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Real time updates by CBS College Hoops expert Jerry Palm on NCAA March Madness Bracket Projections

Jerry Palm's CBB Recap: Last Four In

Jerry Palm discusses his updated last four teams in the NCAA Tournament

Bracket Predictions UpdatedMar 02, 4:59am

First Four

Hinkle 2

11

Boise St.
11

N. Carolina

Bankers Life 1

12

VCU
12

Drake

Hinkle 1

16

Prairie View
16

NC A&T

Hinkle 2

16

Bryant
16

Clev. St.

First Round

Hinkle 1

1

Gonzaga
16

Bloomington, IN

8

Rutgers
9

Xavier

5

Purdue
12

Loyola Chi.

Coliseum

4

Texas
13

Winthrop

6

Missouri
11

Georgia Tech

Coliseum

3

Villanova
14

Abilene Chr.

7

Tennessee
10

Wichita St.

Hinkle

2

Iowa
15

E. Washington

Hinkle 2

1

Michigan
16

West Lafayette, IN

8

Connecticut
9

UCLA

5

Virginia
12

W. Kentucky

Coliseum

4

Oklahoma St.
13

Toledo

6

Florida
11

Bloomington, IN

3

Houston
14

S. Dak. St.

7

Wisconsin
10

Oregon

Coliseum

2

W. Virginia
15

Siena

Bankers Life 1

1

Illinois
16

Texas St.

Lucas Oil

8

Louisville
9

Colorado

5

Creighton
12

West Lafayette, IN

4

Kansas
13

Liberty

6

Oklahoma
11

St. Bona.

Bankers Life

3

Florida St.
14

Navy

7

USC
10

Colorado St.

Lucas Oil

2

Alabama
15

Grand Canyon

Bankers Life 2

1

Baylor
16

James Madison

Lucas Oil

8

Maryland
9

San Diego St

5

Texas Tech
12

UCSB

Hinkle

4

Clemson
13

UNCG

6

Va. Tech
11

Michigan St.

Bankers Life

3

Arkansas
14

Belmont

7

BYU
10

LSU

Lucas Oil

2

Ohio St.
15

UMBC

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Last 4 In

Team		Net
	N. Carolina(15-9)	45
	Boise St.(18-7)	34
	VCU(17-6)	37
	Drake(24-3)	42

First 4 Out

Team		Net
	Saint Louis(13-5)	43
	Duke(11-9)	58
	Seton Hall(13-10)	53
	Stanford(14-11)	63

The winners of first round games played at West Lafayette and Bloomington will play their second round games on Monday, March 22nd at an Indianapolis site to be determined on selection Sunday. The games from the Elite Eight forward will be played a Lucas Oil Stadium.

