1-3-1 Sports Field of 68 – January 9th
Welcome back to 1-3-1 Sports! My goal is to update my bracketology projections daily for the entirety of the season, so that my audience can have the most accurate, up-to-date picture of the college basketball landscape. As always, I’m open to 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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PROJECTED SEEDING
The 1 Seeds
Duke, Michigan, Virginia, Tennessee
The 2 Seeds
Michigan State, Gonzaga, Texas Tech, Kansas
The 3 Seeds
North Carolina, Nevada, Virginia Tech, Auburn
The 4 Seeds
Oklahoma, Florida State, Houston, Kentucky
The 5 Seeds
Indiana, Ohio State, Mississippi State, Wisconsin
The 6 Seeds
Marquette, NC State, Buffalo, Iowa State
The 7 Seeds
Villanova, TCU, Nebraska, Louisville
The 8 Seeds
St. John’s, Cincinnati, LSU, Maryland
The 9 Seeds
Iowa, Purdue, Seton Hall, Texas
The 10 Seeds
Minnesota, UCF, Arizona State, Syracuse
The 11 Seeds
Kansas State, San Francisco, Arizona, Ole Miss, Butler, Creighton
The 12 Seeds
Lipscomb, VCU, Murray State, North Texas
The 13 Seeds
UNC-Greensboro, Yale, New Mexico State, Hofstra
The 14 Seeds
Loyola-Chicago, Georgia State, UC Irvine, Vermont
The 15 Seeds
Radford, Montana, Northern Kentucky, Lehigh
The 16 Seeds
Abilene Christian, Rider, Purdue-Fort Wayne, Texas Southern, Wagner, Norfolk State
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
Arizona, Ole Miss, Butler, Creighton
First Four Out
Alabama, Florida, Washington, Clemson
Next Four Out
Arkansas, Temple, Fresno State, Vanderbilt
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
Big Ten (10), ACC (8), Big 12 (7), SEC (6), Big East (6), American (3), Pac-12 (2), WCC (2)
ACC – Duke, Virginia, North Carolina, Virginia Tech, Florida State, NC State, Louisville, Syracuse
America East – Vermont
American – Houston, Cincinnati, UCF
Atlantic 10 – VCU
Atlantic Sun – Lipscomb
Big 12 – Kansas, Texas Tech, Oklahoma, Iowa State, TCU, Texas, Kansas State
Big East – Marquette, Villanova, St. John’s, Seton Hall, Butler, Creighton
Big Sky – Montana
Big South – Radford
Big Ten – Michigan, Michigan State, Indiana, Ohio State, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Maryland, Iowa, Purdue, Minnesota
Big West – UC Irvine
Colonial – Hofstra
Conference USA – North Texas
Horizon – Northern Kentucky
Ivy – Yale
MAAC – Rider
MAC – Buffalo
MEAC – Norfolk State
Missouri Valley – Loyola-Chicago
Mountain West – Nevada
Northeast – Wagner
Ohio Valley – Murray State
Pac-12 – Arizona State, Arizona
Patriot – Lehigh
SEC – Tennessee, Auburn, Kentucky, Mississippi State, LSU, Ole Miss, Alabama
Southern – UNC-Greensboro
Southland – Abilene Christian
Summit – Purdue-Fort Wayne
Sun Belt – Georgia State
SWAC – Texas Southern
WAC – New Mexico State
WCC – Gonzaga, San Francisco
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