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

Arizona, Iowa State, Michigan, Connecticut

The 2 Seeds

Duke, Vanderbilt, Purdue, Nebraska

The 3 Seeds

Gonzaga, Houston, BYU, Michigan State

The 4 Seeds

Illinois, Texas Tech, North Carolina, Louisville

The 5 Seeds

Alabama, Virginia, Arkansas, Kansas

The 6 Seeds

Villanova, Florida, Clemson, SMU

The 7 Seeds

Tennessee, Iowa, St. Mary’s (CA), Utah State

The 8 Seeds

Georgia, UCF, USC, Seton Hall

The 9 Seeds

St. John’s, Saint Louis, Auburn, NC State

The 10 Seeds

Miami (FL), Indiana, LSU, Kentucky

The 11 Seeds

UCLA, Texas A&M, Oklahoma State, Ohio State, Virginia Tech, Miami (OH)

The 12 Seeds

Murray State, McNeese State, Yale, Liberty

The 13 Seeds

Utah Valley, High Point, Hofstra, Hawaii

The 14 Seeds

Temple, Troy, St. Thomas, Oakland

The 15 Seeds

ETSU, Portland State, Austin Peay, Tennessee-Martin

The 16 Seeds

Navy, Long Island, Vermont, Merrimack, Bethune-Cookman, Maryland-Eastern Shore

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Texas A&M, Oklahoma State, Ohio State, Virginia Tech

First Four Out

New Mexico, Stanford, Missouri, Baylor

Next Four Out

Santa Clara, Creighton, West Virginia, Syracuse

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