Team Bracket Index UpdatedMar 02, 4:59am

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Seed		Team	Conf	Stk	Net*	Rpi*	Quad 1*	Quad 2*	Quad 3*	Quad 4*	Sos*	Nc Sos*	Next Game
1	B	Illinois(19-6)	BIG10 (15-4)	W3	5	32	8-5	5-1	3-0	2-0	73	97	Mar 06, 4:00pm ET	@ Ohio St.
	B	Baylor(19-1)	BIG12 (11-1)	W1	3	8	6-1	2-0	5-0	5-0	142	229	Mar 04, 7:00pm ET	vs Oklahoma St.
	H	Gonzaga(24-0)	WCC (15-0)	W24	1	2	7-0	5-0	5-0	7-0	59	102	No Games Scheduled
	H	Michigan(18-2)	BIG10 (13-2)	L1	2	1	8-1	5-0	3-0	2-0	28	100	Mar 04, 7:00pm ET	vs Michigan St.
2	B	Alabama(20-6)	SEC (15-2)	W2	7	4	7-4	6-1	5-1	1-0	10	33	Mar 06, 2:00pm ET	@ Georgia
	B	Ohio St.(18-7)	BIG10 (12-7)	L3	8	23	7-5	4-2	4-0	3-0	27	77	Mar 06, 4:00pm ET	vs Illinois
	H	Iowa(18-7)	BIG10 (12-6)	W1	6	36	5-6	6-1	2-0	5-0	58	258	Mar 04, 9:00pm ET	vs Nebraska
	H	W. Virginia(17-7)	BIG12 (10-5)	L1	13	5	6-6	5-0	4-0	2-0	5	6	Mar 04, 7:00pm ET	vs TCU
3	B	Florida St.(14-4)	ACC (10-3)	L1	14	16	3-3	6-0	1-1	4-0	38	174	Mar 03, 9:00pm ET	vs Boston College
	B	Arkansas(20-5)	SEC (12-4)	W7	18	10	6-4	4-1	3-0	6-0	35	180	Mar 06, 5:00pm ET	vs Texas A&M
	H	Villanova(15-4)	BIGE (10-3)	L1	11	15	2-3	5-1	7-0	1-0	75	143	Mar 03, 8:30pm ET	vs Creighton
	H	Houston(20-3)	AAC (13-3)	W3	4	3	2-1	4-1	9-1	4-0	59	88	Mar 07, 12:00pm ET	vs Memphis
4	B	Kansas(18-8)	BIG12 (12-6)	W1	10	13	6-8	3-0	3-0	5-0	9	94	Mar 04, 8:00pm ET	vs UTEP
	B	Clemson(15-5)	ACC (9-5)	W5	33	7	4-5	6-0	3-0	2-0	15	67	Mar 03, 5:00pm ET	@ Syracuse
	H	Texas(15-7)	BIG12 (9-6)	W1	27	26	4-7	3-0	4-0	3-0	1	19	Mar 04, 9:00pm ET	@ Oklahoma
	H	Oklahoma St.(17-6)	BIG12 (10-6)	W5	31	17	8-4	1-1	3-1	5-0	20	68	Mar 04, 7:00pm ET	@ Baylor
5	B	Creighton(17-6)	BIGE (13-5)	L1	23	48	4-2	7-1	2-3	4-0	109	300	Mar 03, 8:30pm ET	@ Villanova
	B	Texas Tech(16-8)	BIG12 (8-7)	W2	15	46	5-7	0-1	4-0	6-0	24	181	Mar 04, 7:00pm ET	vs Iowa St.
	H	Purdue(16-8)	BIG10 (11-6)	W3	22	30	5-7	6-0	3-1	2-0	34	150	Mar 02, 9:00pm ET	vs Wisconsin
	H	Virginia(16-6)	ACC (12-4)	W1	20	35	3-4	4-1	4-1	5-0	71	153	Mar 06, 4:00pm ET	@ Louisville
6	B	Oklahoma(14-8)	BIG12 (9-7)	L3	30	39	5-6	1-1	2-1	6-0	29	152	Mar 04, 9:00pm ET	vs Texas
	B	Va. Tech(15-5)	ACC (9-4)	W1	44	51	2-2	3-3	5-0	5-0	115	156	Mar 06, 2:00pm ET	@ NC State
	H	Missouri(14-7)	SEC (7-7)	L1	46	19	6-4	2-3	5-0	1-0	7	12	Mar 03, 6:30pm ET	@ Florida
	H	Florida(13-6)	SEC (9-5)	W3	26	37	5-3	3-2	4-1	1-0	54	75	Mar 03, 6:30pm ET	vs Missouri
7	B	USC(19-6)	PAC12 (13-5)	L2	25	22	3-3	4-3	9-0	3-0	43	46	Mar 03, 10:30pm ET	vs Stanford
	B	BYU(19-5)	WCC (10-3)	W4	19	6	3-3	5-2	5-0	5-0	16	26	No Games Scheduled
	H	Tennessee(16-7)	SEC (9-7)	L1	21	61	5-5	1-2	6-0	4-0	92	214	Mar 07, 12:00pm ET	vs Florida
	H	Wisconsin(16-9)	BIG10 (10-8)	L1	24	77	3-8	7-1	3-0	3-0	67	207	Mar 02, 9:00pm ET	@ Purdue
8	B	Louisville(13-5)	ACC (8-4)	W2	47	25	1-4	6-0	4-1	2-0	42	45	Mar 06, 4:00pm ET	vs Virginia
