Bracketology
By CBS College Hoops expert Jerry Palm on NCAA March Madness Bracket Projections
First Four
East
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10
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10
Midwest
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11
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11
West
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16
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16
First Round
East
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1
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16
Brooklyn
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8
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9
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5
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12
Spokane
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4
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13
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6
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11
Brooklyn
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3
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14
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7
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10
Charlotte
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2
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15
Midwest
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1
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16
Indianapolis
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8
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9
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5
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12
Omaha
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4
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13
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6
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11
Memphis
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3
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14
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7
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10
Charlotte
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2
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15
West
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1
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16
Omaha
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8
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9
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5
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12
Salt Lake
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4
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13
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6
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11
Pittsburgh
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3
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14
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7
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10
Salt Lake
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2
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15
South
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1
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16
Memphis
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8
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9
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5
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12
Spokane
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4
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13
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6
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11
Pittsburgh
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3
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14
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7
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10
Indianapolis
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2
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15
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(37-3) | Big East | 2 | 13-3 | 8-0 | 1-0 | 9-0 | 24 | 69 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | Purdue(34-5) | Big Ten | 3 | 12-4 | 8-0 | 6-0 | 3-0 | 7 | 9 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | Houston(32-5) | Big 12 | 1 | 16-4 | 3-0 | 4-0 | 7-0 | 11 | 193 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | Iowa St.(29-8) | Big 12 | 6 | 10-6 | 6-1 | 2-0 | 9-0 | 16 | 324 | No Games Scheduled | |||
