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

Purdue, Duke, Gonzaga, Vanderbilt

The 3 Seeds

BYU, Houston, Nebraska, Michigan State

The 4 Seeds

Alabama, Illinois, Texas Tech, North Carolina

The 5 Seeds

Kansas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Louisville

The 6 Seeds

Iowa, Villanova, Virginia, Florida

The 7 Seeds

Kentucky, USC, Auburn, Utah State

The 8 Seeds

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

The 9 Seeds

Seton Hall, UCF, St. John’s, UCLA

The 10 Seeds

Saint Louis, LSU, Ohio State, Miami (FL)

The 11 Seeds

Indiana, NC State, Baylor, California, Oklahoma, Tulsa

The 12 Seeds

McNeese State, Illinois State, Yale, Miami (OH)

The 13 Seeds

UC San Diego, Liberty, Utah Valley, Hofstra

The 14 Seeds

High Point, Troy, Quinnipiac, St. Thomas

The 15 Seeds

Montana State, Oakland, Lipscomb, ETSU

The 16 Seeds

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

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

NC State, Baylor, California, Oklahoma

First Four Out

Oklahoma State, New Mexico, Butler, Virginia Tech

Next Four Out

Texas A&M, Boise State, VCU, Stanford

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