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

Bracket Predictions UpdatedJan 22, 8:58am

First Four

First Round

Hinkle 1

1

Gonzaga
16

Bloomington, IN

8

LSU
9

Creighton

5

Va. Tech
12

Toledo

Coliseum

4

Minnesota
13

Georgia St.

6

Purdue
11

St. Bona.

Coliseum

3

Texas Tech
14

Clev. St.

7

Oregon
10

Colorado St.

Bankers Life

2

Houston
15

Belmont

Hinkle 2

1

Baylor
16

West Lafayette, IN

8

Colorado
9

Connecticut

5

Saint Louis
12

Drake

Coliseum

4

Ohio St.
13

Furman

6

UCLA
11

Rutgers

Coliseum

3

Tennessee
14

UAB

7

Xavier
10

BYU

Bankers Life

2

Iowa
15

Northeastern

Bankers Life 1

1

Villanova
16

UC Irvine

Lucas Oil

8

Florida
9

Oklahoma

5

Oklahoma St.
12

Winthrop

Hinkle

4

Alabama
13

S. Dak. St.

6

Clemson
11

West Lafayette, IN

3

Wisconsin
14

Bryant

7

Louisville
10

Indiana

Lucas Oil

2

Texas
15

Grand Canyon

Bankers Life 2

1

Michigan
16

Montana St.

Lucas Oil

8

USC
9

Boise St.

5

Virginia
12

Bloomington, IN

4

W. Virginia
13

Siena

6

Illinois
11

Stanford

Hinkle

3

Missouri
14

Colgate

7

Florida St.
10

Seton Hall

Lucas Oil

2

Kansas
15

Sam Hou. St.

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Last 4 In

Team		Net
	Utah St.(12-4)	48
	Arkansas(11-4)	38
	San Diego St(9-4)	46
	Marquette(8-6)	66

First 4 Out

Team		Net
	Providence(8-6)	67
	Michigan St.(8-4)	85
	W. Kentucky(11-4)	83
	Richmond(9-3)	51

