1-3-1 Sports Field of 68 – January 11th
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