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

Coming February 1st, 2026

The 1 Seeds

Michigan, Arizona, Connecticut, Iowa State

The 2 Seeds

Duke, Purdue, Gonzaga, Vanderbilt

The 3 Seeds

BYU, Houston, Nebraska, Michigan State

The 4 Seeds

Alabama, North Carolina, Kansas, Illinois

The 5 Seeds

Tennessee, Louisville, Texas Tech, Arkansas

The 6 Seeds

Florida, Kentucky, Iowa, Villanova

The 7 Seeds

USC, Virginia, Auburn, Utah State

The 8 Seeds

St. Mary’s (CA), St. John’s, Georgia, Clemson

The 9 Seeds

UCLA, Seton Hall, LSU, SMU

The 10 Seeds

Baylor, UCF, NC State, Saint Louis

The 11 Seeds

Ohio State, Butler, Miami (FL), Oklahoma State, California, Tulsa

The 12 Seeds

McNeese State, Illinois State, Yale, Akron

The 13 Seeds

Utah Valley, UC San Diego, Liberty, Hofstra

The 14 Seeds

High Point, Arkansas State, Northern Colorado, Quinnipiac 

The 15 Seeds

St. Thomas, Lipscomb, Oakland, Furman

The 16 Seeds

Colgate, Vermont, Tennessee-Martin, Long Island, Howard, Grambling

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Butler, Miami (FL), Oklahoma State, California

First Four Out

Indiana, Oklahoma, Boise State, Virginia Tech

Next Four Out

New Mexico, Arizona State, Wisconsin, Memphis

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