Bracketology

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

Bracketology: What's The Ceiling For Kentucky?

Jerry Palm breaks down the ceiling for Kentucky when it comes to its tournament seeding

Bracket Predictions UpdatedJan 24, 6:49am

First Four

South

11

Saint Mary's
11

Richmond

West

11

DePaul
11

VCU

South

16

Robert Morris
16

Norfolk St.

West

16

Monmouth
16

Prairie View

First Round

South (Houston)

1

Baylor
16

Omaha

8

Wichita St.
9

Michigan

5

Auburn
12

SF Austin

Sacramento

4

Oregon
13

N. Mex. St.

6

Iowa
11

Albany

3

Villanova
14

Colgate

7

Stanford
10

Va. Tech

Cleveland

2

Dayton
15

UC Irvine

East (New York)

1

Kansas
16

Oral Roberts

Omaha

8

Houston
9

Wisconsin

5

Colorado
12

Liberty

Spokane

4

Penn St.
13

North Texas

6

Rutgers
11

Texas Tech

Albany

3

Seton Hall
14

Loyola-Chi.

7

Illinois
10

Florida

St. Louis

2

Louisville
15

Montana

West (Los Angeles)

1

Gonzaga
16

Spokane

8

Arizona
9

Oklahoma

5

Creighton
12

Yale

Tampa

4

Michigan St.
13

Vermont

6

Indiana
11

Cleveland

3

W. Virginia
14

Wright St.

7

LSU
10

Ohio St.

Greensboro

2

Duke
15

Little Rock

Midwest (Indianapolis)

1

San Diego St
16

Austin Peay

Sacramento

8

USC
9

Memphis

5

Kentucky
12

ETSU

St. Louis

4

Butler
13

Akron

6

Marquette
11

NC State

Greensboro

3

Maryland
14

William & Mary

7

Arkansas
10

BYU

Tampa

2

Florida St.
15

Winthrop

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Last 4 In

Team		Net
	VCU(15-5)	40
	Richmond(15-4)	54
	DePaul(13-7)	57
	Saint Mary's(17-4)	38

First 4 Out

Team		Net
	Northern Iowa(16-3)	51
	Tennessee(12-6)	59
	Xavier(13-6)	60
	Saint Louis(14-5)	69

