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

Nebraska, Houston, Gonzaga, Purdue

The 3 Seeds

Iowa State, Michigan State, Illinois, BYU 

The 4 Seeds

Vanderbilt, Virginia, Texas Tech, Florida

The 5 Seeds

Alabama, Kansas, Arkansas, Louisville

The 6 Seeds

Clemson, St. John’s, Villanova, Georgia

The 7 Seeds

North Carolina, Tennessee, SMU, Saint Louis

The 8 Seeds

Iowa, UCF, Kentucky, Wisconsin

The 9 Seeds

Texas A&M, St. Mary’s (CA), Auburn, NC State

The 10 Seeds

Ohio State, USC, Utah State, Seton Hall

The 11 Seeds

Miami (FL), Miami (OH), Virginia Tech, New Mexico, Stanford, UCLA

The 12 Seeds

Murray State, McNeese State, Yale, Florida Atlantic

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, Queens, Tennessee-Martin

The 16 Seeds

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

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Virginia Tech, New Mexico, Stanford, UCLA

First Four Out

Missouri, George Mason, San Diego State, Texas

Next Four Out

Indiana, Santa Clara, Oklahoma State, Baylor

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