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Bracketology: Impact of No. 2 Gonzaga's loss to No. 23 BYU

Jerry Palm Joins HQ to break down the seeding impact of No. 2 Gonzaga's loss to No. 23 BYU

Bracket Predictions UpdatedFeb 24, 5:04am

First Four

First Round

Midwest (Indianapolis)

1

Kansas
16

Omaha

8

Houston
9

Xavier

5

Colorado
12

ETSU

Tampa

4

Auburn
13

Vermont

6

Michigan St.
11

Northern Iowa

St. Louis

3

Creighton
14

UC Irvine

7

Arizona
10

Virginia

Greensboro

2

Maryland
15

Montana

East (New York)

1

San Diego St
16

Radford

Sacramento

8

Texas Tech
9

Indiana

5

W. Virginia
12

Liberty

Spokane

4

Penn St.
13

Akron

6

Ohio St.
11

Arkansas

Greensboro

3

Duke
14

Little Rock

7

Marquette
10

Oklahoma

Cleveland

2

Dayton
15

Wright St.

South (Houston)

1

Baylor
16

S. Dak. St.

Omaha

8

LSU
9

Saint Mary's

5

Iowa
12

Cleveland

4

Kentucky
13

Yale

6

Butler
11

St. Louis

3

Louisville
14

North Texas

7

Illinois
10

USC

Albany

2

Villanova
15

Colgate

West (Los Angeles)

1

Gonzaga
16

Spokane

8

Arizona St.
9

Utah St.

5

Michigan
12

SF Austin

Sacramento

4

Oregon
13

N. Mex. St.

6

BYU
11

Stanford

Albany

3

Seton Hall
14

Hofstra

7

Wisconsin
10

Florida

Tampa

2

Florida St.
15

Belmont

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Last 4 In

Team		Net
	Rutgers(18-10)	34
	NC State(17-10)	53
	Wichita St.(20-7)	43
	Richmond(20-7)	49

First 4 Out

Team		Net
	Rhode Island(19-7)	37
	Providence(16-12)	48
	Miss. State(17-10)	57
	Cincinnati(18-9)	54

