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Bracket Predictions UpdatedNov 01, 11:48am

First Four

South

16

Rider
16

UCSB

First Round

Midwest (Indianapolis)

1

Michigan St.
16

Cleveland

8

Xavier
9

Houston

5

Baylor
12

N. Mex. St.

Sacramento

4

Seton Hall
13

W. Kentucky

6

VCU
11

Cleveland

3

N. Carolina
14

South Alabama

7

Cincinnati
10

Florida St.

Tampa

2

Florida
15

Murray St.

West (Los Angeles)

1

Kansas
16

Sam Hou. St.

Omaha

8

NC State
9

Washington

5

Utah St.
12

Liberty

Spokane

4

Oregon
13

Vermont

6

Arizona
11

Spokane

3

Gonzaga
14

Bowling Green

7

LSU
10

Oklahoma St.

St. Louis

2

Louisville
15

E. Washington

East (New York)

1

Duke
16

NC Central

Greensboro

8

Marquette
9

Michigan

5

Ohio St.
12

Harvard

Tampa

4

Memphis
13

Missouri St.

6

Tennessee
11

Penn St.

Albany

3

Villanova
14

Charleston

7

Colorado
10

Georgetown

Albany

2

Maryland
15

N. Dak. St.

South (Houston)

1

Kentucky
16

St. Louis

8

Creighton
9

Dayton

5

Saint Mary's
12

ETSU

Sacramento

4

Purdue
13

Colgate

6

Auburn
11

Arizona St.

Omaha

3

Texas Tech
14

Wright St.

7

Davidson
10

Alabama

Greensboro

2

Virginia
15

Radford

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Last 4 In

Team		Net
	Illinois(6-3)	109
	Texas(8-1)	38
	Wisconsin(5-4)	17
	Miami (Fla.)(5-3)	92

First 4 Out

Team		Net
	Syracuse(5-4)	42
	Providence(5-5)	70
	Georgia(6-2)	122
	Notre Dame(6-3)	112

