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By CBS College Hoops expert Jerry Palm on NCAA March Madness Bracket Projections
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West
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Lexington
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Seattle
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Raleigh
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Wichita
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Midwest
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Wichita
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Cleveland
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Milwaukee
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14
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Lexington
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East
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Providence
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Cleveland
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Milwaukee
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Seattle
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West
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Denver
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Denver
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Providence
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Raleigh
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Jerry Palm is CBS Sports' bracketology and College Football Playoff expert. he started writing about sports on the internet right after Al Gore invented it. Jerry was the first to bring the RPI out in the... Full Bio
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Seed | Team | Conf | Net* | Quad 1* | Quad 2* | Quad 3* | Quad 4* | Sos* | Nc Sos* | Next Game | |||
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1 | E | UConn(37-3) | Big East | 2 | 13-3 | 8-0 | 1-0 | 9-0 | 24 | 69 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | Kansas(23-11) | Big 12 | 20 | 7-9 | 6-0 | 4-1 | 4-0 | 2 | 36 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | Alabama(25-12) | SEC | 9 | 4-10 | 7-1 | 7-0 | 3-0 | 3 | 18 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | Houston(32-5) | Big 12 | 1 | 16-4 | 3-0 | 4-0 | 7-0 | 11 | 193 | No Games Scheduled | |||
2 | E | Gonzaga(27-8) | West Coast | 17 | 3-6 | 4-1 | 5-0 | 12-0 | 91 | 19 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | Auburn(27-8) | SEC | 5 | 2-7 | 10-0 | 9-0 | 5-0 | 66 | 171 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | Baylor(24-11) | Big 12 | 14 | 10-9 | 4-1 | 3-0 | 5-0 | 1 | 70 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | N. Carolina(29-8) | ACC | 8 | 9-3 | 7-4 | 6-0 | 5-0 | 31 | 26 | No Games Scheduled | |||
3 | E | Iowa St.(29-8) | Big 12 | 6 | 10-6 | 6-1 | 2-0 | 9-0 | 16 | 324 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | Purdue(34-5) | Big Ten | 3 | 12-4 | 8-0 | 6-0 | 3-0 | 7 | 9 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | Duke(27-9) | ACC | 10 | 5-4 | 6-4 | 7-0 | 6-0 | 71 | 116 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | Marquette(27-10) | Big East | 13 | 9-8 | 6-1 | 4-0 | 6-0 | 6 | 17 | No Games Scheduled | |||
4 | E | Texas A&M(21-15) | SEC | 45 | 7-7 | 6-3 | 2-4 | 5-0 | 18 | 21 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | Creighton(25-10) | Big East | 11 | 8-5 | 7-4 | 1-0 | 7-0 | 27 | 58 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | UCLA(16-17) | Pac-12 | 107 | 1-10 | 6-2 | 3-4 | 5-1 | 67 | 72 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | Arkansas(16-17) | SEC | 115 | 2-9 | 1-6 | 7-1 | 6-1 | 57 | 148 | No Games Scheduled | |||
5 | E | Indiana(19-14) | Big Ten | 98 | 3-9 | 6-4 | 4-1 | 6-0 | 23 | 122 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | Tennessee(27-9) | SEC | 7 | 8-7 | 5-1 | 6-0 | 5-0 | 10 | 16 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | Florida(24-12) | SEC | 26 | 6-7 | 4-2 | 9-1 | 5-0 | 41 | 107 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | Arizona(27-9) | Pac-12 | 4 | 8-3 | 7-4 | 8-1 | 2-0 | 49 | 13 | No Games Scheduled | |||
6 | E | Ole Miss(20-12) | SEC | 90 | 3-8 | 3-4 | 8-0 | 6-0 | 64 | 315 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | Xavier(16-18) | Big East | 64 | 2-13 | 6-2 | 1-1 | 7-1 | 4 | 34 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | Texas(21-13) | Big 12 | 30 | 5-9 | 3-2 | 5-1 | 7-0 | 17 | 208 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | Cincinnati(22-15) | Big 12 | 37 | 4-11 | 3-1 | 4-2 | 9-0 | 36 | 323 | No Games Scheduled | |||
7 | E | Kentucky(23-10) | SEC | 19 | 6-7 | 2-1 | 8-1 | 7-0 | 55 | 172 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | Rutgers(15-17) | Big Ten | 103 | 2-11 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 7-0 | 22 | 154 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | Ohio St.(22-14) | Big Ten | 49 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 9-1 | 5-0 | 58 | 251 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | Providence(21-14) | Big East | 57 | 6-9 | 3-4 | 1-0 | 11-0 | 34 | 227 | No Games Scheduled | |||
8 | E | Texas Tech(23-11) | Big 12 | 28 | 6-9 | 4-1 | 6-0 | 7-0 | 29 | 311 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | Michigan St.(20-15) | Big Ten | 24 | 3-9 | 6-5 | 6-0 | 4-0 | 14 | 44 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | Wake Forest(21-14) | ACC | 43 | 2-8 | 7-4 | 5-1 | 6-0 | 73 | 248 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | St. John's(20-13) | Big East | 32 | 4-10 | 6-2 | 3-1 | 7-0 | 33 | 173 | No Games Scheduled | |||
