Bracketology
By CBS College Hoops expert Jerry Palm on NCAA March Madness Bracket Projections
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First Four
West
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11
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South
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16
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West
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First Round
South
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16
Lexington
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8
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9
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12
Seattle
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13
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6
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11
Raleigh
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3
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14
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7
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10
Wichita
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2
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15
Midwest
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1
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16
Wichita
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8
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9
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5
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12
Cleveland
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4
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13
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6
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11
Milwaukee
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3
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14
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7
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10
Lexington
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2
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15
East
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1
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16
Providence
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8
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9
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5
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12
Cleveland
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4
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13
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6
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Milwaukee
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3
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14
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7
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10
Seattle
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2
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15
West
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1
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16
Denver
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8
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9
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12
Denver
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4
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13
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6
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11
Providence
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3
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14
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7
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10
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(0-0) | Big East | 2 | 13-3 | 8-0 | 1-0 | 9-0 | 24 | 69 | Nov 06, 7:00pm ET | Sacred Heart | |
M | Kansas(0-0) | Big 12 | 20 | 7-9 | 6-0 | 4-1 | 4-0 | 2 | 36 | Nov 04, 8:00pm ET | Howard | ||
S | Alabama(0-0) | SEC | 9 | 4-10 | 7-1 | 7-0 | 3-0 | 3 | 18 | Nov 04, 9:00pm ET | UNC-Ash. | ||
W | Houston(0-0) | Big 12 | 1 | 16-4 | 3-0 | 4-0 | 7-0 | 11 | 193 | Nov 04, 8:00pm ET | Jackson St. | ||
2 | E | Gonzaga(0-0) | West Coast | 17 | 3-6 | 4-1 | 5-0 | 12-0 | 91 | 19 | Nov 04, 11:30pm ET | Baylor | |
M | Auburn(0-0) | SEC | 5 | 2-7 | 10-0 | 9-0 | 5-0 | 66 | 171 | Nov 06, 8:00pm ET | Vermont | ||
S | Baylor(0-0) | Big 12 | 14 | 10-9 | 4-1 | 3-0 | 5-0 | 1 | 70 | Nov 04, 11:30pm ET | Gonzaga | ||
W | N. Carolina(0-0) | ACC | 8 | 9-3 | 7-4 | 6-0 | 5-0 | 31 | 26 | Nov 04, 9:00pm ET | Elon | ||
3 | E | Iowa St.(0-0) | Big 12 | 6 | 10-6 | 6-1 | 2-0 | 9-0 | 16 | 324 | Nov 04, 8:00pm ET | Miss Valley St. | |
M | Purdue(0-0) | Big Ten | 3 | 12-4 | 8-0 | 6-0 | 3-0 | 7 | 9 | Nov 04, 6:00pm ET | TX A&M-CC | ||
S | Duke(0-0) | ACC | 10 | 5-4 | 6-4 | 7-0 | 6-0 | 71 | 116 | Nov 04, 7:00pm ET | Maine | ||
W | Marquette(0-0) | Big East | 13 | 9-8 | 6-1 | 4-0 | 6-0 | 6 | 17 | Nov 04, 8:30pm ET | Stony Brook | ||
4 | E | Texas A&M(0-0) | SEC | 45 | 7-7 | 6-3 | 2-4 | 5-0 | 18 | 21 | Nov 04, 7:00pm ET | UCF | |
M | Creighton(0-0) | Big East | 11 | 8-5 | 7-4 | 1-0 | 7-0 | 27 | 58 | Nov 06, 9:00pm ET | UT-Rio Grande Valley | ||
S | UCLA(0-0) | Pac-12 | 107 | 1-10 | 6-2 | 3-4 | 5-1 | 67 | 72 | Nov 04, 10:30pm ET | Rider | ||
W | Arkansas(0-0) | SEC | 115 | 2-9 | 1-6 | 7-1 | 6-1 | 57 | 148 | Nov 06, 8:00pm ET | Lipscomb | ||
5 | E | Indiana(0-0) | Big Ten | 98 | 3-9 | 6-4 | 4-1 | 6-0 | 23 | 122 | Nov 06, 8:00pm ET | SIUE | |
M | Tennessee(0-0) | SEC | 7 | 8-7 | 5-1 | 6-0 | 5-0 | 10 | 16 | Nov 04, 7:00pm ET | Gardner-Webb | ||
S | Florida(0-0) | SEC | 26 | 6-7 | 4-2 | 9-1 | 5-0 | 41 | 107 | Nov 04, 7:00pm ET | South Florida | ||
W | Arizona(0-0) | Pac-12 | 4 | 8-3 | 7-4 | 8-1 | 2-0 | 49 | 13 | Nov 04, 10:00pm ET | Canisius | ||
6 | E | Ole Miss(0-0) | SEC | 90 | 3-8 | 3-4 | 8-0 | 6-0 | 64 | 315 | Nov 04, 8:30pm ET | LIU | |
M | Xavier(0-0) | Big East | 64 | 2-13 | 6-2 | 1-1 | 7-1 | 4 | 34 | Nov 04, 7:30pm ET | Texas So. | ||
S | Texas(0-0) | Big 12 | 30 | 5-9 | 3-2 | 5-1 | 7-0 | 17 | 208 | Nov 04, 10:00pm ET | Ohio St. | ||
W | Cincinnati(0-0) | Big 12 | 37 | 4-11 | 3-1 | 4-2 | 9-0 | 36 | 323 | Nov 04, 7:00pm ET | Ark.-Pine Bluff | ||
7 | E | Kentucky(0-0) | SEC | 19 | 6-7 | 2-1 | 8-1 | 7-0 | 55 | 172 | Nov 04, 7:00pm ET | Wright St. | |
M | Rutgers(0-0) | Big Ten | 103 | 2-11 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 7-0 | 22 | 154 | Nov 06, 6:00pm ET | Wagner | ||
S | Ohio St.(0-0) | Big Ten | 49 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 9-1 | 5-0 | 58 | 251 | Nov 04, 10:00pm ET | Texas | ||
W | Providence(0-0) | Big East | 57 | 6-9 | 3-4 | 1-0 | 11-0 | 34 | 227 | Nov 04, 7:00pm ET | CCSU | ||
8 | E | Texas Tech(0-0) | Big 12 | 28 | 6-9 | 4-1 | 6-0 | 7-0 | 29 | 311 | Nov 05, 8:00pm ET | Bethune-Cook. | |
M | Michigan St.(0-0) | Big Ten | 24 | 3-9 | 6-5 | 6-0 | 4-0 | 14 | 44 | Nov 04, 7:00pm ET | Monmouth | ||
S | Wake Forest(0-0) | ACC | 43 | 2-8 | 7-4 | 5-1 | 6-0 | 73 | 248 | Nov 04, 8:00pm ET | Coppin St. | ||
W | St. John's(0-0) | Big East | 32 | 4-10 | 6-2 | 3-1 | 7-0 | 33 | 173 | Nov 04, 6:30pm ET | Fordham | ||
9 | E | Miss. St.(0-0) | SEC | 31 | 4-9 | 4-3 | 7-0 | 6-1 | 28 | 234 | Nov 04, 7:30pm ET | WGA | |
M | Clemson(0-0) | ACC | 35 | 5-5 | 5-5 | 6-1 | 5-0 | 52 | 64 | Nov 04, 7:00pm ET | Charleston So. | ||
S | Kansas St.(0-0) | Big 12 | 71 | 5-8 | 4-5 | 5-1 | 5-0 | 12 | 218 | Nov 05, 8:00pm ET | New Orleans | ||
W | Boise St.(0-0) | Mountain West | 27 | 6-5 | 3-4 | 3-1 | 8-0 | 51 | 32 | Nov 06, 11:11am ET | Oakland | ||
10 | E | BYU(0-0) | Big 12 | 12 | 6-8 | 5-2 | 4-0 | 8-0 | 38 | 294 | Nov 05, 9:00pm ET | Cent. Arkansas | |
M | Memphis(0-0) | American Athletic | 75 | 2-3 | 4-3 | 11-3 | 5-1 | 100 | 86 | Nov 04, 11:11am ET | Missouri | ||
S | Miami(0-0) | ACC | 101 | 1-9 | 7-4 | 1-3 | 6-1 | 62 | 159 | Nov 04, 7:00pm ET | FDU | ||
