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, Purdue, Houston, Connecticut

The 2 Seeds

Arizona, Tennessee, North Carolina, Wisconsin

The 3 Seeds

Marquette, Kentucky, Baylor, Illinois 

The 4 Seeds

Clemson, Memphis, Oklahoma, Auburn

The 5 Seeds

Duke, Creighton, San Diego State, Dayton

The 6 Seeds

Utah, Florida Atlantic, Alabama, Villanova

The 7 Seeds

Nevada, Colorado State, Iowa State, Utah State

The 8 Seeds

BYU, Mississippi, South Carolina, Ohio State

The 9 Seeds

Miami (FL), St. John’s, Providence, Northwestern

The 10 Seeds

Michigan State, Gonzaga, Nebraska, Texas A&M

The 11 Seeds

Grand Canyon, James Madison, Princeton, Indiana State

The 12 Seeds

Mississippi State, Colorado, Oregon, Texas, Cincinnati, Seton Hall

The 13 Seeds

McNeese State, UC Irvine, Samford, College of Charleston

The 14 Seeds

Liberty, Akron, Weber State, Purdue-Fort Wayne

The 15 Seeds

Vermont, High Point, Morehead State, Colgate

The 16 Seeds

St. Peter’s, Lipscomb, South Dakota State, Southern, Merrimack, Norfolk State

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Oregon, Texas, Cincinnati, Seton Hall

First Four Out

Texas Tech, Wake Forest, Kansas State, Florida

Next Four Out

Virginia, NC State, Georgia, New Mexico

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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN

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

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

America East – Vermont

American – Memphis, Florida Atlantic

Atlantic 10 – Dayton

Atlantic Sun – Lipscomb

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

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

Big Sky – Weber State

Big South – High Point

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

Big West – UC Irvine

Coastal – College of Charleston

Conference USA – Liberty

Horizon – Purdue-Fort Wayne

Ivy – Princeton

MAAC – St. Peter’s

MAC – Akron

MEAC – Norfolk State

Missouri Valley – Indiana State

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

Northeast – Merrimack

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 – James Madison

SWAC – Southern

WAC – Grand Canyon

WCC – Gonzaga