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

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Bracket Predictions UpdatedJan 17, 11:17am

First Four

First Round

Midwest

1

Auburn
16

Greenville, SC

8

Marquette
9

San Fran.

5

UCLA
12

Ohio

Portland

4

Michigan St.
13

La. Tech

6

Houston
11

Wake Forest

Pittsburgh

3

Xavier
14

Chattanooga

7

Alabama
10

San Diego St

Ft. Worth

2

Kansas
15

Texas St.

South

1

Baylor
16

Ft. Worth

8

Iowa
9

BYU

5

Illinois
12

Buffalo

4

Providence
13

Wagner

6

Loyola Chi.
11

TCU

Indianapolis

3

Purdue
14

S. Dak. St.

7

Seton Hall
10

Miami (Fla.)

Indianapolis

2

LSU
15

Princeton

West

1

Gonzaga
16

Texas A&M-CC

Portland

8

Colorado St.
9

Davidson

5

Connecticut
12

Milwaukee

4

Iowa St.
13

Oakland

6

Tennessee
11

Wyoming

Buffalo

3

Ohio St.
14

Vermont

7

Texas
10

Saint Mary's

San Diego

2

Arizona
15

Liberty

East

1

Duke
16

Longwood

Greenville, SC

8

Creighton
9

Oklahoma

5

Kentucky
12

Murray St.

San Diego

4

Texas Tech
13

Grand Canyon

6

West Virginia
11

N. Carolina

Pittsburgh

3

Villanova
14

Navy

7

USC
10

Iona

Milwaukee

2

Wisconsin
15

Weber St.

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Last 4 In

Team		Net
	St. Bona.(10-4)	100
	Oregon(11-6)	33
	Stanford(10-6)	78
	Belmont(14-5)	90

First 4 Out

Team		Net
	Indiana(14-4)	33
	Texas A&M(15-3)	150
	Minnesota(10-5)	84
	Saint Louis(11-6)	43