Team Bracket Index UpdatedJan 22, 8:58am

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Seed		Team	Conf	Stk	Net*	Rpi*	Quad 1*	Quad 2*	Quad 3*	Quad 4*	Sos*	Nc Sos*	Next Game
1	B	Villanova(9-1)	BIGE (4-0)	W7	8	16	2-1	1-0	5-0	1-0	105	105	Jan 23, 2:30pm ET	vs Providence
	B	Michigan(12-1)	BIG10 (7-1)	W1	3	3	2-1	5-0	4-0	1-0	26	92	Jan 22, 7:00pm ET	@ Purdue
	H	Gonzaga(14-0)	WCC (5-0)	W14	2	6	5-0	3-0	1-0	5-0	93	123	Jan 23, 10:00pm ET	vs Pacific
	H	Baylor(13-0)	BIG12 (6-0)	W13	1	10	3-0	2-0	3-0	5-0	118	218	Jan 23, 2:00pm ET	@ Oklahoma St.
2	B	Texas(11-2)	BIG12 (5-1)	W1	12	5	3-2	3-0	2-0	3-0	7	12	Jan 23, 6:00pm ET	@ TCU
	B	Kansas(10-4)	BIG12 (4-3)	L2	18	13	3-4	3-0	0-0	3-0	11	167	Jan 23, 12:00pm ET	@ Oklahoma
	H	Houston(12-1)	AAC (7-1)	W5	4	1	3-0	2-1	4-0	3-0	24	86	Jan 23, 12:00pm ET	vs Cincinnati
	H	Iowa(12-3)	BIG10 (6-2)	L1	5	37	3-2	4-1	1-0	4-0	74	213	Jan 24, 2:00pm ET	vs Nebraska
3	B	Wisconsin(12-3)	BIG10 (6-2)	W2	14	26	2-2	6-1	0-0	4-0	63	149	Jan 23, 4:00pm ET	vs Ohio St.
	B	Missouri(9-2)	SEC (3-2)	W2	24	4	4-1	1-1	3-0	1-0	10	16	Jan 23, 8:30pm ET	@ Tennessee
	H	Texas Tech(11-4)	BIG12 (4-3)	L1	15	68	2-3	0-1	3-0	6-0	85	228	Jan 23, 2:00pm ET	vs Iowa St.
	H	Tennessee(10-2)	SEC (4-2)	L1	6	35	2-2	2-0	1-0	5-0	92	271	Jan 23, 8:30pm ET	vs Missouri
4	B	Alabama(12-3)	SEC (7-0)	W8	10	8	4-1	5-1	2-1	1-0	13	37	Jan 23, 6:00pm ET	vs Miss. State
	B	W. Virginia(9-4)	BIG12 (2-3)	L1	21	7	1-4	4-0	3-0	1-0	4	11	Jan 23, 4:00pm ET	@ Kansas St.
	H	Minnesota(11-4)	BIG10 (4-4)	W1	32	9	4-4	0-0	4-0	3-0	14	169	Jan 23, 2:00pm ET	vs Maryland
	H	Ohio St.(11-4)	BIG10 (5-4)	L1	20	22	3-3	3-1	1-0	4-0	46	82	Jan 23, 4:00pm ET	@ Wisconsin
5	B	Oklahoma St.(9-3)	BIG12 (3-3)	W2	37	31	4-2	0-0	2-1	3-0	58	185	Jan 23, 2:00pm ET	vs Baylor
	B	Virginia(9-2)	ACC (5-0)	W5	7	44	1-1	2-1	3-0	3-0	112	77	Jan 23, 8:00pm ET	vs Georgia Tech
	H	Va. Tech(11-2)	ACC (5-1)	W3	36	38	1-1	1-1	5-0	4-0	100	147	Jan 23, 12:00pm ET	@ Syracuse
	H	Saint Louis(7-1)	ATL10 (0-0)	W1	17	55	1-1	1-0	1-0	4-0	191	188	Jan 23, 8:00pm ET	vs St. Bona.
6	B	Clemson(9-3)	ACC (3-3)	L2	42	10	3-3	4-0	0-0	2-0	16	73	Jan 23, 3:00pm ET	@ Florida St.
	B	Illinois(10-5)	BIG10 (6-3)	W1	9	51	2-4	5-1	1-0	2-0	43	111	Jan 23, 11:11am ET	@ Michigan St.
	H	Purdue(11-5)	BIG10 (6-3)	W4	33	25	3-4	4-1	2-0	2-0	49	189	Jan 22, 7:00pm ET	vs Michigan
	H	UCLA(12-2)	PAC12 (8-0)	W7	34	20	2-2	2-0	4-0	4-0	106	146	Jan 23, 5:00pm ET	@ Stanford
7	B	Louisville(9-3)	ACC (4-2)	L2	44	18	1-2	2-1	4-0	2-0	44	62	Jan 23, 4:00pm ET	vs Duke
	B	Florida St.(8-2)	ACC (4-1)	W3	22	17	2-1	4-0	0-1	2-0	28	174	Jan 23, 3:00pm ET	vs Clemson
	H	Oregon(9-2)	PAC12 (4-1)	W1	25	43	1-2	3-0	1-0	4-0	123	125	Jan 23, 10:30pm ET	vs Oregon St.
	H	Xavier(10-2)	BIGE (3-2)	W2	39	21	0-1	5-1	3-0	2-0	59	103	Jan 26, 6:30pm ET	vs Georgetown
8	B	Florida(7-4)	SEC (4-3)	W1	28	39	2-2	1-1	3-1	1-0	28	89	Jan 23, 2:00pm ET	@ Georgia
	B	USC(11-3)	PAC12 (5-2)	L1	26	29	2-2	1-0	5-1	3-0	55	46	Jan 23, 8:00pm ET	@ California
	H	LSU(10-3)	SEC (5-2)	L1	23	12	1-3	1-0	5-0	3-0	20	74	Jan 23, 6:00pm ET	@ Kentucky
