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, Connecticut, Michigan, Iowa State

The 2 Seeds

Duke, Purdue, Nebraska, Vanderbilt 

The 3 Seeds

Gonzaga, Houston, BYU, Michigan State

The 4 Seeds

Illinois, Texas Tech, Virginia, Alabama

The 5 Seeds

Kansas, Arkansas, North Carolina, Florida

The 6 Seeds

Clemson, Louisville, Villanova, Tennessee

The 7 Seeds

SMU, Utah State, UCF, St. Mary’s (CA)

The 8 Seeds

St. John’s, Georgia, Seton Hall, USC

The 9 Seeds

Saint Louis, Iowa, Miami (FL), Wisconsin

The 10 Seeds

NC State, Kentucky, Auburn, Indiana

The 11 Seeds

Texas A&M, Oklahoma State, New Mexico, UCLA, Stanford, Miami (OH)

The 12 Seeds

Murray State, McNeese State, South Florida, Yale

The 13 Seeds

Liberty, Utah Valley, Hofstra, High Point

The 14 Seeds

Hawaii, Troy, St. Thomas, ETSU

The 15 Seeds

Wright State, Portland State, Austin Peay, Tennessee-Martin

The 16 Seeds

Long Island, Navy, Vermont, Merrimack, Prairie View A&M, Maryland-Eastern Shore

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Oklahoma State, New Mexico, UCLA, Stanford

First Four Out

Missouri, Virginia Tech, Ohio State, Baylor

Next Four Out

Creighton, Syracuse, George Mason, Santa Clara

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