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, North Carolina, Tennessee, Wisconsin

The 3 Seeds

Kentucky, Baylor, Illinois, Memphis

The 4 Seeds

Auburn, Marquette, Duke, Oklahoma

The 5 Seeds

Clemson, 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, St. John’s, South Carolina

The 9 Seeds

Northwestern, Michigan State, Gonzaga, Ohio State

The 10 Seeds

Nebraska, Miami (FL), Providence, Texas A&M

The 11 Seeds

Mississippi State, Grand Canyon, James Madison, Princeton

The 12 Seeds

Oregon, Texas, Cincinnati, Seton Hall, Colorado, Drake

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, Kennesaw State, South Dakota State, Southern, Merrimack, Norfolk State

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Texas, Cincinnati, Seton Hall, Colorado

First Four Out

Texas Tech, Wake Forest, Kansas State, TCU

Next Four Out

Virginia, Virginia Tech, New Mexico, Georgia

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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 – Kennesaw State

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 – Drake

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