Jerry Palm

CBS Sports Bracketologist /

Bowl projections: Notre Dame drops from College Football Playoff field as Oklahoma State, Iowa State enter

The Irish fell from the projected field after a crushing loss while the Big 12 now has four teams in the fold

College football picks, predictions, odds: Notre Dame vs. Northern Illinois among best bets in Week 2

Jerry Palm's best bets also looks at Clemson's chances at falling in a big upset

Bowl projections: Miami makes big move to join top four teams in updated College Football Playoff field

Florida State and Texas A&M drop out of the CFP in Jerry Palm's college football bowl projections after Week 1

College football picks, predictions, odds: Penn State-West Virginia, UCLA-Hawaii among best bets in Week 1

Jerry Palm's best bets looks at Wyoming's chances of pulling an upset over Arizona State

Bowl projections: SEC, Big Ten deliver on preseason hype, taking half of 12 College Football Playoff slots

Jerry Palm's preseason college football bowl projections break down how the new 12-team CFP could play out

Bracketology: Alabama is top No. 1 seed over Kansas, Houston, UConn in early 2025 NCAA Tournament projection

There are a few changes coming to how the bracket is built this season

Ranking top players in Purdue history: Is Zach Edey the best Boilermaker of all time?

Who are the top four players in Purdue history?

Ranking the No. 11 seeds who have made the Final Four: From George Mason in 2006 to NC State this year

Making it to the Final Four as a No. 11 seed is a rare feat, but here are the six teams to pull it off

Bracketology: Selection committee not high on Mountain West; UConn in region with conference tourney champs

Jerry Palm breaks down the performance of the NCAA Tournament selection committee and the 2024 bracket

Bracketology: Final 2024 NCAA Tournament bracket projection, bubble teams and field of 68

St. John's and Colorado are two bubble teams sweating it out on Selection Sunday

Bracketology: Iowa State jumps North Carolina for fourth No. 1, UConn takes overall top seed from Purdue

The Tar Heels stay on the top line of the NCAA Tournament projected bracket was short with Cyclones earning a No. 1 seed

Bracketology: North Carolina replaces Tennessee as final No. 1 seed ahead of Selection Sunday

The Volunteers bowed out of the SEC Tournament on Friday, helping the Tar Heels ahead of the NCAA Tournament

Bracketology Bubble Watch: Colorado battles potential bid-stealer Oregon for Pac-12 Tournament championship

Texas A&M and Mississippi State are also in the field for now after key wins in the SEC Tournament

Bracketology: Duke drops to a 4-seed after stunning loss to NC State in ACC Tournament quarterfinals

The Blue Devils' quick exit from the ACC Tournament saw Kentucky replace them as a projected No. 3 seed in the bracket

Bracketology Bubble Watch: Virginia, Providence face must-win situations in conference semifinal games

Both the Cavaliers and Friars must continue their march toward the title games to keep their NCAA Tournament hopes alive

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 open and is one of the pioneers of predicting the March Madness bracket. After tracking it for more than 20 years, he understands the NCAA Tournament selection process as well as those involved in setting the bracket. When the BCS was created in 1998, Jerry brought his same statistical and analytical know-how to football. That has continued with the BCS's evolution into the CFP.

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