2 | E | N. Carolina(29-8) | ACC | 8 | 9-3 | 7-4 | 6-0 | 5-0 | 31 | 26 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | Tennessee(27-9) | SEC | 7 | 8-7 | 5-1 | 6-0 | 5-0 | 10 | 16 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | Marquette(27-10) | Big East | 13 | 9-8 | 6-1 | 4-0 | 6-0 | 6 | 17 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | Arizona(27-9) | Pac-12 | 4 | 8-3 | 7-4 | 8-1 | 2-0 | 49 | 13 | No Games Scheduled | |||
3 | E | Kentucky(23-10) | SEC | 19 | 6-7 | 2-1 | 8-1 | 7-0 | 55 | 172 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | Baylor(24-11) | Big 12 | 14 | 10-9 | 4-1 | 3-0 | 5-0 | 1 | 70 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | Illinois(29-9) | Big Ten | 15 | 7-6 | 6-1 | 7-1 | 5-0 | 40 | 151 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | Creighton(25-10) | Big East | 11 | 8-5 | 7-4 | 1-0 | 7-0 | 27 | 58 | No Games Scheduled | |||
4 | E | Kansas(23-11) | Big 12 | 20 | 7-9 | 6-0 | 4-1 | 4-0 | 2 | 36 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | Duke(27-9) | ACC | 10 | 5-4 | 6-4 | 7-0 | 6-0 | 71 | 116 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | Auburn(27-8) | SEC | 5 | 2-7 | 10-0 | 9-0 | 5-0 | 66 | 171 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | Alabama(25-12) | SEC | 9 | 4-10 | 7-1 | 7-0 | 3-0 | 3 | 18 | No Games Scheduled | |||
5 | E | Utah St.(28-7) | Mountain West | 38 | 4-5 | 4-1 | 7-0 | 10-0 | 90 | 198 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | S. Carolina(26-8) | SEC | 51 | 6-5 | 5-0 | 6-2 | 9-0 | 70 | 289 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | Texas Tech(23-11) | Big 12 | 28 | 6-9 | 4-1 | 6-0 | 7-0 | 29 | 311 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | BYU(23-11) | Big 12 | 12 | 6-8 | 5-2 | 4-0 | 8-0 | 38 | 294 | No Games Scheduled | |||
6 | E | San Diego St.(26-11) | Mountain West | 21 | 4-9 | 6-1 | 6-0 | 6-0 | 25 | 15 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | Nevada(26-8) | Mountain West | 34 | 6-6 | 2-0 | 8-1 | 9-0 | 88 | 247 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | Saint Mary's(26-8) | West Coast | 16 | 5-3 | 3-2 | 5-2 | 12-0 | 102 | 80 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | Wisconsin(22-14) | Big Ten | 18 | 5-8 | 9-4 | 4-0 | 4-0 | 8 | 25 | No Games Scheduled | |||
7 | E | Florida(24-12) | SEC | 26 | 6-7 | 4-2 | 9-1 | 5-0 | 41 | 107 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | Gonzaga(27-8) | West Coast | 17 | 3-6 | 4-1 | 5-0 | 12-0 | 91 | 19 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | Wash. St.(25-10) | Pac-12 | 44 | 6-4 | 3-4 | 7-1 | 8-0 | 87 | 295 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | Boise St.(22-11) | Mountain West | 27 | 6-5 | 3-4 | 3-1 | 8-0 | 51 | 32 | No Games Scheduled | |||
8 | E | TCU(21-13) | Big 12 | 42 | 5-11 | 3-1 | 5-0 | 8-0 | 26 | 328 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | Colo. St.(25-11) | Mountain West | 36 | 6-7 | 3-2 | 7-1 | 6-0 | 60 | 82 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | Clemson(24-12) | ACC | 35 | 5-5 | 5-5 | 6-1 | 5-0 | 52 | 64 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | New Mexico(26-10) | Mountain West | 22 | 5-6 | 3-1 | 7-1 | 10-1 | 82 | 273 | No Games Scheduled | |||
9 | E | Miss. St.(21-14) | SEC | 31 | 4-9 | 4-3 | 7-0 | 6-1 | 28 | 234 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | Texas(21-13) | Big 12 | 30 | 5-9 | 3-2 | 5-1 | 7-0 | 17 | 208 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | Northwestern(22-12) | Big Ten | 53 | 4-7 | 5-3 | 5-0 | 7-1 | 47 | 330 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | Nebraska(23-11) | Big Ten | 33 | 4-7 | 5-3 | 7-0 | 7-0 | 68 | 304 | No Games Scheduled | |||
10 | E | Michigan St.(20-15) | Big Ten | 24 | 3-9 | 6-5 | 6-0 | 4-0 | 14 | 44 | No Games Scheduled | ||
E | Dayton(25-8) | Atlantic 10 | 23 | 3-4 | 5-3 | 9-0 | 7-0 | 92 | 39 | No Games Scheduled | |||
M | Oregon(24-12) | Pac-12 | 59 | 4-6 | 5-4 | 8-1 | 6-0 | 72 | 244 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | Oklahoma(20-12) | Big 12 | 46 | 4-12 | 5-0 | 3-0 | 8-0 | 21 | 274 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | FAU(25-9) | American Athletic | 39 | 2-2 | 8-3 | 8-1 | 7-2 | 99 | 51 | No Games Scheduled | |||
11 | E | Drake(28-7) | Missouri Valley | 47 | 4-1 | 3-3 | 9-2 | 11-0 | 132 | 282 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | Texas A&M(21-15) | SEC | 45 | 7-7 | 6-3 | 2-4 | 5-0 | 18 | 21 | No Games Scheduled | |||
M | St. John's(20-13) | Big East | 32 | 4-10 | 6-2 | 3-1 | 7-0 | 33 | 173 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | Grand Canyon(30-5) | WAC | 50 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 11-2 | 14-0 | 258 | 214 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | NC State(26-15) | ACC | 63 | 3-8 | 6-5 | 4-1 | 9-0 | 48 | 188 | No Games Scheduled | |||
