1-3-1 Sports Field of 68 – January 8th
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
First Bracket Projection to be released February 1st
The 1 Seeds
Purdue, Houston, Kansas, Connecticut
The 2 Seeds
Tennessee, Arizona, North Carolina, Illinois
The 3 Seeds
Clemson, Marquette, Wisconsin, Kentucky
The 4 Seeds
Memphis, Baylor, Oklahoma, BYU
The 5 Seeds
Colorado State, Duke, Auburn, Creighton
The 6 Seeds
San Diego State, Alabama, Dayton, Texas A&M
The 7 Seeds
Nevada, Utah, Florida Atlantic, Villanova
The 8 Seeds
Ohio State, South Carolina, Miami (FL), Gonzaga
The 9 Seeds
Utah State, Iowa State, Mississippi, Michigan State
The 10 Seeds
Providence, James Madison, Mississippi State, Colorado
The 11 Seeds
Texas, Grand Canyon, St. John’s, Northwestern
The 12 Seeds
Princeton, New Mexico, Nebraska, Virginia, Florida, Indiana State
The 13 Seeds
McNeese State, UC Irvine, Liberty, College of Charleston
The 14 Seeds
Purdue-Fort Wayne, Samford, Weber State, Morehead State
The 15 Seeds
Akron, Colgate, Vermont, High Point
The 16 Seeds
Lipscomb, Marist, South Dakota State, Norfolk State, Merrimack, Southern
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BUBBLE ACTION
Last Four In
New Mexico, Nebraska, Virginia, Florida
First Four Out
Wake Forest, Texas Tech, Oregon, Cincinnati
Next Four Out
Kansas State, Seton Hall, NC State, TCU
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CONFERENCE BREAKDOWN
SEC (8), Big 12 (7), Big Ten (7), Big East (6), ACC (5), Mountain West (5), Pac-12 (3), American (2)
ACC – Clemson, North Carolina, Duke, Miami (FL), Virginia
America East – Vermont
American – Memphis, Florida Atlantic
Atlantic 10 – Dayton
Atlantic Sun – Lipscomb
Big 12 – Houston, Kansas, BYU, Baylor, Oklahoma, Iowa State, Texas
Big East – Connecticut, Marquette, Creighton, Villanova, Providence, St. John’s
Big Sky – Weber State
Big South – High Point
Big Ten – Purdue, Illinois, Wisconsin, Ohio State, Michigan State, Northwestern, Nebraska
Big West – UC Irvine
Coastal – College of Charleston
Conference USA – Liberty
Horizon – Purdue-Fort Wayne
Ivy – Princeton
MAAC – Marist
MAC – Akron
MEAC – Norfolk State
Missouri Valley – Indiana State
Mountain West – Colorado State, San Diego State, Nevada, Utah State, New Mexico
Northeast – Merrimack
Ohio Valley – Morehead State
Pac-12 – Arizona, Utah, Colorado
Patriot – Colgate
SEC – Kentucky, Texas A&M, Auburn, Alabama, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Florida, South Carolina
Southern – Samford
Southland – McNeese State
Summit – South Dakota State
Sun Belt – James Madison
SWAC – Southern
WAC – Grand Canyon
WCC – Gonzaga
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