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, Kansas, Connecticut

The 2 Seeds

Arizona, Marquette, Tennessee, Illinois

The 3 Seeds

Clemson, BYU, North Carolina, Wisconsin

The 4 Seeds

Colorado State, Memphis, Kentucky, Baylor

The 5 Seeds

Oklahoma, Duke, Florida Atlantic, Creighton

The 6 Seeds

Utah, Texas A&M, Auburn, San Diego State

The 7 Seeds

Alabama, Villanova, Ohio State, Dayton

The 8 Seeds

Providence, Iowa State, Colorado, Nevada

The 9 Seeds

Mississippi, James Madison, Michigan State, Mississippi State

The 10 Seeds

Gonzaga, Miami (FL), Florida, South Carolina

The 11 Seeds

Grand Canyon, Princeton, Virginia, Utah State

The 12 Seeds

Nebraska, New Mexico, Texas, St. John’s, Northwestern, Indiana State

The 13 Seeds

McNeese State, UC Irvine, Louisiana Tech, NC-Wilmington

The 14 Seeds

Purdue-Fort Wayne, Samford, Weber State, Morehead State 

The 15 Seeds

Colgate, Akron, Vermont, High Point

The 16 Seeds

Lipscomb, Marist, South Dakota State, Norfolk State, Merrimack, Southern

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

New Mexico, Texas, St. John’s, Northwestern

First Four Out

TCU, Virginia Tech, Cincinnati, Butler

Next Four Out

Washington, San Francisco, Arkansas, Kansas State

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

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

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

America East – Vermont

American – Memphis, Florida Atlantic

Atlantic 10 – Dayton

Atlantic Sun – Lipscomb

Big 12 – Houston, Kansas, BYU, Baylor, Oklahoma, Iowa State, Texas

Big East – Connecticut, Marquette, Creighton, Villanova, Providence, St. John’s

Big Sky – Weber State

Big South – High Point

Big Ten – Purdue, Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Michigan State, Northwestern, Nebraska

Big West – UC Irvine

Coastal – NC-Wilmington

Conference USA – Louisiana Tech

Horizon – Purdue-Fort Wayne

Ivy – Princeton

MAAC – Marist

MAC – Akron

MEAC – Norfolk State

Missouri Valley – Indiana State

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

Northeast – Merrimack

Ohio Valley – Morehead State

Pac-12 – Arizona, Utah, Colorado

Patriot – Colgate

SEC – Kentucky, Texas A&M, Auburn, Alabama, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Florida, South Carolina

Southern – Samford

Southland – McNeese State

Summit – South Dakota State

Sun Belt – James Madison

SWAC – Southern

WAC – Grand Canyon

WCC – Gonzaga