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

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The 1 Seeds

Arizona, Michigan, Duke, Connecticut

The 2 Seeds

Iowa State, Houston, Illinois, Nebraska

The 3 Seeds

Michigan State, Purdue, Kansas, Vanderbilt

The 4 Seeds

Gonzaga, Florida, Virginia, North Carolina

The 5 Seeds

Texas Tech, St. John’s, Alabama, Tennessee

The 6 Seeds

Arkansas, BYU, Clemson, Saint Louis

The 7 Seeds

Louisville, Kentucky, Villanova, Iowa

The 8 Seeds

NC State, Auburn, UCF, Texas A&M

The 9 Seeds

Utah State, SMU, Georgia, Wisconsin 

The 10 Seeds

USC, St. Mary’s (CA), Indiana, Miami (FL)

The 11 Seeds

Miami (OH), UCLA, Texas, Ohio State, Santa Clara, New Mexico

The 12 Seeds

Tulsa, Belmont, Liberty, Stephen F. Austin

The 13 Seeds

Yale, High Point, NC-Wilmington, Hawaii

The 14 Seeds

Troy, North Dakota State, California Baptist, ETSU

The 15 Seeds

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

The 16 Seeds

Long Island, Merrimack, Navy, UMBC, Bethune-Cookman, Morgan State

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Texas, Ohio State, Santa Clara, New Mexico

First Four Out

San Diego State, California, Virginia Tech, VCU

Next Four Out

Seton Hall, Missouri, George Mason, TCU

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