W | Oregon(0-0) | Pac-12 | 59 | 4-6 | 5-4 | 8-1 | 6-0 | 72 | 244 | Nov 04, 10:30pm ET | UC Riverside | ||
11 | E | Dayton(0-0) | Atlantic 10 | 23 | 3-4 | 5-3 | 9-0 | 7-0 | 92 | 39 | Nov 04, 7:00pm ET | St. Fran.-Pa. | |
M | NC State(0-0) | ACC | 63 | 3-8 | 6-5 | 4-1 | 9-0 | 48 | 188 | Nov 04, 7:00pm ET | SC Upstate | ||
M | Missouri(0-0) | SEC | 158 | 1-10 | 1-9 | 1-4 | 5-1 | 39 | 102 | Nov 04, 11:11am ET | Memphis | ||
S | Illinois(0-0) | Big Ten | 15 | 7-6 | 6-1 | 7-1 | 5-0 | 40 | 151 | Nov 04, 8:00pm ET | E. Illinois | ||
W | Michigan(0-0) | Big Ten | 133 | 3-12 | 1-8 | 2-3 | 2-1 | 5 | 41 | Nov 04, 8:00pm ET | Clev. St. | ||
W | Saint Mary's(0-0) | West Coast | 16 | 5-3 | 3-2 | 5-2 | 12-0 | 102 | 80 | Nov 04, 10:00pm ET | Towson | ||
12 | E | Ohio(0-0) | Mid-American | 139 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5-9 | 14-2 | 342 | 347 | Nov 04, 7:00pm ET | James Madison | |
M | Sam Houston(0-0) | Conference USA | 152 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 6-4 | 12-3 | 198 | 133 | Nov 04, 11:11am ET | Nevada | ||
S | Yale(0-0) | Ivy | 81 | 0-3 | 3-2 | 9-2 | 7-2 | 129 | 92 | Nov 04, 8:00pm ET | Quinnipiac | ||
W | Grand Canyon(0-0) | WAC | 50 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 11-2 | 14-0 | 258 | 214 | Nov 04, 9:00pm ET | CS Fullerton | ||
13 | E | Colgate(0-0) | Patriot | 125 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 2-1 | 21-3 | 270 | 42 | Nov 05, 7:00pm ET | SUNY-Canton | |
M | Samford(0-0) | Southern | 74 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 10-3 | 15-0 | 260 | 261 | Nov 04, 7:30pm ET | Mississippi College | ||
S | McNeese(0-0) | Southland | 56 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 4-0 | 19-1 | 338 | 128 | Nov 04, 6:00pm ET | S. Dak. St. | ||
W | N. Iowa(0-0) | Missouri Valley | 109 | 0-6 | 5-3 | 6-4 | 7-1 | 98 | 48 | Nov 04, 8:00pm ET | Dubuque | ||
14 | E | UC San Diego(0-0) | Big West | 120 | 0-2 | 0-3 | 6-3 | 13-3 | 265 | 231 | Nov 06, 11:11am ET | San Diego St. | |
M | Vermont(0-0) | America East | 102 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 9-3 | 15-1 | 285 | 182 | Nov 04, 7:30pm ET | UAB | ||
S | Troy(0-0) | Sun Belt | 137 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3-8 | 13-2 | 284 | 199 | Nov 04, 11:11am ET | Toledo | ||
W | Towson(0-0) | Coastal Athletic | 149 | 0-3 | 1-4 | 5-4 | 13-3 | 169 | 99 | Nov 04, 10:00pm ET | Saint Mary's | ||
15 | E | N. Colorado(0-0) | Big Sky | 188 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 14-6 | 325 | 301 | Nov 04, 10:00pm ET | Colorado College | |
M | Saint Peter's(0-0) | MAAC | 189 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 3-6 | 15-4 | 318 | 186 | Nov 04, 7:30pm ET | Seton Hall | ||
S | Kansas City(0-0) | Summit League | 233 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-6 | 11-6 | 235 | 117 | Nov 04, 8:00pm ET | Hannibal-LaGrange | ||
W | E. Kentucky(0-0) | Atlantic Sun | 219 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-6 | 13-5 | 237 | 79 | Nov 08, 7:00pm ET | ETSU | ||
16 | E | Youngstown St.(0-0) | Horizon | 131 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 6-5 | 12-2 | 295 | 143 | Nov 04, 7:35pm ET | Westminster (PA) | |
M | High Point(0-0) | Big South | 110 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6-4 | 17-3 | 353 | 344 | Nov 06, 7:00pm ET | Coppin St. | ||
S | Southern U.(0-0) | SWAC | 257 | 1-4 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 13-9 | 156 | 3 | Nov 04, 9:00pm ET | South Dakota | ||
S | Wagner(0-0) | Northeast | 290 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 11-10 | 351 | 225 | Nov 06, 6:00pm ET | Rutgers | ||
W | Norfolk St.(0-0) | MEAC | 223 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 15-5 | 315 | 150 | Nov 04, 8:00pm ET | PSU-Wilkes-Barre | ||
W | Tennessee St.(0-0) | Ohio Valley | 282 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-5 | 14-7 | 322 | 153 | Nov 04, 8:30pm ET | Fisk |
- 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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