12 | E | Duquesne(25-12) | Atlantic 10 | 83 | 2-3 | 5-5 | 5-3 | 10-0 | 96 | 181 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | James Madison(32-4) | Sun Belt | 52 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 7-1 | 22-0 | 320 | 331 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | McNeese(30-4) | Southland | 56 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 4-0 | 19-1 | 338 | 128 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | Samford(29-6) | Southern | 74 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 10-3 | 15-0 | 260 | 261 | No Games Scheduled | |||
13 | E | Charleston(27-8) | Coastal Athletic | 97 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 11-4 | 14-0 | 268 | 256 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | UAB(23-12) | American Athletic | 105 | 0-4 | 7-3 | 8-2 | 6-2 | 110 | 207 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | Vermont(28-7) | America East | 102 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 9-3 | 15-1 | 285 | 182 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | Yale(23-10) | Ivy | 81 | 0-3 | 3-2 | 9-2 | 7-2 | 129 | 92 | No Games Scheduled | |||
14 | E | Morehead St.(26-9) | Ohio Valley | 106 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 3-2 | 19-2 | 267 | 27 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | Colgate(25-10) | Patriot | 125 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 2-1 | 21-3 | 270 | 42 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | Akron(24-11) | Mid-American | 108 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 6-2 | 14-2 | 212 | 59 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | Oakland(24-12) | Horizon | 126 | 1-5 | 1-0 | 7-6 | 14-0 | 157 | 14 | No Games Scheduled | |||
15 | E | Longwood(21-14) | Big South | 162 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 13-6 | 302 | 326 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | W. Kentucky(22-12) | Conference USA | 136 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 6-7 | 12-4 | 328 | 345 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | S. Dak. St.(22-13) | Summit League | 135 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 7-4 | 12-5 | 312 | 213 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | LBSU(21-15) | Big West | 170 | 0-1 | 3-2 | 7-5 | 9-6 | 225 | 185 | No Games Scheduled | |||
16 | E | Wagner(17-16) | Northeast | 290 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 11-10 | 351 | 225 | No Games Scheduled | ||
E | Howard(18-17) | MEAC | 273 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 1-5 | 15-7 | 336 | 241 | No Games Scheduled | |||
M | Stetson(22-13) | Atlantic Sun | 209 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 17-8 | 242 | 62 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | St. Peter's(19-14) | MAAC | 189 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 3-6 | 15-4 | 318 | 186 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | Grambling St.(21-15) | SWAC | 279 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 17-6 | 168 | 2 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | Montana St.(17-18) | Big Sky | 208 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4-6 | 10-7 | 307 | 271 | No Games Scheduled |
- 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
On The Bubble
Team | Conf | Net* | Quad 1* | Quad 2* | Quad 3* | Quad 4* | Sos* | Nc Sos* | Next Game | ||
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Colorado(26-11) | Pac-12 | 25 | 4-5 | 6-5 | 7-0 | 7-0 | 81 | 262 | No Games Scheduled | ||
Dayton(25-8) | Atlantic 10 | 23 | 3-4 | 5-3 | 9-0 | 7-0 | 92 | 39 | No Games Scheduled | ||
FAU(25-9) | American Athletic | 39 | 2-2 | 8-3 | 8-1 | 7-2 | 99 | 51 | No Games Scheduled | ||
Indiana St.(32-7) | Missouri Valley | 29 | 1-4 | 4-1 | 10-0 | 12-1 | 130 | 187 | No Games Scheduled | ||
Michigan St.(20-15) | Big Ten | 24 | 3-9 | 6-5 | 6-0 | 4-0 | 14 | 44 | No Games Scheduled | ||
Oklahoma(20-12) | Big 12 | 46 | 4-12 | 5-0 | 3-0 | 8-0 | 21 | 274 | No Games Scheduled | ||
Pittsburgh(22-11) | ACC | 40 | 4-6 | 5-3 | 6-2 | 7-0 | 78 | 343 | No Games Scheduled | ||
Seton Hall(25-12) | Big East | 67 | 5-8 | 4-3 | 2-1 | 9-0 | 32 | 228 | No Games Scheduled | ||
St. John's(20-13) | Big East | 32 | 4-10 | 6-2 | 3-1 | 7-0 | 33 | 173 | No Games Scheduled | ||
Texas A&M(21-15) | SEC | 45 | 7-7 | 6-3 | 2-4 | 5-0 | 18 | 21 | No Games Scheduled | ||
Utah(22-15) | Pac-12 | 48 | 4-9 | 4-3 | 6-2 | 5-0 | 44 | 28 | No Games Scheduled | ||
Virginia(23-11) | ACC | 54 | 2-7 | 8-3 | 7-0 | 6-0 | 80 | 157 | No Games Scheduled | ||
Wake Forest(21-14) | ACC | 43 | 2-8 | 7-4 | 5-1 | 6-0 | 73 | 248 | No Games Scheduled |
- 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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