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First Four

First Round

South (Houston)

1

Baylor
16

Omaha

8

Xavier
9

Saint Mary's

5

Marquette
12

Tampa

4

Auburn
13

Akron

6

Michigan
11

Virginia

Albany

3

Seton Hall
14

Little Rock

7

LSU
10

Northern Iowa

Greensboro

2

Maryland
15

Winthrop

East (New York)

1

San Diego St
16

Montana

Sacramento

8

Illinois
9

Texas Tech

5

Colorado
12

Liberty

Spokane

4

W. Virginia
13

Vermont

6

Iowa
11

Florida

Albany

3

Villanova
14

Hofstra

7

Houston
10

Indiana

Greensboro

2

Duke
15

Murray St.

Midwest (Indianapolis)

1

Kansas
16

St. Louis

8

BYU
9

Rutgers

5

Butler
12

ETSU

Omaha

4

Louisville
13

Yale

6

Arizona
11

Cleveland

3

Penn St.
14

Wright St.

7

Michigan St.
10

Arizona St.

Cleveland

2

Dayton
15

UC Irvine

West (Los Angeles)

1

Gonzaga
16

S. Dak. St.

Spokane

8

Oklahoma
9

Wisconsin

5

Kentucky
12

SF Austin

Sacramento

4

Oregon
13

N. Mex. St.

6

Ohio St.
11

Utah St.

St. Louis

3

Creighton
14

North Texas

7

USC
10

Rhode Island

Tampa

2

Florida St.
15

Colgate

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Last 4 In

Team		Net
	Arkansas(16-9)	48
	Stanford(16-9)	37
	Cincinnati(17-8)	51
	Wichita St.(19-6)	46

First 4 Out

Team		Net
	Richmond(19-6)	45
	Georgetown(15-10)	43
	Miss. State(16-9)	53
	Purdue(14-12)	33

