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Bracket Predictions UpdatedNov 05, 5:57am

First Four

First Round

East

1

Duke
16

Columbia, SC

8

Cincinnati
9

Maryland

5

TCU
12

Buffalo

Hartford

4

LSU
13

Harvard

6

Indiana
11

Saint Louis

Hartford

3

Villanova
14

Vermont

7

Washington
10

Providence

San Jose

2

Nevada
15

Lipscomb

West

1

Virginia
16

Rider

Columbia, SC

8

Florida
9

W. Kentucky

5

Miss. State
12

South Dakota St.

Salt Lake

4

West Virginia
13

Montana

6

UCLA
11

Minnesota

Jacksonville

3

Auburn
14

Georgia St.

7

Virginia Tech
10

San Diego St

Salt Lake

2

Gonzaga
15

SF Austin

South

1

Kentucky
16

Columbus

8

Clemson
9

Loyola-Chi.

5

Syracuse
12

Des Moines

4

Michigan
13

Northeastern

6

Purdue
11

Houston

Tulsa

3

Kansas St.
14

New Mexico St.

7

Marquette
10

USC

Jacksonville

2

North Carolina
15

Jax. State

Midwest

1

Kansas
16

Radford

Tulsa

8

Nebraska
9

Arizona

5

Florida St.
12

San Jose

4

Oregon
13

Wofford

6

UCF
11

Xavier

Des Moines

3

Michigan St.
14

UC Irvine

7

St. John's
10

Wisconsin

Columbus

2

Tennessee
15

Wright St.

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Last 4 In

Team		RPI
	Vanderbilt(2-0)	6
	Texas Tech(3-0)	112
	Alabama(2-0)	160
	Saint Joseph's(2-0)	55