Team Bracket Index UpdatedNov 01, 11:48am

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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(9-1)	ACC (1-0)	W3	3	10	3-0	1-0	1-0	4-1	14	17	Dec 19, 7:00pm ET	vs Wofford
	M	Michigan St.(6-3)	BIG10 (1-0)	W1	8	23	1-3	0-0	3-0	2-0	5	8	Dec 14, 12:00pm ET	@ Oakland
	S	Kentucky(7-1)	SEC (0-0)	W5	6	130	1-0	0-0	2-0	4-1	272	270	Dec 14, 5:00pm ET	vs Georgia Tech
	W	Kansas(7-1)	BIG12 (0-0)	W7	20	1	0-1	5-0	0-0	1-0	1	1	Dec 10, 8:00pm ET	vs Milwaukee
2	E	Maryland(10-0)	BIG10 (1-0)	W10	27	4	1-0	1-0	5-0	3-0	20	23	Dec 10, 7:00pm ET	@ Penn St.
	M	Florida(6-3)	SEC (0-0)	L1	31	31	0-2	2-1	2-0	2-0	22	18	Dec 17, 7:00pm ET	vs Providence
	S	Virginia(8-1)	ACC (2-0)	W1	1	11	2-1	2-0	0-0	4-0	50	74	Dec 18, 6:30pm ET	vs Stony Brook
	W	Louisville(9-0)	ACC (2-0)	W9	22	6	1-0	1-0	3-0	4-0	48	85	Dec 10, 7:00pm ET	@ Texas Tech
3	E	Villanova(7-2)	BIGE (0-0)	W3	26	16	1-2	0-0	2-0	4-0	27	22	Dec 14, 2:00pm ET	vs Delaware
	M	N. Carolina(6-3)	ACC (1-1)	L2	7	36	0-2	2-1	1-0	3-0	21	45	Dec 15, 4:00pm ET	vs Wofford
	S	Texas Tech(5-3)	BIG12 (0-0)	L3	10	139	0-1	0-2	0-0	5-0	162	157	Dec 10, 7:00pm ET	vs Louisville
	W	Gonzaga(10-1)	WCC (0-0)	W2	2	78	1-1	3-0	0-0	6-0	245	243	Dec 14, 10:00pm ET	@ Arizona
4	E	Memphis(8-1)	AAC (0-0)	W6	46	38	1-0	2-1	0-0	5-0	116	109	Dec 14, 3:00pm ET	@ Tennessee
	M	Seton Hall(6-3)	BIGE (0-0)	L1	57	71	1-2	2-1	1-0	2-0	72	67	Dec 14, 4:00pm ET	@ Rutgers
	S	Purdue(6-3)	BIG10 (1-0)	W2	12	65	2-2	0-1	2-0	2-0	48	37	Dec 15, 4:00pm ET	@ Nebraska
	W	Oregon(7-2)	PAC12 (0-0)	W1	51	20	2-2	1-0	2-0	2-0	11	10	Dec 14, 12:00pm ET	@ Michigan
5	E	Ohio St.(9-0)	BIG10 (1-0)	W9	55	3	3-0	1-0	1-0	4-0	19	34	Dec 15, 6:30pm ET	@ Minnesota
	M	Baylor(7-1)	BIG12 (0-0)	W6	39	22	1-1	0-0	4-0	2-0	63	59	Dec 10, 9:00pm ET	vs Butler
	S	Saint Mary's(9-2)	WCC (0-0)	L1	32	122	2-0	1-1	2-0	3-1	217	214	Dec 14, 10:30pm ET	@ California
	W	Utah St.(9-1)	MWC (2-0)	W2	29	71	1-1	0-0	3-0	5-0	242	174	Dec 10, 9:00pm ET	vs
6	E	Tennessee(7-1)	SEC (0-0)	W2	5	26	2-1	1-0	0-0	4-0	85	79	Dec 14, 3:00pm ET	vs Memphis
	M	VCU(7-2)	ATL10 (0-0)	W1	34	113	1-2	0-0	3-0	3-0	186	183	Dec 15, 7:00pm ET	vs Missouri St.
	S	Auburn(8-0)	SEC (0-0)	W8	18	5	0-0	2-0	5-0	1-0	32	28	Dec 14, 4:00pm ET	vs Saint Louis
	W	Arizona(9-1)	PAC12 (0-0)	L1	93	17	0-1	1-0	5-0	3-0	74	69	Dec 11, 8:00pm ET	vs Neb.-Omaha
7	E	Colorado(7-1)	PAC12 (0-0)	L1	66	9	1-1	2-0	2-0	2-0	24	20	Dec 10, 9:00pm ET	vs Northern Iowa
	M	Cincinnati(6-3)	AAC (0-0)	L1	25	24	0-2	1-0	4-1	1-0	16	14	Dec 14, 7:00pm ET	vs Colgate
	S	Davidson(4-5)	ATL10 (0-0)	W1	75	117	1-2	1-1	0-1	2-1	58	54	Dec 10, 7:00pm ET	vs Coppin St.