Team Bracket Index UpdatedFeb 17, 7:07am

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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(26-0)	MWC (15-0)	W26	1	8	4-0	5-0	7-0	9-0	102	69	Feb 22, 7:30pm ET	vs UNLV
	M	Kansas(23-3)	BIG12 (12-1)	W11	4	1	10-3	6-0	2-0	3-0	1	1	Feb 22, 12:00pm ET	@ Baylor
	S	Baylor(23-1)	BIG12 (12-0)	W22	2	3	9-0	5-1	5-0	4-0	62	143	Feb 18, 9:00pm ET	@ Oklahoma
	W	Gonzaga(26-1)	WCC (12-0)	W18	3	16	5-1	3-0	9-0	9-0	131	245	Feb 20, 11:00pm ET	vs San Fran.
2	E	Duke(22-3)	ACC (12-2)	W7	6	4	5-1	5-1	9-1	3-0	12	7	Feb 19, 9:00pm ET	@ NC State
	M	Dayton(23-2)	ATL10 (12-0)	W14	5	5	3-2	6-0	7-0	7-0	40	32	Feb 18, 8:30pm ET	@ VCU
	S	Maryland(21-4)	BIG10 (11-3)	W8	7	6	7-4	5-0	3-0	6-0	29	57	Feb 18, 8:00pm ET	vs Northwestern
	W	Florida St.(21-4)	ACC (11-3)	W1	15	8	3-3	7-1	7-0	4-0	42	102	Feb 18, 8:00pm ET	vs Pittsburgh
3	E	Villanova(19-6)	BIGE (8-4)	W2	16	10	6-6	6-0	3-0	4-0	3	25	Feb 19, 9:00pm ET	@ DePaul
	M	Penn St.(20-5)	BIG10 (10-4)	W8	17	32	7-3	5-2	3-0	5-0	104	315	Feb 18, 6:30pm ET	vs Illinois
	S	Seton Hall(18-7)	BIGE (10-3)	L2	14	18	9-6	4-1	1-0	4-0	10	48	Feb 19, 6:30pm ET	vs Butler
	W	Creighton(20-6)	BIGE (9-4)	W3	13	14	7-6	5-0	2-0	5-0	16	79	Feb 18, 8:30pm ET	@ Marquette
4	E	W. Virginia(18-7)	BIG12 (6-6)	L3	10	7	5-6	3-1	8-0	2-0	2	6	Feb 18, 7:00pm ET	vs Oklahoma St.
	M	Louisville(21-5)	ACC (12-3)	L2	9	12	4-3	3-2	9-0	5-0	30	42	Feb 19, 7:00pm ET	vs Syracuse
	S	Auburn(22-3)	SEC (9-3)	L1	25	2	5-2	8-1	5-0	4-0	31	29	Feb 19, 7:00pm ET	@ Georgia
	W	Oregon(20-6)	PAC12 (9-4)	W2	22	11	6-4	4-2	6-0	4-0	7	16	Feb 20, 9:00pm ET	@ Arizona St.
5	E	Colorado(20-6)	PAC12 (9-4)	W1	11	13	6-3	4-3	4-0	6-0	8	19	Feb 20, 9:00pm ET	vs USC
	M	Butler(19-7)	BIGE (7-6)	L1	20	26	8-5	5-2	0-0	6-0	44	209	Feb 19, 6:30pm ET	@ Seton Hall
	S	Marquette(17-7)	BIGE (7-5)	L1	19	15	5-6	6-1	1-0	5-0	6	63	Feb 18, 8:30pm ET	vs Creighton
	W	Kentucky(20-5)	SEC (10-2)	W4	24	27	5-3	3-1	6-0	6-1	88	155	Feb 18, 9:00pm ET	@ LSU
6	E	Iowa(18-8)	BIG10 (9-6)	W1	28	39	7-6	4-1	2-1	5-0	70	163	Feb 20, 7:00pm ET	vs Ohio St.
	M	Arizona(18-7)	PAC12 (8-4)	W2	8	17	3-5	4-1	7-1	4-0	9	14	Feb 20, 8:00pm ET	vs Oregon St.
	S	Michigan(16-9)	BIG10 (7-7)	W3	26	52	5-8	4-1	3-0	4-0	52	78	Feb 19, 7:00pm ET	@ Rutgers
	W	Ohio St.(17-8)	BIG10 (7-7)	W2	18	38	5-6	4-2	2-0	6-0	45	59	Feb 20, 7:00pm ET	@ Iowa
7	E	Houston(20-6)	AAC (10-3)	L1	27	23	2-4	7-2	6-0	5-0	81	177	Feb 19, 9:00pm ET	vs Tulsa
	M	Michigan St.(17-9)	BIG10 (9-6)	L1	12	44	5-8	4-1	3-0	5-0	38	53	Feb 20, 8:30pm ET	@ Nebraska
	S	LSU(18-7)	SEC (9-3)	L1	29	20	2-5	8-1	4-1	4-0	19	9	Feb 18, 9:00pm ET	vs Kentucky
	W	USC(19-7)	PAC12 (8-5)	W2	49	28	2-6	6-0	6-1	5-0	63	121	Feb 20, 9:00pm ET	@ Colorado
8	E	Illinois(16-9)	BIG10 (8-6)	L4	38	53	5-7	2-1	2-1	6-0	55	227	Feb 18, 6:30pm ET	@ Penn St.
	M	BYU(21-7)	WCC (10-3)	W6	23	22	2-4	3-3	8-0	7-0	54	8	Feb 20, 9:00pm ET	vs Santa Clara
	S	Xavier(17-9)	BIGE (6-7)	W1	39	34	2-8	6-1	4-0	4-0	11	70	Feb 22, 2:30pm ET	vs Villanova