First 4 Out

Team		RPI
	Texas(3-0)	32
	NC State(3-0)	173
	Missouri(1-1)	195
	Butler(2-0)	160

Team Bracket Index UpdatedNov 05, 5:57am

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Seed		Team	Conf	Stk	Rpi*	Tier 1*	Tier 2*	Tier 3*	Tier 4*	Sos*	Nc Sos*	Next Game
1	E	Duke(2-0)	ACC (0-0)	W2	4	0-0	1-0	1-0	0-0	6	5	Nov 14, 7:00pm ET	vs E. Michigan
	M	Kansas(2-0)	BIG12 (0-0)	W2	2	1-0	0-0	1-0	0-0	2	1	Nov 16, 8:00pm ET	vs Louisiana
	S	Kentucky(1-1)	SEC (0-0)	W1	102	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	94	93	Nov 14, 9:00pm ET	vs North Dakota
	W	Virginia(2-0)	ACC (0-0)	W2	173	0-0	0-0	1-0	1-0	245	244	Nov 16, 7:00pm ET	vs Coppin St.
2	E	Nevada(2-0)	MWC (0-0)	W2	8	0-0	0-0	2-0	0-0	25	24	Nov 16, 11:00pm ET	vs Little Rock
	M	Tennessee(3-0)	SEC (0-0)	W3	36	0-0	1-0	0-0	1-0	94	93	Nov 21, 5:00pm ET	vs Louisville
	S	North Carolina(3-0)	ACC (0-0)	W3	5	0-0	3-0	0-0	0-0	8	7	Nov 16, 7:00pm ET	vs Tenn. Tech
	W	Gonzaga(2-0)	WCC (0-0)	W2	10	1-0	0-0	1-0	0-0	32	31	Nov 15, 11:30pm ET	vs Texas A&M
3	E	Villanova(2-0)	BIGE (0-0)	W2	173	0-0	0-0	1-0	1-0	245	244	Nov 14, 6:30pm ET	vs Michigan
	M	Michigan St.(1-1)	BIG10 (0-0)	W1	112	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	117	116	Nov 14, 7:00pm ET	vs UL-Monroe
	S	Kansas St.(2-0)	BIG12 (0-0)	W2	36	0-0	0-0	2-0	0-0	94	93	Nov 16, 7:30pm ET	vs E. Kentucky
	W	Auburn(2-0)	SEC (0-0)	W2	13	1-0	1-0	0-0	0-0	44	43	Nov 14, 8:00pm ET	vs
4	E	LSU(3-0)	SEC (0-0)	W3	28	0-0	0-0	2-0	1-0	82	81	Nov 16, 8:00pm ET	vs Louisiana Tech
	M	Oregon(2-0)	PAC12 (0-0)	W2	36	0-0	0-0	2-0	0-0	94	93	Nov 15, 9:00pm ET	@ Iowa
	S	Michigan(2-0)	BIG10 (0-0)	W2	102	0-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	200	199	Nov 14, 6:30pm ET	@ Villanova
	W	West Virginia(0-1)	BIG12 (0-0)	L1	80	0-0	0-0	0-1	0-0	28	27	Nov 15, 7:00pm ET	vs Monmouth
5	E	TCU(2-0)	BIG12 (0-0)	W2	173	0-0	0-0	1-0	1-0	245	244	Nov 15, 9:00pm ET	vs Fresno St.
	M	Florida St.(2-0)	ACC (0-0)	W2	1	2-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	313	Nov 19, 7:00pm ET	vs Canisius
	S	Syracuse(2-0)	ACC (0-0)	W2	112	0-0	0-0	2-0	0-0	210	209	Nov 15, 7:00pm ET	@ Connecticut
	W	Miss. State(2-0)	SEC (0-0)	W2	160	0-0	0-0	1-0	1-0	237	236	Nov 16, 9:00pm ET	vs LBSU
6	E	Indiana(2-0)	BIG10 (0-0)	W2	186	0-0	0-0	1-0	1-0	255	254	Nov 14, 8:30pm ET	vs Marquette
	M	UCF(1-1)	AAC (0-0)	L1	310	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	286	285	Nov 15, 1:30pm ET	@ CSFullerton
	S	Purdue(2-0)	BIG10 (0-0)	W2	8	0-0	2-0	0-0	0-0	25	24	Nov 15, 5:00pm ET	@ App. St.
	W	UCLA(2-0)	PAC12 (0-0)	W2	112	0-0	0-0	2-0	0-0	210	209	Nov 16, 11:00pm ET	vs St. Fran.-Pa.
7	E	Washington(2-1)	PAC12 (0-0)	W1	27	0-1	0-0	0-0	2-0	29	28	Nov 18, 8:00pm ET	@ Santa Clara
	M	St. John's(2-0)	BIGE (0-0)	W2	97	0-0	0-0	1-0	1-0	194	193	Nov 16, 7:00pm ET	@ Rutgers
	S	Marquette(2-0)	BIGE (0-0)	W2	36	0-0	0-0	1-0	1-0	94	93	Nov 14, 8:30pm ET	@ Indiana
	W	Virginia Tech(1-0)	ACC (0-0)	W1	209	0-0	0-0	0-0	1-0	271	270	Nov 15, 11:30am ET	vs Ball St.
8	E	Cincinnati(1-1)	AAC (0-0)	W1	187	0-0	0-1	0-0	1-0	128	127	Nov 16, 7:00pm ET	vs Milwaukee
	M	Nebraska(2-0)	BIG10 (0-0)	W2	112	0-0	0-0	2-0	0-0	210	209	Nov 14, 7:30pm ET	vs Seton Hall
	S	Clemson(2-0)	ACC (0-0)	W2	195	0-0	0-0	1-0	1-0	258	257	Nov 14, 7:00pm ET	vs Sam Houston
	W	Florida(1-1)	SEC (0-0)	W1	13	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	10	9	Nov 14, 7:00pm ET	vs La Salle
9	E	Maryland(3-0)	BIG10 (0-0)	W3	80	1-0	0-0	0-0	2-0	165	164	Nov 16, 7:00pm ET	vs Hofstra
	M	Arizona(2-0)	PAC12 (0-0)	W2	36	0-0	1-0	0-0	1-0	94	93	Nov 14, 8:00pm ET	vs UTEP
	S	Loyola-Chi.(1-1)	MVC (0-0)	L1	168	0-0	0-1	0-0	1-0	121	120	Nov 14, 8:00pm ET	vs Niagara
	W	W. Kentucky(1-1)	USA (0-0)	W1	225	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	210	209	Nov 15, 5:00pm ET	vs Valparaiso
10	E	Providence(2-1)	BIGE (0-0)	W1	100	0-1	0-0	0-0	2-0	121	120	Nov 17, 2:30pm ET	vs South Carolina
	M	Wisconsin(2-0)	BIG10 (0-0)	W2	32	0-0	1-0	1-0	0-0	87	86	Nov 17, 8:00pm ET	vs Houston Baptist
	S	USC(1-1)	PAC12 (0-0)	L1	108	0-1	0-0	0-0	1-0	94	93	Nov 14, 10:00pm ET	vs Stetson
	W	San Diego St(1-0)	MWC (0-0)	W1	281	0-0	0-0	0-0	1-0	370	324	Nov 14, 10:00pm ET	vs Texas Southern
11	E	Saint Louis(3-0)	ATL10 (0-0)	W3	173	0-0	0-0	2-0	1-0	245	244	Nov 17, 8:00pm ET	@ Seton Hall
	M	Xavier(2-1)	BIGE (0-0)	L1	101	0-0	0-1	0-0	2-0	112	111	Nov 19, 2:30pm ET	vs Auburn
	S	Houston(1-0)	AAC (0-0)	W1	250	0-0	0-0	0-0	1-0	309	308	Nov 14, 8:00pm ET	vs Rice
	W	Minnesota(2-0)	BIG10 (0-0)	W2	36	0-0	1-0	1-0	0-0	94

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

CBB: Preseason Top 4 in a class of their own

First Four

Midwest

South

East

South

First Round

East

West

South

Midwest

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