	B	Maryland(15-10)	BIG10 (9-9)	W5	28	40	5-9	1-1	5-0	3-0	3	18	Mar 03, 9:00pm ET	@ Northwestern
	H	Rutgers(13-10)	BIG10 (9-10)	L1	38	73	4-8	4-2	3-0	2-0	22	113	Mar 06, 12:00pm ET	@ Minnesota
	H	Connecticut(12-6)	BIGE (9-6)	W2	35	54	2-3	3-3	4-0	3-0	78	92	Mar 03, 6:30pm ET	@ Seton Hall
9	B	Colorado(19-7)	PAC12 (13-6)	W3	12	21	3-4	7-0	6-3	3-0	62	248	Mar 04, 9:00pm ET	vs Arizona St.
	B	San Diego St(19-4)	MWC (13-3)	W10	17	9	0-3	6-1	6-0	6-0	31	15	Mar 03, 9:00pm ET	@ UNLV
	H	Xavier(13-6)	BIGE (6-6)	L1	50	43	2-2	4-3	5-0	2-0	46	108	Mar 06, 9:00pm ET	@ Marquette
	H	UCLA(17-6)	PAC12 (13-4)	L1	39	33	2-4	3-2	8-0	4-0	85	123	Mar 03, 9:00pm ET	@ Oregon
10	B	Colorado St.(16-4)	MWC (13-3)	W4	40	24	2-3	1-1	3-0	9-0	96	158	Mar 03, 8:00pm ET	vs New Mexico
	B	LSU(14-8)	SEC (9-6)	L2	29	29	3-7	3-1	5-0	3-0	11	62	Mar 02, 8:30pm ET	vs Vanderbilt
	H	Wichita St.(13-4)	AAC (9-2)	W5	67	18	2-2	2-2	5-0	2-0	19	22	Mar 03, 6:00pm ET	@ Tulane
	H	Oregon(17-5)	PAC12 (12-4)	W3	36	38	3-3	5-0	5-2	4-0	103	170	Mar 03, 9:00pm ET	vs UCLA
11	B	St. Bona.(13-4)	ATL10 (11-4)	L1	32	28	2-2	2-1	5-1	4-0	79	21	No Games Scheduled
	B	Michigan St.(13-10)	BIG10 (7-10)	L1	77	108	4-9	3-1	3-0	3-0	102	277	Mar 02, 8:00pm ET	vs Indiana
	H	Georgia Tech(13-8)	ACC (9-6)	W4	41	60	2-6	5-0	3-2	3-0	44	289	Mar 02, 8:00pm ET	vs Duke
	H	Boise St.(18-7)	MWC (14-6)	L3	34	14	2-4	2-2	4-0	9-0	57	1	No Games Scheduled
	H	N. Carolina(15-9)	ACC (9-6)	L1	45	42	2-8	6-0	4-1	3-0	37	147	Mar 06, 6:00pm ET	vs Duke
12	B	VCU(17-6)	ATL10 (10-4)	L1	37	27	1-4	7-0	4-2	5-0	41	55	No Games Scheduled
	B	Drake(24-3)	MVC (15-3)	L1	42	50	1-1	4-0	6-2	11-0	248	312	No Games Scheduled
	B	UCSB(17-4)	BIGW (13-3)	L1	51	20	0-0	2-4	7-0	6-0	119	231	Mar 05, 8:00pm ET	vs Cal Poly
	H	Loyola Chi.(21-4)	MVC (16-2)	W3	16	31	1-2	4-2	3-0	11-0	155	219	No Games Scheduled
	H	W. Kentucky(17-5)	USA (10-2)	W2	78	44	1-3	3-1	4-1	9-0	128	112	Mar 05, 8:00pm ET	vs Old Dominion
13	B	Liberty(20-5)	ASUN (11-2)	W9	82	127	0-2	1-0	3-2	12-1	311	240	Mar 04, 2:00pm ET	vs Kennesaw St.
	B	UNCG(18-8)	SOUTH (13-5)	W1	91	64	0-1	5-1	6-4	7-2	131	176	No Games Scheduled
	H	Winthrop(21-1)	BSOU (17-1)	W5	66	47	0-0	2-0	2-0	17-1	276	43	Mar 04, 7:30pm ET	vs Longwood
	H	Toledo(19-7)	MIDAM (14-4)	L1	56	49	0-2	4-1	4-3	11-0	148	72	Mar 05, 7:00pm ET	vs Ball St.
14	B	Navy(15-2)	PAT (12-1)	W5	84	11	0-1	1-0	6-1	8-0	99	212	Mar 06, 12:00pm ET	vs Loyola-Md.
	B	Belmont(24-3)	OVC (18-2)	L2	81	56	0-0	0-0	7-2	16-1	278	299	Mar 03, 8:00pm ET	vs SIUE
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Real time updates by CBS College Hoops expert Jerry Palm on NCAA March Madness Bracket Projections

First Four

Hinkle 2

Bankers Life 1

Hinkle 1

Hinkle 2

First Round

Hinkle 1

Hinkle 2

Bankers Life 1

Bankers Life 2

Bracketology Expert

Jerry Palm

Last 4 In

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