Team Bracket Index UpdatedJan 24, 6:49am

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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	Kansas(15-3)	BIG12 (5-1)	W3	3	1	8-3	2-0	1-0	3-0	1	1	Jan 25, 4:00pm ET	vs Tennessee
	M	San Diego St(20-0)	MWC (9-0)	W20	1	13	4-0	2-0	4-0	9-0	138	79	Jan 26, 4:00pm ET	@ UNLV
	S	Baylor(16-1)	BIG12 (6-0)	W15	2	6	5-1	4-0	2-0	5-0	56	163	Jan 25, 8:00pm ET	@ Florida
	W	Gonzaga(20-1)	WCC (6-0)	W12	4	31	4-1	0-0	8-0	8-0	166	242	Jan 25, 10:00pm ET	vs Pacific
2	E	Louisville(17-3)	ACC (8-1)	W6	11	11	2-3	5-0	4-0	5-0	20	89	Jan 29, 9:00pm ET	@ Boston College
	M	Florida St.(16-2)	ACC (6-1)	W9	13	4	3-2	4-0	5-0	4-0	39	56	Jan 25, 8:00pm ET	vs Notre Dame
	S	Dayton(17-2)	ATL10 (6-0)	W8	5	10	3-2	2-0	6-0	6-0	44	14	Jan 25, 6:00pm ET	@ Richmond
	W	Duke(16-3)	ACC (6-2)	W1	6	8	3-1	3-1	7-1	3-0	6	7	Jan 28, 9:00pm ET	vs Pittsburgh
3	E	Seton Hall(15-4)	BIGE (7-0)	W9	12	12	6-4	3-0	2-0	4-0	18	50	Jan 29, 6:30pm ET	vs DePaul
	M	Maryland(15-4)	BIG10 (5-3)	W2	14	9	2-4	6-0	3-0	4-0	14	28	Jan 26, 1:00pm ET	@ Indiana
	S	Villanova(16-3)	BIGE (6-1)	W6	15	5	3-3	4-0	3-0	5-0	8	42	Jan 28, 6:30pm ET	@ St. John's
	W	W. Virginia(16-3)	BIG12 (4-2)	W2	7	2	3-1	7-2	2-0	3-0	2	4	Jan 29, 8:00pm ET	@ Texas Tech
4	E	Penn St.(14-5)	BIG10 (4-4)	W2	29	50	5-4	3-0	1-1	5-0	100	293	Jan 29, 8:30pm ET	vs Indiana
	M	Butler(16-4)	BIGE (4-3)	W1	8	17	4-4	6-0	1-0	5-0	47	145	Jan 28, 9:00pm ET	@ Georgetown
	S	Oregon(16-4)	PAC12 (5-2)	W2	17	7	5-2	4-1	3-1	4-0	5	19	Jan 26, 5:00pm ET	vs UCLA
	W	Michigan St.(14-5)	BIG10 (6-2)	L1	10	20	3-5	4-0	2-0	5-0	25	33	Jan 26, 3:00pm ET	@ Minnesota
5	E	Colorado(15-4)	PAC12 (4-2)	W1	20	15	3-2	3-1	4-1	5-0	18	31	Jan 25, 9:00pm ET	vs Washington
	M	Kentucky(14-4)	SEC (5-1)	W2	24	46	4-1	2-2	2-0	6-1	85	172	Jan 25, 6:00pm ET	@ Texas Tech
	S	Auburn(17-2)	SEC (4-2)	W2	18	3	1-2	5-0	7-0	3-0	34	21	Jan 28, 9:00pm ET	@ Ole Miss
	W	Creighton(15-5)	BIGE (4-3)	W2	27	24	5-5	1-0	3-0	5-0	40	116	Jan 26, 4:00pm ET	vs Xavier
6	E	Rutgers(15-5)	BIG10 (6-3)	W1	19	18	3-4	2-0	2-1	6-0	22	62	Jan 28, 8:00pm ET	vs Purdue
	M	Marquette(14-6)	BIGE (4-4)	L1	26	28	3-5	4-0	2-1	5-0	30	114	Jan 29, 8:30pm ET	@ Xavier
	S	Iowa(14-5)	BIG10 (5-3)	W4	21	42	5-3	3-1	2-1	4-0	64	139	Jan 27, 8:30pm ET	vs Wisconsin
	W	Indiana(15-4)	BIG10 (5-3)	W2	42	25	3-3	2-1	4-0	6-0	54	69	Jan 26, 1:00pm ET	vs Maryland
7	E	Illinois(15-5)	BIG10 (7-2)	W6	32	41	3-3	2-1	1-1	7-0	60	199	Jan 30, 7:30pm ET	vs Minnesota
	M	Arkansas(14-4)	SEC (3-3)	L2	33	16	1-3	3-1	7-0	3-0	36	24	Jan 25, 4:00pm ET	vs TCU