9 | E | Miss. St.(21-14) | SEC | 31 | 4-9 | 4-3 | 7-0 | 6-1 | 28 | 234 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | Clemson(24-12) | ACC | 35 | 5-5 | 5-5 | 6-1 | 5-0 | 52 | 64 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | Kansas St.(19-15) | Big 12 | 71 | 5-8 | 4-5 | 5-1 | 5-0 | 12 | 218 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | Boise St.(22-11) | Mountain West | 27 | 6-5 | 3-4 | 3-1 | 8-0 | 51 | 32 | No Games Scheduled | |||
10 | E | BYU(23-11) | Big 12 | 12 | 6-8 | 5-2 | 4-0 | 8-0 | 38 | 294 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | Memphis(22-10) | American Athletic | 75 | 2-3 | 4-3 | 11-3 | 5-1 | 100 | 86 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | Miami(15-17) | ACC | 101 | 1-9 | 7-4 | 1-3 | 6-1 | 62 | 159 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | Oregon(24-12) | Pac-12 | 59 | 4-6 | 5-4 | 8-1 | 6-0 | 72 | 244 | No Games Scheduled | |||
11 | E | Dayton(25-8) | Atlantic 10 | 23 | 3-4 | 5-3 | 9-0 | 7-0 | 92 | 39 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | Missouri(8-24) | SEC | 158 | 1-10 | 1-9 | 1-4 | 5-1 | 39 | 102 | No Games Scheduled | |||
M | NC State(26-15) | ACC | 63 | 3-8 | 6-5 | 4-1 | 9-0 | 48 | 188 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | Illinois(29-9) | Big Ten | 15 | 7-6 | 6-1 | 7-1 | 5-0 | 40 | 151 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | Saint Mary's(26-8) | West Coast | 16 | 5-3 | 3-2 | 5-2 | 12-0 | 102 | 80 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | Michigan(8-24) | Big Ten | 133 | 3-12 | 1-8 | 2-3 | 2-1 | 5 | 41 | No Games Scheduled | |||
12 | E | Ohio(20-13) | Mid-American | 139 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5-9 | 14-2 | 342 | 347 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | Sam Houston(21-12) | Conference USA | 152 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 6-4 | 12-3 | 198 | 133 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | Yale(23-10) | Ivy | 81 | 0-3 | 3-2 | 9-2 | 7-2 | 129 | 92 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | Grand Canyon(30-5) | WAC | 50 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 11-2 | 14-0 | 258 | 214 | No Games Scheduled | |||
13 | E | Colgate(25-10) | Patriot | 125 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 2-1 | 21-3 | 270 | 42 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | Samford(29-6) | Southern | 74 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 10-3 | 15-0 | 260 | 261 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | McNeese(30-4) | Southland | 56 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 4-0 | 19-1 | 338 | 128 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | N. Iowa(19-14) | Missouri Valley | 109 | 0-6 | 5-3 | 6-4 | 7-1 | 98 | 48 | No Games Scheduled | |||
14 | E | UC San Diego(21-12) | Big West | 120 | 0-2 | 0-3 | 6-3 | 13-3 | 265 | 231 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | Vermont(28-7) | America East | 102 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 9-3 | 15-1 | 285 | 182 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | Troy(20-12) | Sun Belt | 137 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3-8 | 13-2 | 284 | 199 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | Towson(20-14) | Coastal Athletic | 149 | 0-3 | 1-4 | 5-4 | 13-3 | 169 | 99 | No Games Scheduled | |||
15 | E | N. Colorado(19-14) | Big Sky | 188 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 14-6 | 325 | 301 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | St. Peter's(19-14) | MAAC | 189 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 3-6 | 15-4 | 318 | 186 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | UMKC(16-16) | Summit League | 233 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-6 | 11-6 | 235 | 117 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | E. Kentucky(17-14) | Atlantic Sun | 219 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-6 | 13-5 | 237 | 79 | No Games Scheduled | |||
16 | E | Youngstown St.(22-10) | Horizon | 131 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 6-5 | 12-2 | 295 | 143 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | High Point(27-9) | Big South | 110 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6-4 | 17-3 | 353 | 344 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | Southern U.(18-14) | SWAC | 257 | 1-4 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 13-9 | 156 | 3 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | Wagner(17-16) | Northeast | 290 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 11-10 | 351 | 225 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | Tennessee St.(18-15) | Ohio Valley | 282 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-5 | 14-7 | 322 | 153 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | Norfolk St.(24-11) | MEAC | 223 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 15-5 | 315 | 150 | No Games Scheduled |
- Net ranking: NCAA Evaluation Tool (NET) is one of the tools used by the NCAA Selection Committee to evaluate teams
- Quad 1: Home games against teams ranked 1-30, neutral games vs. top-50 teams, road games against top-75 teams
- Quad 2: Home games against teams ranked 31-75, neutral games vs. 51-100, road games vs. 76-135
- Quad 3: Home games against teams ranked 76-160, neutral games vs. 101-200, road games vs. 136-240
- Quad 4: Home games against teams ranked 161-351, neutral games vs. 201-351, road games vs. 241-351
- Sos: Strength of schedule
- Nc sos: Non conference strength of schedule
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