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

Houston, Iowa State, Illinois, Nebraska

The 3 Seeds

Kansas, Purdue, Michigan State, Florida

The 4 Seeds

Gonzaga, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Texas Tech

The 5 Seeds

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

The 6 Seeds

Arkansas, BYU, Louisville, Clemson

The 7 Seeds

Saint Louis, Kentucky, Iowa, Villanova 

The 8 Seeds

NC State, Wisconsin, Utah State, SMU

The 9 Seeds

Auburn, UCF, Texas A&M, Georgia

The 10 Seeds

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

The 11 Seeds

Miami (OH), UCLA, Santa Clara, Missouri, Texas, Ohio State

The 12 Seeds

South Florida, Belmont, Liberty, Stephen F. Austin

The 13 Seeds

Yale, High Point, NC-Wilmington, Hawaii

The 14 Seeds

App State, North Dakota State, California Baptist, ETSU

The 15 Seeds

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

The 16 Seeds

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

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Santa Clara, Missouri, Texas, Ohio State

First Four Out

New Mexico, San Diego State, Virginia Tech, TCU

Next Four Out

VCU, California, Oklahoma State, Seton Hall

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