Bracketology
By CBS College Hoops expert Jerry Palm on NCAA March Madness Bracket Projections
NCAA March Madness 360: A HISTORIC Upset from the #16 FDU Knights
Our 'NCAA March Madness 360' analysts recap the shocking victory from the #16 Fairleigh Dickinson Knights over the #1 Purdue Boilermakers, where the #16 Knights became the first NEC school to advance to the Round of 32.
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Jerry Palm started writing about sports on the Internet right after Al Gore invented it. He was the first to bring RPI out in the open and is one of the pioneers of predicting the March Madness bracket.... 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 | Purdue(29-6) | Big 10 | 5 | 9-4 | 9-1 | 5-0 | 5-0 | 27 | 79 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | Kansas(28-8) | Big 12 | 9 | 17-7 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 2 | 16 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | Alabama(31-6) | SEC | 2 | 12-5 | 6-0 | 7-0 | 3-0 | 1 | 5 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | Houston(33-4) | AAC | 1 | 7-1 | 8-0 | 7-1 | 9-0 | 38 | 74 | No Games Scheduled | |||
2 | E | Marquette(29-7) | Big East | 12 | 7-5 | 6-0 | 7-1 | 8-0 | 70 | 151 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | Arizona(28-7) | Pac-12 | 10 | 9-2 | 7-4 | 5-0 | 7-0 | 36 | 58 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | Texas(29-9) | Big 12 | 7 | 14-8 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 7-0 | 9 | 124 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | Gonzaga(31-6) | WCC | 6 | 6-4 | 5-0 | 8-1 | 8-0 | 16 | 9 | No Games Scheduled | |||
3 | E | Kansas St.(26-10) | Big 12 | 23 | 9-8 | 4-1 | 3-0 | 7-0 | 41 | 310 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | UConn(29-8) | Big East | 8 | 6-6 | 6-1 | 5-1 | 8-0 | 68 | 92 | Apr 01, 8:49pm ET | Miami | ||
S | UCLA(31-6) | Pac-12 | 3 | 8-5 | 9-0 | 5-0 | 7-0 | 37 | 113 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | Baylor(23-11) | Big 12 | 15 | 11-10 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 7-0 | 5 | 42 | No Games Scheduled | |||
4 | E | Tennessee(25-11) | SEC | 4 | 7-7 | 3-3 | 6-0 | 7-0 | 20 | 46 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | Texas A&M(25-10) | SEC | 18 | 7-5 | 5-1 | 6-0 | 7-2 | 39 | 250 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | Xavier(27-10) | Big East | 22 | 8-6 | 5-1 | 4-2 | 8-0 | 34 | 50 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | Duke(27-9) | ACC | 16 | 5-6 | 7-2 | 4-0 | 10-0 | 15 | 70 | No Games Scheduled | |||
5 | E | Virginia(25-8) | ACC | 26 | 5-5 | 6-1 | 5-1 | 9-0 | 57 | 39 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | Miami(29-7) | ACC | 35 | 5-5 | 6-0 | 7-1 | 7-1 | 80 | 175 | Apr 01, 8:49pm ET | UConn | ||
S | Indiana(23-12) | Big 10 | 30 | 6-9 | 6-2 | 4-0 | 6-0 | 18 | 104 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | Saint Mary's(27-8) | WCC | 11 | 2-3 | 7-2 | 11-2 | 5-0 | 12 | 84 | No Games Scheduled | |||
6 | E | San Diego St.(31-6) | MWC | 14 | 5-5 | 6-1 | 13-0 | 2-0 | 7 | 22 | Apr 01, 6:09pm ET | FAU | |
M | TCU(22-13) | Big 12 | 28 | 8-11 | 5-0 | 0-0 | 8-1 | 49 | 292 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | Iowa St.(19-14) | Big 12 | 20 | 10-11 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 6-0 | 10 | 103 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | Missouri(25-10) | SEC | 42 | 6-9 | 4-0 | 6-0 | 8-0 | 41 | 210 | No Games Scheduled | |||
7 | E | Northwestern(22-12) | Big 10 | 41 | 7-6 | 4-5 | 1-0 | 9-0 | 74 | 296 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | Creighton(24-13) | Big East | 17 | 3-8 | 6-3 | 6-1 | 6-0 | 32 | 21 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | Michigan St.(21-13) | Big 10 | 33 | 5-9 | 7-2 | 3-1 | 4-0 | 19 | 37 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | Kentucky(22-12) | SEC | 25 | 6-7 | 6-1 | 3-2 | 6-1 | 25 | 69 | No Games Scheduled | |||
8 | E | Memphis(26-9) | AAC | 29 | 3-4 | 9-3 | 7-1 | 6-0 | 33 | 34 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | Auburn(21-13) | SEC | 32 | 3-10 | 6-1 | 8-1 | 3-0 | 8 | 82 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | Maryland(22-13) | Big 10 | 31 | 3-10 | 6-2 | 3-0 | 9-0 | 46 | 159 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | Arkansas(22-14) | SEC | 21 | 4-10 | 4-2 | 10-1 | 2-0 | 3 | 99 | No Games Scheduled | |||
9 | E | West Virginia(19-15) | Big 12 | 24 | 6-13 | 6-1 | 1-0 | 6-0 | 4 | 96 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | Penn St.(23-14) | Big 10 | 49 | 7-6 | 5-5 | 4-1 | 6-0 | 28 | 277 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | FAU(35-3) | USA | 13 | 2-1 | 4-2 | 11-0 | 12-0 | 109 | 294 | Apr 01, 6:09pm ET | San Diego St. | ||
W | Iowa(19-14) | Big 10 | 39 | 4-7 | 9-3 | 1-2 | 5-1 | 61 | 126 | No Games Scheduled | |||
10 | E | NC State(23-11) | ACC | 45 | 1-6 | 7-4 | 5-0 | 10-0 | 60 | 244 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | Illinois(20-13) | Big 10 | 34 | 2-11 | 7-1 | 4-0 | 7-0 | 64 | 115 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | Providence(21-12) | Big East | 55 | 3-8 | 3-2 | 4-1 | 11-0 | 91 | 289 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | Boise St.(24-10) | MWC | 27 | 3-5 | 9-2 | 6-2 | 5-0 | 26 | 132 | No Games Scheduled | |||