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

Michigan, Duke, Arizona, Connecticut

The 2 Seeds

Houston, Iowa State, Illinois, Florida

The 3 Seeds

Purdue, Nebraska, Kansas, Gonzaga

The 4 Seeds

Michigan State, Texas Tech, Vanderbilt, Virginia 

The 5 Seeds

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

The 6 Seeds

Tennessee, BYU, Louisville, Saint Louis

The 7 Seeds

Clemson, Villanova, NC State, Miami (FL)

The 8 Seeds

Kentucky, Wisconsin, Iowa, SMU

The 9 Seeds

Utah State, UCF, Auburn, Indiana

The 10 Seeds

St. Mary’s (CA), Texas A&M, Georgia, Texas

The 11 Seeds

Miami (OH), USC, Santa Clara, Missouri, Ohio State, New Mexico

The 12 Seeds

South Florida, Belmont, Liberty, Yale

The 13 Seeds

Stephen F. Austin, High Point, NC-Wilmington, Hawaii

The 14 Seeds

North Dakota State, California Baptist, ETSU, Portland State 

The 15 Seeds

Austin Peay, Wright State, Navy, South Alabama

The 16 Seeds

Southeast Missouri State, Long Island, Merrimack, UMBC, Bethune-Cookman, Howard

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BUBBLE ACTION

Last Four In

Santa Clara, Missouri, Ohio State, New Mexico

First Four Out

UCLA, TCU, San Diego State, VCU

Next Four Out

Seton Hall, Virginia Tech, California, West Virginia

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