1-3-1 Sports Field of 68 – January 2nd
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, 2025
The 1 Seeds
Auburn, Tennessee, Iowa State, Duke
The 2 Seeds
Alabama, Florida, Marquette, Oregon
The 3 Seeds
Kentucky, Mississippi State, Texas A&M, Michigan State
The 4 Seeds
Kansas, Connecticut, Oklahoma, UCLA
The 5 Seeds
Memphis, Gonzaga, Purdue, Baylor
The 6 Seeds
Houston, Pittsburgh, Illinois, Maryland
The 7 Seeds
Michigan, Wisconsin, West Virginia, Clemson
The 8 Seeds
Mississippi, Cincinnati, Utah State, Georgia
The 9 Seeds
Dayton, San Diego State, St. John’s, Arkansas
The 10 Seeds
Ohio State, Texas Tech, Drake, St. Mary’s (CA)
The 11 Seeds
Texas, North Carolina, Arizona State, Missouri, Penn State
The 12 Seeds
Nebraska, Vanderbilt, Liberty, UC Irvine, Furman
The 13 Seeds
Arkansas State, Columbia, Grand Canyon, McNeese State
The 14 Seeds
Kent State, North Dakota State, College of Charleston, Lipscomb
The 15 Seeds
High Point, Massachusetts-Lowell, Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Northern Colorado
The 16 Seeds
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
Missouri, Penn State, Nebraska, Vanderbilt
First Four Out
SMU, Iowa, BYU, Louisville
Next Four Out
St. Bonaventure, Washington State, Colorado, Arizona
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
SEC (14), Big Ten (11), Big 12 (8), ACC (4), Big East (3), Mountain West (2), WCC (2)
ACC – Duke, Pittsburgh, Clemson, North Carolina
America East – Massachusetts-Lowell
American – Memphis
Atlantic 10 – Dayton
Atlantic Sun – Lipscomb
Big 12 – Iowa State, Kansas, Baylor, Houston, Cincinnati, West Virginia, Texas Tech, Arizona State
Big East – Marquette, Connecticut, St. John’s
Big Sky – Northern Colorado
Big South – High Point
Big Ten – Oregon, Michigan State, Purdue, UCLA, Illinois, Maryland, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio State, Nebraska, Penn State
Big West – UC Irvine
Coastal – College of Charleston
Conference USA – Liberty
Horizon – Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Ivy – Columbia
MAAC – Marist
MAC – Kent State
MEAC – Norfolk State
Missouri Valley – Drake
Mountain West – San Diego State, Utah State
Northeast – Central Connecticut State
Ohio Valley – Arkansas-Little Rock
Patriot – American
SEC – Auburn, Tennessee, Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Texas A&M, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Georgia, Arkansas, Texas, Missouri, Vanderbilt
Southern – Furman
Southland – McNeese State
Summit – North Dakota State
Sun Belt – Arkansas State
SWAC – Southern
WAC – Grand Canyon
WCC – Gonzaga, St. Mary’s (CA)