead State
The 15 Seeds
High Point, Eastern Washington, Youngstown State, Colgate
The 16 Seeds
Quinnipiac, South Dakota State, Eastern Kentucky, Norfolk State, Alabama State, Central Connecticut State
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
Seton Hall, Cincinnati, Providence, Gonzaga
First Four Out
Texas, Florida, Washington State, Kansas State
Next Four Out
Villanova, Oregon, Virginia, Wake Forest
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Big 12 (9), SEC (7), Big East (6), Big Ten (6), Mountain West (5), Pac-12 (4), ACC (3), American (2), Atlantic 10 (2), WCC (2)
ACC – North Carolina, Duke, Clemson
America East – Vermont
American – Memphis, Florida Atlantic
Atlantic 10 – Dayton, Richmond
Atlantic Sun – Eastern Kentucky
Big 12 – Houston, Kansas, Baylor, Oklahoma, BYU, Iowa State, Texas Tech, TCU, Cincinnati
Big East – Connecticut, Creighton, Marquette, St. John’s, Seton Hall, Providence
Big Sky – Eastern Washington
Big South – High Point
Big Ten – Purdue, Wisconsin, Illinois, Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State
Big West – UC Irvine
Coastal – Drexel
Conference USA – Louisiana Tech
Horizon – Youngstown State
Ivy – Cornell
MAAC – Quinnipiac
MAC – Akron
MEAC – Norfolk State
Missouri Valley – Indiana State
Mountain West – San Diego State, Utah State, Colorado State, New Mexico, Boise State
Northeast – Central Connecticut State
Ohio Valley – Morehead State
Pac-12 – Arizona, Utah, Colorado, Oregon
Patriot – Colgate
SEC – Kentucky, Texas A&M, Auburn, Alabama, Mississippi, Mississippi State, South Carolina
Southern – Samford
Southland – McNeese State
Summit – South Dakota State
Sun Belt – Appalachian State
SWAC – Alabama State
WAC – Grand Canyon
WCC – St. Mary’s (CA), Gonzaga