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, Duke

The 2 Seeds

Purdue, Nebraska, Iowa State, Vanderbilt

The 3 Seeds

Gonzaga, Houston, Michigan State, BYU

The 4 Seeds

Illinois, Texas Tech, Virginia, Kansas

The 5 Seeds

Alabama, Florida, Clemson, Louisville

The 6 Seeds

Arkansas, Villanova, North Carolina, Tennessee

The 7 Seeds

St. John’s, UCF, Georgia, SMU

The 8 Seeds

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

The 9 Seeds

USC, Saint Louis, Kentucky, Texas A&M

The 10 Seeds

Auburn, Seton Hall, Miami (FL),Oklahoma State

The 11 Seeds

Ohio State, Indiana, Virginia Tech, New Mexico, NC State, Miami (OH)

The 12 Seeds

Murray State, McNeese State, South Florida, Yale

The 13 Seeds

Liberty, Utah Valley, NC-Wilmington, High Point

The 14 Seeds

Hawaii, Troy, North Dakota State, 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

Indiana, Virginia Tech, New Mexico, NC State

First Four Out

Missouri, Texas, Stanford, UCLA

Next Four Out

Baylor, George Mason, Santa Clara, California

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