	W	Oklahoma(16-9)	BIG12 (6-6)	L1	47	31	2-8	7-1	3-0	4-0	32	47	Feb 18, 9:00pm ET	vs Baylor
9	E	Texas Tech(16-9)	BIG12 (7-5)	L1	21	57	2-8	5-1	1-0	8-0	60	178	Feb 19, 9:00pm ET	vs Kansas St.
	M	Rutgers(18-8)	BIG10 (9-6)	W1	30	43	2-6	5-1	3-1	7-0	56	93	Feb 19, 7:00pm ET	vs Michigan
	S	Saint Mary's(21-6)	WCC (8-4)	W1	34	30	3-3	3-1	7-2	7-0	75	112	Feb 20, 11:00pm ET	vs LMU
	W	Wisconsin(15-10)	BIG10 (8-6)	W2	31	36	7-8	1-1	1-1	6-0	18	36	Feb 18, 7:00pm ET	vs Purdue
10	E	Indiana(16-9)	BIG10 (6-8)	L1	63	55	4-7	2-2	4-0	6-0	49	106	Feb 19, 9:00pm ET	@ Minnesota
	M	Arizona St.(17-8)	PAC12 (8-4)	W5	50	24	4-6	3-2	5-0	5-0	26	46	Feb 20, 9:00pm ET	vs Oregon
	S	Northern Iowa(22-4)	MVC (11-3)	L1	40	21	1-1	3-1	10-2	6-0	96	58	Feb 20, 7:00pm ET	@ Indiana St.
	W	Rhode Island(19-6)	ATL10 (11-2)	W1	32	19	1-4	5-1	6-1	7-0	41	15	Feb 22, 5:30pm ET	@ Davidson
11	E	Florida(16-9)	SEC (8-4)	W2	35	41	3-6	3-3	6-0	4-0	34	11	Feb 18, 7:00pm ET	vs Arkansas
	M	Cincinnati(17-8)	AAC (10-3)	W2	51	25	2-5	6-0	6-3	3-0	36	28	Feb 19, 7:00pm ET	vs UCF
	M	Arkansas(16-9)	SEC (4-8)	L4	48	42	2-5	2-4	8-0	4-0	22	13	Feb 18, 7:00pm ET	@ Florida
	S	Virginia(17-7)	ACC (9-5)	W2	55	40	3-3	4-3	6-1	4-0	66	161	Feb 19, 8:00pm ET	vs Boston College
	W	Utah St.(21-7)	MWC (10-5)	W4	41	37	2-4	2-2	6-1	9-0	95	77	Feb 19, 9:00pm ET	vs Wyoming
12	E	Liberty(24-3)	ASUN (10-2)	W5	54	66	0-1	1-0	3-1	18-1	301	208	Feb 20, 7:00pm ET	vs North Florida
	M	ETSU(23-4)	SOUTH (12-2)	W5	42	35	2-2	2-1	6-0	10-1	154	80	Feb 19, 7:00pm ET	vs Furman
	S	Stanford(16-9)	PAC12 (5-7)	L4	37	78	2-5	2-3	5-1	7-0	83	184	Feb 20, 10:00pm ET	@ Washington
	S	Wichita St.(19-6)	AAC (7-5)	W2	46	33	2-3	6-3	3-0	8-0	73	101	Feb 20, 7:00pm ET	vs South Florida
	W	SF Austin(22-3)	LAND (13-1)	W9	85	91	1-2	0-0	2-0	16-1	326	105	Feb 19, 7:30pm ET	vs Cent. Arkansas
13	E	Vermont(21-6)	AEAST (11-1)	W11	79	72	1-3	1-1	4-2	14-0	196	95	Feb 20, 7:00pm ET	@ Stony Brook
	M	Yale(18-6)	IVY (6-2)	L1	57	60	0-2	1-2	6-2	9-0	179	189	Feb 21, 7:00pm ET	@ Cornell
	S	Akron(19-6)	MIDAM (9-3)	W3	77	49	0-2	0-2	9-2	8-0	105	74	Feb 18, 7:00pm ET	@ W. Michigan
	W	N. Mex. St.(21-6)	WAC (12-0)	W15	123	117	0-1	2-1	3-4	14-0	300	224	Feb 22, 9:00pm ET	vs UT-Rio Grande Valley
14	E	Hofstra(20-7)	COL (11-3)	W6	126	107	0-0	2-1	6-2	11-4	250	303	Feb 20, 7:00pm ET	@ Drexel
	M	Wright St.(23-5)	HORIZ (13-2)	W4	113	141	0-0	0-0	4-5	17-0	335	324	Feb 20, 7:00pm ET	@ Youngstown St.
	S	Little Rock(18-9)	BELT (12-4)	L2	146	96	0-2	1-4	7-1	9-2	180	139	Feb 22, 5:00pm ET	@ Arkansas St.
	W	North Texas(18-9)	USA (12-2)	W4	90	81	0-5	2-2	4-1	10-1	116	22	Feb 22, 4:00pm ET	vs Louisiana Tech
15	E	Murray St.(19-7)	OVC (12-2)	W1	133	165	0-1	0-2	3-3	14-1	339	344	Feb 20, 8:30pm ET	@ E. Illinois
	M	UC Irvine(17-10)	BIGW (9-2)	W2	111	116	0-1	1-2	6-4	8-3	189	130	Feb 19, 10:00pm ET	vs LBSU
	S	Winthrop(19-9)	BSOU (13-2)	W1	141	138	1-3	0-1	1-2	15-3	258	145	Feb 22, 1:00pm ET	vs Hampton
	W	Colgate(20-7)	PAT (11-3)	L1	118	79	1-2	0-1	4-1	14-3	224	267