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, Michigan State, Gonzaga

The 3 Seeds

Illinois, Iowa State, Purdue, BYU 

The 4 Seeds

Texas Tech, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Kansas

The 5 Seeds

Florida, Arkansas, Alabama, Louisville

The 6 Seeds

Clemson, St. John’s, North Carolina, Tennessee

The 7 Seeds

Villanova, SMU, Saint Louis, Kentucky

The 8 Seeds

Georgia, Iowa, UCF, Wisconsin

The 9 Seeds

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

The 10 Seeds

Utah State, Miami (FL), Ohio State, USC

The 11 Seeds

Miami (OH), UCLA, New Mexico, Seton Hall, Virginia Tech, Missouri

The 12 Seeds

Belmont, McNeese State, Yale, Florida Atlantic

The 13 Seeds

Liberty, NC-Wilmington, High Point, Utah Valley

The 14 Seeds

Hawaii, Troy, North Dakota State, ETSU

The 15 Seeds

Wright State, Portland State, Lipscomb, Tennessee-Martin

The 16 Seeds

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

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

New Mexico, Seton Hall, Virginia Tech, Missouri

First Four Out

San Diego State, Stanford, Texas, Santa Clara

Next Four Out

George Mason, Indiana, TCU, California

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