	H	Colorado(11-4)	PAC12 (5-3)	L1	16	28	2-3	2-0	3-1	4-0	88	227	Jan 23, 8:00pm ET	@ Washington St.
9	B	Oklahoma(8-4)	BIG12 (4-3)	W2	31	56	1-4	1-0	1-0	5-0	50	278	Jan 23, 12:00pm ET	vs Kansas
	B	Boise St.(13-1)	MWC (9-0)	W13	13	23	1-1	0-0	4-0	7-0	166	6	Jan 22, 9:00pm ET	vs Fresno St.
	H	Creighton(10-4)	BIGE (6-3)	L2	27	67	2-1	3-3	1-0	4-0	103	297	Jan 23, 12:00pm ET	vs Connecticut
	H	Connecticut(7-2)	BIGE (4-2)	L1	45	65	2-1	1-0	1-1	3-0	125	87	Jan 23, 12:00pm ET	@ Creighton
10	B	Indiana(9-6)	BIG10 (4-4)	W1	40	59	1-4	4-2	2-0	2-0	40	65	Jan 24, 12:00pm ET	vs Rutgers
	B	Seton Hall(9-6)	BIGE (6-3)	L1	50	50	3-5	0-1	4-0	2-0	46	72	Jan 22, 9:00pm ET	@ Butler
	H	Colorado St.(11-3)	MWC (8-2)	W1	58	48	2-2	0-1	3-0	5-0	157	95	Jan 27, 9:00pm ET	vs Boise St.
	H	BYU(12-3)	WCC (3-1)	W3	29	14	3-3	2-0	2-0	4-0	37	75	Jan 23, 10:00pm ET	vs Pepperdine
11	B	Utah St.(12-4)	MWC (9-1)	L1	48	81	0-1	3-3	0-0	8-0	126	98	Jan 25, 9:00pm ET	@ UNLV
	B	Arkansas(11-4)	SEC (3-4)	W1	38	54	1-4	1-0	3-0	6-0	81	259	Jan 23, 1:00pm ET	@ Vanderbilt
	B	Stanford(8-5)	PAC12 (4-3)	L2	60	45	1-3	1-2	4-0	2-0	45	76	Jan 23, 5:00pm ET	vs UCLA
	H	St. Bona.(7-1)	ATL10 (5-1)	W5	43	19	1-1	1-0	1-0	4-0	132	35	Jan 23, 7:00pm ET	@ Duquesne
	H	Rutgers(7-6)	BIG10 (3-6)	L5	59	83	2-5	2-1	0-0	3-0	26	150	Jan 24, 12:00pm ET	@ Indiana
12	B	Winthrop(15-0)	BSOU (12-0)	W15	53	76	0-0	1-0	2-0	12-0	304	24	Jan 24, 3:00pm ET	vs Hampton
	B	Marquette(8-6)	BIGE (4-4)	W2	66	72	2-3	2-3	1-0	3-0	30	112	Jan 23, 6:00pm ET	vs DePaul
	B	San Diego St(9-4)	MWC (3-3)	L2	46	15	0-3	4-1	4-0	0-0	5	27	Jan 22, 9:00pm ET	@ Air Force
	H	Toledo(12-4)	MIDAM (7-1)	W1	63	83	1-2	1-1	2-1	8-0	221	107	Jan 23, 12:00pm ET	vs Kent St.
	H	Drake(13-0)	MVC (4-0)	W13	11	24	0-0	2-0	3-0	6-0	203	307	Jan 26, 8:00pm ET	@ Missouri St.
13	B	S. Dak. St.(8-3)	SUMM (2-0)	W3	99	128	1-1	1-1	2-1	3-0	238	133	Jan 22, 8:30pm ET	vs North Dakota
	B	Siena(6-0)	MAAC (6-0)	W6	88	33	0-0	0-0	2-0	4-0	220	334	Jan 22, 7:00pm ET	vs St. Peter's
	H	Georgia St.(8-2)	BELT (2-1)	W2	61	2	1-0	1-2	3-0	1-0	9	50	Jan 22, 6:00pm ET	@ App. St.
	H	Furman(10-4)	SOUTH (4-1)	L1	62	73	0-2	0-1	5-1	2-0	146	223	Jan 23, 4:00pm ET	@ ETSU
14	B	Bryant(10-3)	NEA (6-2)	W1	94	73	0-1	1-0	3-2	5-0	214	71	Jan 30, 7:00pm ET	@ FDU
	B	Colgate(5-1)	PAT (5-1)	W4	19	70	0-0	0-0	1-1	4-0	167	334	Jan 23, 1:00pm ET	vs Bucknell
	H	Clev. St.(9-4)	HORIZ (9-1)	L1	151	27	0-2	1-1	2-1	6-0	79	36	Jan 22, 9:00pm ET	vs Milwaukee
	H	UAB(10-2)	USA (3-1)	L1	64	90	0-0	0-0	2-2	7-0	223	268	Jan 22, 7:30pm ET	vs Rice
15	B	Grand Canyon(8-3)	WAC (2-0)	W4	135	269	0-1	0-1	1-1	4-0	328	229	Jan 22, 9:00pm ET	@ Dixie St
	B	Sam Hou. St.(12-5)	LAND (6-0)	W9	140	47	0-5	0-0	3-0	5-0	66	3	Jan 27, 8:00pm ET	@ Texas A&M-CC
	H	Belmont(15-1)	OVC (9-0)	W12	101	154	0-0	0-0	3-0	11-1	334	291

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Bracketology

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

First Four

Bankers Life 1

Bankers Life 2

Hinkle 1

Hinkle 2

First Round

Hinkle 1

Hinkle 2

Bankers Life 1

Bankers Life 2

Bracketology Expert

Jerry Palm

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