	W	LSU(7-2)	SEC (0-0)	W4	14	74	0-2	0-0	2-0	5-0	142	137	Dec 18, 7:00pm ET	vs ETSU
8	E	Marquette(7-2)	BIGE (0-0)	W2	28	18	2-2	2-0	0-0	3-0	30	26	Dec 17, 8:00pm ET	vs Grambling
	M	Xavier(9-1)	BIGE (0-0)	W3	67	32	1-1	2-0	1-0	5-0	109	101	Dec 14, 4:00pm ET	@ Wake Forest
	S	Creighton(7-2)	BIGE (0-0)	W3	53	64	1-1	1-0	1-1	4-0	123	117	Dec 13, 8:00pm ET	vs UT-Rio Grande Valley
	W	NC State(7-2)	ACC (1-1)	W2	33	123	1-1	0-0	1-1	5-0	203	224	Dec 15, 3:00pm ET	@ UNC-Green.
9	E	Michigan(8-1)	BIG10 (1-0)	W1	9	8	3-1	2-0	0-0	3-0	26	30	Dec 11, 9:00pm ET	@ Illinois
	M	Houston(5-2)	AAC (0-0)	W3	4	92	0-1	1-0	2-1	2-0	157	153	Dec 11, 8:00pm ET	vs UT-Arlington
	S	Dayton(7-1)	ATL10 (0-0)	W2	69	15	2-1	0-0	1-0	4-0	44	41	Dec 14, 7:00pm ET	vs Drake
	W	Washington(7-2)	PAC12 (0-0)	L1	45	44	1-2	0-0	2-0	4-0	40	38	Dec 17, 11:00pm ET	vs Seattle
10	E	Georgetown(6-3)	BIGE (0-0)	W2	82	28	1-1	2-2	1-0	2-0	8	7	Dec 14, 1:00pm ET	vs Syracuse
	M	Florida St.(8-2)	ACC (1-1)	W1	16	7	3-1	1-1	0-0	4-0	7	5	Dec 17, 8:30pm ET	vs North Florida
	S	Alabama(4-4)	SEC (0-0)	W2	59	131	0-2	2-0	1-2	1-0	62	58	Dec 14, 2:00pm ET	@ Penn St.
	W	Oklahoma St.(7-2)	BIG12 (0-0)	L2	79	43	2-0	1-0	1-2	3-0	47	44	Dec 15, 3:00pm ET	@ Houston
11	E	Penn St.(7-2)	BIG10 (0-1)	L1	50	34	1-2	1-0	2-0	3-0	65	121	Dec 10, 7:00pm ET	vs Maryland
	M	Illinois(6-3)	BIG10 (0-1)	L2	109	79	0-1	1-1	0-1	4-0	75	145	Dec 11, 9:00pm ET	vs Michigan
	M	Texas(8-1)	BIG12 (0-0)	W4	38	52	1-0	1-1	1-0	5-0	163	158	Dec 14, 2:00pm ET	vs C. Michigan
	S	Arizona St.(6-2)	PAC12 (0-0)	W3	63	27	1-1	1-1	1-0	3-0	43	40	Dec 11, 10:00pm ET	vs Prairie View
	W	Miami (Fla.)(5-3)	ACC (0-1)	W1	92	33	1-2	1-1	2-0	1-0	9	32	Dec 14, 2:00pm ET	vs Alabama A&M
	W	Wisconsin(5-4)	BIG10 (1-0)	W1	17	86	1-2	1-0	0-2	3-0	31	49	Dec 11, 7:00pm ET	@ Rutgers
12	E	Harvard(6-4)	IVY (0-0)	W1	129	143	0-2	1-2	1-0	3-0	152	147	Dec 21, 12:00pm ET	@ George Wash.
	M	N. Mex. St.(5-5)	WAC (0-0)	L1	40	67	0-0	1-1	1-1	2-3	6	6	Dec 10, 9:00pm ET	@ Denver
	S	ETSU(8-2)	SOUTH (1-0)	L1	72	95	0-1	0-0	1-1	6-0	252	237	Dec 15, 2:00pm ET	vs
	W	Liberty(11-0)	ASUN (0-0)	W11	58	85	0-0	1-0	1-0	7-0	309	309	Dec 14, 8:00pm ET	@ Vanderbilt
13	E	Missouri St.(5-5)	MVC (0-0)	W2	162	225	0-3	1-1	1-0	3-1	213	211	Dec 11, 8:00pm ET	vs Arkansas St.
	M	W. Kentucky(7-3)	USA (0-0)	W1	111	58	0-1	1-0	2-2	3-0	70	65	Dec 21, 2:00pm ET	@ Rhode Island
	S	Colgate(6-4)	PAT (0-0)	L1	132	152	0-3	0-0	1-0	4-1	263	260	Dec 11, 7:00pm ET	vs Cornell
	W	Vermont(7-4)	AEAST (0-0)	W1	71	77	1-2	1-1	1-0	3-1	114	107	Dec 18, 7:00pm ET	vs UNC-Green.
14	E	Charleston(5-4)	COL (0-0)	W1	107	150	0-2	1-0	2-2	1-0	138	133	Dec 14, 5:00pm ET	@ Richmond
	M	South Alabama(5-4)	BELT (0-0)	L2	237