Team Bracket Index UpdatedJan 17, 11:17am

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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	Duke(14-3)	ACC (4-2)	L1	12	33	3-2	1-1	1-0	9-0	82	105	Jan 22, 12:00pm ET	vs Syracuse
	M	Auburn(17-1)	SEC (6-0)	W14	5	2	5-1	4-0	5-0	3-0	14	76	Jan 22, 1:30pm ET	vs Kentucky
	S	Baylor(16-2)	Big 12 (4-2)	W1	4	17	6-1	2-1	2-0	6-0	51	139	Jan 22, 3:00pm ET	@ Oklahoma
	W	Gonzaga(15-2)	WCC (4-0)	W8	1	31	2-0	0-0	0-0	4-0	100	-	Jan 27, 11:00pm ET	vs LMU
2	E	Wisconsin(15-2)	Big 10 (6-1)	W7	17	3	5-1	5-1	1-0	4-0	6	61	Jan 21, 9:00pm ET	vs Michigan St.
	M	Kansas(15-2)	Big 12 (4-1)	W3	8	1	5-1	3-1	3-0	4-0	3	156	Jan 22, 4:00pm ET	@ Kansas St.
	S	LSU(15-3)	SEC (3-3)	L2	9	6	4-2	4-1	3-0	4-0	8	224	Jan 22, 6:00pm ET	@ Tennessee
	W	Arizona(15-1)	Pac-12 (5-0)	W4	44	8	1-0	1-0	0-0	3-0	60	-	Jan 23, 3:00pm ET	@ California
3	E	Villanova(13-5)	Big East (6-2)	L1	17	7	1-2	0-0	1-0	1-0	5	-	Jan 22, 12:00pm ET	@ Georgetown
	M	Xavier(14-3)	Big East (4-2)	W2	15	12	3-3	4-0	3-0	4-0	12	96	Jan 23, 2:00pm ET	@ Marquette
	S	Purdue(15-3)	Big 10 (4-3)	L1	7	18	4-1	2-1	2-0	7-0	61	202	Jan 23, 1:00pm ET	vs Northwestern
	W	Ohio St.(12-4)	Big 10 (5-2)	W2	22	9	3-4	1-0	4-0	4-0	7	32	Jan 22, 2:15pm ET	vs Nebraska
4	E	Texas Tech(14-4)	Big 12 (4-2)	W1	16	49	0-0	0-0	0-0	5-0	113	-	Jan 22, 12:00pm ET	vs West Virginia
	M	Michigan St.(14-3)	Big 10 (5-1)	L1	70	10	0-1	1-0	0-0	2-0	9	-	Jan 21, 9:00pm ET	@ Wisconsin
	S	Providence(15-2)	Big East (5-1)	W2	32	5	4-1	3-1	2-0	5-0	17	124	Jan 23, 12:00pm ET	vs Butler
	W	Iowa St.(14-4)	Big 12 (2-4)	L1	232	43	0-0	0-0	1-0	3-0	76	-	Jan 22, 4:00pm ET	vs TCU
5	E	Kentucky(15-3)	SEC (5-1)	W4	60	36	0-1	0-0	2-0	2-0	111	-	Jan 22, 1:30pm ET	@ Auburn
	M	UCLA(11-2)	Pac-12 (3-1)	W1	20	37	2-1	2-1	1-0	6-0	87	42	Jan 22, 9:00pm ET	@ Colorado
	S	Illinois(13-4)	Big 10 (6-1)	L1	11	26	1-3	3-1	6-0	3-0	32	77	Jan 21, 7:00pm ET	@ Maryland
	W	Connecticut(13-4)	Big East (4-2)	W3	16	40	2-3	2-1	2-0	6-0	45	98	Jan 25, 8:30pm ET	vs Georgetown
6	E	West Virginia(13-4)	Big 12 (2-3)	L2	46	24	2-4	4-0	0-0	7-0	27	171	Jan 22, 12:00pm ET	@ Texas Tech
	M	Houston(16-2)	AAC (5-0)	W8	3	14	1-2	2-0	9-0	4-0	62	130	Jan 22, 6:00pm ET	vs East Carolina
	S	Loyola Chi.(14-2)	MVC (5-0)	W10	10	29	0-0	0-0	0-0	4-0	105	-	Jan 22, 3:30pm ET	vs Missouri St.
	W	Tennessee(12-5)	SEC (3-3)	W1	13	21	2-5	2-0	3-0	5-0	16	34	Jan 22, 6:00pm ET	vs LSU
7	E	USC(15-2)	Pac-12 (5-2)	W1	28	38	2-0	2-2	5-0	5-0	134	321	Jan 22, 6:30pm ET	@ Utah
	M	Alabama(12-6)	SEC (3-3)	W1	7	4	0-0	0-0	2-0	2-0	1	-	Jan 22, 6:00pm ET	vs Missouri
	S	Seton Hall(11-5)	Big East (2-4)	L2	57	32	1-1	0-0	0-0	2-0	20	-	Jan 22, 12:00pm ET	@ St. John's
	W	Texas(13-5)	Big 12 (3-3)	L2	21	85	0-1	0-0	0-0	3-0	137	-	Jan 22, 2:00pm ET	vs Okla. St.
8	E	Creighton(11-5)	Big East (3-2)	W1	26	45	0-0	1-1	0-0	4-0	33	-	Jan 22, 5:30pm ET	vs DePaul
	M	Marquette(13-6)	Big East (5-3)	W5	95	20	2-1	1-0	0-0	2-0	4	-	Jan 23, 2:00pm ET	vs Xavier
	S	Iowa(13-5)	Big 10 (3-4)	L1	25	52	0-4	4-1	2-0	7-0	77	256	Jan 22, 4:30pm ET	vs Penn St.
	W	Colorado St.(14-1)	MWC (4-1)	W3	31	13	1-1	3-0	2-0	7-0	91	208	Jan 22, 2:00pm ET	@ Air Force
9	E	Oklahoma(12-6)	Big 12 (2-4)	L3	38	69	1-4	4-1	2-1	5-0	66	251	Jan 22, 3:00pm ET	vs Baylor
	M	San Fran.(15-4)	WCC (2-2)	L2	105	22	0-0	1-0	1-0	4-0	30	-	Jan 22, 7:30pm ET	@ Pepperdine
	S	BYU(16-4)	WCC (4-1)	W2	26	11	1-2	7-2	2-0	3-0	13	93	Jan 22, 9:00pm ET	vs Portland
	W	Davidson(15-2)	A10 (5-0)	W14	58	19	0-0	0-0	1-2	2-0	79	-	Jan 22, 2:00pm ET	@ Fordham
10	E	Iona(15-3)	MAAC (7-0)	W4	49	15	1-3	2-0

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

First Four

South

West

Midwest

South

First Round

Midwest

South

West

East

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