	S	Stanford(15-3)	PAC12 (4-1)	L1	16	33	1-3	2-0	5-0	7-0	92	128	Jan 26, 6:00pm ET	@ California
	W	LSU(15-4)	SEC (6-0)	W8	25	14	1-2	6-2	2-0	5-0	10	15	Jan 29, 7:00pm ET	vs Alabama
8	E	Houston(15-4)	AAC (5-1)	W3	34	36	2-3	4-0	5-1	4-0	78	179	Jan 26, 2:00pm ET	vs South Florida
	M	USC(15-4)	PAC12 (4-2)	L1	45	20	3-3	4-0	2-1	6-0	55	92	Jan 25, 5:00pm ET	@ Oregon St.
	S	Wichita St.(16-3)	AAC (4-2)	W1	30	29	0-1	6-2	3-0	7-0	87	118	Jan 25, 8:00pm ET	vs UCF
	W	Arizona(13-5)	PAC12 (3-2)	W2	9	19	1-3	2-2	6-0	4-0	9	20	Jan 25, 9:30pm ET	@ Arizona St.
9	E	Wisconsin(12-8)	BIG10 (5-4)	L1	22	32	5-5	1-2	0-1	6-0	4	11	Jan 27, 8:30pm ET	@ Iowa
	M	Memphis(14-4)	AAC (3-2)	L1	41	37	2-3	1-1	6-0	5-0	68	99	Jan 25, 4:00pm ET	vs SMU
	S	Michigan(11-8)	BIG10 (2-6)	L4	36	60	3-7	2-0	1-0	5-0	43	103	Jan 28, 7:00pm ET	@ Nebraska
	W	Oklahoma(13-6)	BIG12 (3-3)	W1	47	27	2-6	4-0	3-0	3-0	15	44	Jan 29, 8:00pm ET	@ Kansas St.
10	E	Florida(12-6)	SEC (4-2)	L1	35	30	1-3	5-3	1-0	5-0	23	25	Jan 25, 8:00pm ET	vs Baylor
	M	BYU(15-6)	WCC (4-2)	W1	28	26	2-4	2-2	5-0	5-0	31	10	Jan 25, 5:00pm ET	@ San Fran.
	S	Va. Tech(14-6)	ACC (5-4)	L1	44	86	2-4	3-1	2-0	7-0	126	318	Jan 28, 8:00pm ET	@ Miami (Fla.)
	W	Ohio St.(12-7)	BIG10 (2-6)	L2	23	63	3-6	2-1	1-0	6-0	45	81	Jan 26, 6:30pm ET	@ Northwestern
11	E	Texas Tech(12-6)	BIG12 (3-3)	L1	31	71	1-6	2-0	1-0	8-0	90	211	Jan 25, 6:00pm ET	vs Kentucky
	M	NC State(14-5)	ACC (5-3)	W3	43	38	3-3	1-1	5-1	5-0	57	73	Jan 25, 4:00pm ET	@ Georgia Tech
	S	Saint Mary's(17-4)	WCC (4-2)	W2	38	39	2-1	4-1	4-2	6-0	75	153	Jan 25, 9:00pm ET	@ LMU
	S	Richmond(15-4)	ATL10 (5-1)	W3	54	35	2-2	1-1	4-1	8-0	76	95	Jan 25, 6:00pm ET	vs Dayton
	W	DePaul(13-7)	BIGE (1-6)	L2	57	85	3-3	1-1	2-2	6-0	97	259	Jan 29, 6:30pm ET	@ Seton Hall
	W	VCU(15-5)	ATL10 (5-2)	W3	40	51	1-3	1-2	5-0	7-0	91	121	Jan 28, 7:00pm ET	vs Richmond
12	E	Liberty(19-2)	ASUN (5-1)	L1	50	54	0-1	1-0	2-1	14-0	264	205	Jan 25, 4:00pm ET	@ Stetson
	M	ETSU(17-3)	SOUTH (6-1)	W4	49	34	2-1	0-1	5-1	7-0	133	108	Jan 25, 4:00pm ET	vs Chattanooga
	S	SF Austin(16-3)	LAND (7-1)	W3	88	129	1-2	0-0	1-0	11-1	338	71	Jan 25, 5:30pm ET	@ Lamar
	W	Yale(14-4)	IVY (2-0)	W4	61	47	0-1	1-3	5-0	6-0	153	192	Jan 31, 7:00pm ET	vs Columbia
13	E	North Texas(13-8)	USA (7-1)	W7	83	97	0-3	2-4	3-0	6-1	102	36	Jan 25, 6:00pm ET	vs UTEP
	M	Akron(15-4)	MIDAM (5-1)	W1	63	57	0-3	0-0	6-1	7-0	128	107	Jan 25, 3:30pm ET	@ Ohio
	S	N. Mex. St.(14-6)	WAC (5-0)	W8	109	101	0-1	2-2	3-3	7-0	180	104	Jan 25, 8:00pm ET	@ UT-Rio Grande Valley
	W	Vermont(14-6)	AEAST (4-1)	W4	101