Team Bracket Index UpdatedFeb 24, 5:04am

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Seed		Team	Conf	Stk	Net*	Rpi*	Quad 1*	Quad 2*	Quad 3*	Quad 4*	Sos*	Nc Sos*	Next Game
1	E	San Diego St(26-1)	MWC (15-1)	L1	5	12	4-0	5-0	7-1	9-0	101	87	Feb 25, 11:00pm ET	vs Colorado St.
	M	Kansas(25-3)	BIG12 (14-1)	W13	1	1	11-3	8-0	2-0	3-0	1	1	Feb 29, 1:30pm ET	@ Kansas St.
	S	Baylor(24-2)	BIG12 (13-1)	L1	2	4	10-1	5-1	5-0	4-0	44	151	Feb 25, 8:00pm ET	vs Kansas St.
	W	Gonzaga(27-2)	WCC (13-1)	L1	3	14	5-2	3-0	10-0	9-0	114	243	Feb 27, 9:00pm ET	vs San Diego
2	E	Dayton(25-2)	ATL10 (14-0)	W16	4	2	4-2	6-0	8-0	7-0	28	25	Feb 25, 7:00pm ET	@ George Mason
	M	Maryland(22-5)	BIG10 (12-4)	L1	10	8	6-5	6-0	3-0	7-0	39	54	Feb 26, 9:00pm ET	@ Minnesota
	S	Villanova(21-6)	BIGE (10-4)	W4	11	7	8-6	6-0	3-0	4-0	3	26	Feb 26, 6:30pm ET	vs St. John's
	W	Florida St.(24-4)	ACC (14-3)	W4	12	3	5-3	8-1	6-0	5-0	35	106	Feb 29, 2:00pm ET	@ Clemson
3	E	Duke(23-4)	ACC (13-3)	W1	6	6	4-3	6-0	11-1	2-0	19	7	Feb 25, 7:00pm ET	@ Wake Forest
	M	Creighton(22-6)	BIGE (11-4)	W5	9	10	9-6	5-0	2-0	5-0	11	95	Mar 01, 12:00pm ET	@ St. John's
	S	Louisville(23-6)	ACC (14-4)	L1	7	11	4-5	6-1	8-0	5-0	24	31	Mar 01, 6:00pm ET	vs Va. Tech
	W	Seton Hall(20-7)	BIGE (12-3)	W2	17	17	10-5	5-2	0-0	5-0	10	50	Feb 29, 2:30pm ET	@ Marquette
4	E	Penn St.(20-7)	BIG10 (10-6)	L2	25	42	7-5	5-2	2-0	6-0	98	317	Feb 26, 7:00pm ET	vs Rutgers
	M	Auburn(23-4)	SEC (10-4)	W1	28	5	5-2	7-2	8-0	3-0	40	33	Feb 25, 7:00pm ET	vs Ole Miss
	S	Kentucky(22-5)	SEC (12-2)	W6	21	20	6-3	4-1	6-0	6-1	78	143	Feb 25, 7:00pm ET	@ Texas A&M
	W	Oregon(21-7)	PAC12 (10-5)	W1	20	9	7-5	4-2	6-0	4-0	4	15	Feb 27, 11:00pm ET	vs Oregon St.
5	E	W. Virginia(19-9)	BIG12 (7-8)	L2	15	13	5-7	5-2	8-0	1-0	2	6	Feb 29, 4:00pm ET	vs Oklahoma
	M	Colorado(21-7)	PAC12 (10-5)	L1	18	14	6-3	5-3	4-1	6-0	5	12	Feb 27, 9:00pm ET	@ California
	S	Iowa(19-8)	BIG10 (10-6)	W2	27	36	7-6	5-1	2-1	5-0	76	196	Feb 25, 7:00pm ET	@ Michigan St.
	W	Michigan(18-9)	BIG10 (9-7)	W5	22	41	7-8	4-1	2-0	5-0	53	102	Feb 27, 7:00pm ET	vs Wisconsin
6	E	Ohio St.(18-9)	BIG10 (8-8)	W1	19	33	5-8	5-1	2-0	6-0	41	89	Feb 27, 9:00pm ET	@ Nebraska
	M	Michigan St.(18-9)	BIG10 (10-6)	W1	13	40	5-8	5-1	2-0	6-0	49	43	Feb 25, 7:00pm ET	vs Iowa
	S	Butler(19-9)	BIGE (7-8)	L3	23	27	8-7	5-2	1-0	5-0	34	213	Feb 29, 6:30pm ET	vs DePaul
	W	BYU(23-7)	WCC (12-3)	W8	14	16	3-4	4-3	8-0	7-0	38	8	Feb 29, 6:00pm ET	@ Pepperdine
7	E	Marquette(17-9)	BIGE (7-7)	L3	26	24	5-8	6-1	1-0	5-0	6	85	Feb 26, 8:30pm ET	vs Georgetown
	M	Arizona(19-8)	PAC12 (9-5)	L1	8	19	3-6	5-1	7-1	4-0	7	18	Feb 27, 10:00pm ET	@ USC
	S	Illinois(18-9)	BIG10 (10-6)	W2	35	51	5-7	3-1	1-1	8-0	70	232	Feb 27, 8:00pm ET	@ Northwestern
	W	Wisconsin(17-10)	BIG10 (10-6)	W4	29	34	7-8	3-1	1-1	6-0	30	49	Feb 27, 7:00pm ET	@ Michigan
8	E	Texas Tech(18-9)	BIG12 (9-5)	W2	16	54	3-8	4-1	3-0	8-0	78	165	Feb 25, 9:00pm ET	@ Oklahoma
	M	Houston(21-7)	AAC (11-4)	L1	24	25	2-4	6-3	8-0	5-0	83	198	Mar 01, 1:00pm ET	vs Cincinnati
	S	LSU(19-8)	SEC (10-4)	W1	30	18	4-6	7-1	4-1	4-0	12	9	Feb 26, 9:00pm ET	@ Florida
	W	Arizona St.(19-8)	PAC12 (10-4)	W7	41	21	5-6	4-2	5-0	5-0	16	38	Feb 27, 11:00pm ET	@ UCLA
9	E	Indiana(18-9)	BIG10 (8-8)	W2	52	45	6-7	2-2	3-0	7-0	46	84	Feb 27, 7:00pm ET	@ Purdue
	M	Xavier(17-10)	BIGE (6-8)	L1	44	32	3-9	6-1	4-0	4-0	9	74	Feb 25, 7:00pm ET	vs DePaul
	S	Saint Mary's(23-6)	WCC (10-4)	W3	32	28	3-3	4-1	6-2	9-0	86	81	Feb 27, 10:00pm ET	@ Santa Clara
	W	Utah St.(22-7)	MWC (11-5)	W5	38	39	2-4	2-2	6-1	10-0	99	69	Feb 25, 11:00pm ET	vs San Jose St.
10	E	Oklahoma(16-11)	BIG12 (6-8)	L3	55	44	3-9	5-2	5-0	3-0	24	46	Feb 25, 9:00pm ET	vs Texas Tech
	M	Virginia(19-7)	ACC (11-5)	W4	51	35	3-3	6-3	5-1	5-0	77	195	Feb 26, 7:00pm ET	@ Va. Tech
	S	USC(19-9)	PAC12 (8-7)	L2	47	30	2-7	6-1	6-1	5-0	56	111	Feb 27, 10:00pm ET	vs Arizona
	W	Florida(17-10)	SEC (9-5)	L1	33	38	4-7	4-3	5-0	4-0	26	11	Feb 26, 9:00pm ET	vs LSU
11	E	Arkansas(17-10)	SEC (5-9)	W1	45	46	2-6	2-4	10-0	3-0	28	17	Feb 26, 8:30pm ET	vs Tennessee
	M	Northern Iowa(23-5)	MVC (12-4)	W1	46	23	1-1	4-2	9-2	7-0	100	99	Feb 26, 8:00pm ET	vs Evansville
	S	Rutgers(18-10)	BIG10 (9-8)	L2	34	55	3-8	4-1	3-1	7-0	51	83	Feb 26, 7:00pm ET	@ Penn St.
	S	NC State(17-10)	ACC (8-8)	L1	53	58	5-4	4-3	2-3	6-0	56	78	Feb 25, 9:00pm ET	@ N. Carolina
	W	Stanford(18-9)	PAC12 (7-7)	W2	31	64	2-5	4-3	6-1	6-0	88	193	Feb 26, 10:00pm ET	vs Utah
12	E	Liberty(26-3)	ASUN (12-2)	W7	50	60	0-1	1-0	3-1	20-1	294	222	Feb 27, 7:00pm ET	@ Kennesaw St.
	M	ETSU(25-4)	SOUTH (14-2)	W7	39	29	2-1	1-1	7-1	12-1	147	105	Feb 26, 7:00pm ET	@ Wofford
	S	Wichita St.(20-7)	AAC (8-6)	L1	43	37	2-4	6-3	4-0	8-0	85	133	Feb 27, 8:00pm ET	vs Temple
	S	Richmond(20-7)	ATL10 (10-4)	L1	49	31	2-4	2-2	6-1	10-0	81	103	Feb 26, 7:00pm ET	@ George Wash.
	W	SF Austin(24-3)	LAND (15-1)	W11	87	95	1-2	0-0	2-0	18-1	337	138	Feb 26, 7:30pm ET	vs Northwestern St.
13	E	Akron(21-6)	MIDAM (11-3)	W5	74	47	0-3	0-1	9-2	10-0	112	59	Feb 25, 7:00pm ET	@ Bowling Green
	M	Vermont(22-7)	AEAST (12-2)	L1	84	75	1-3	1-1	6-0	13-3	184	93	Feb 29, 5:30pm ET	@ UMass Lowell
	S	Yale(20-6)	IVY (8-2)	W2	60	68	1-2	0-2	5-2	12-0	228	206	Feb 28, 7:00pm ET	vs Penn
	W	N. Mex. St.(22-6)	WAC (13-0)	W16	123	108	0-1	1-1	5-4	14-0	297	229	Feb 27, 9:00pm ET	@ Grand Canyon
14	E	Little Rock(19-9)	BELT (13-4)	W1	138	83	0-2	1-4	8-1	9-2	167	130	Feb 27, 7:30pm ET	vs UL-Monroe
	M	UC Irvine(19-10)	BIGW (11-2)	W4	103	111	0-1	1-3	6-3	10-3	208	121	Feb 27, 11:00pm ET	@ Cal Poly
	S	North Texas(18-10)	USA (12-3)	L1	92	91	0-5	2-2	4-2	10-1	108	21	Feb 27, 7:00pm ET	@ FIU
	W	Hofstra(22-7)	COL (13-3)	W8	114	86	0-0	2-1	7-3	12-3	229	303	Feb 27, 7:00pm ET	vs Towson
15	E	Wright St.(24-6)	HORIZ (14-3)	W1	129	132	0-0	1-0	3-6	18-0	326	311	Feb 28, 7:00pm ET	@ N. Kentucky
	M	Montana(17-10)	BSKY (13-3)	W6	131	101	0-4	0-1	4-3	12-1	198	109	Feb 27, 8:00pm ET	@ N. Arizona
	S	Colgate(22-7)	PAT (13-3)	W2	116	88	1-3	0-0	4-2	16-2