Bracketology
By CBS College Hoops expert Jerry Palm on NCAA March Madness Bracket Projections
Underrated team of the week: Indiana | AP Poll Reaction
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First Four
Midwest
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11
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11
Midwest
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16
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16
South
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16
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16
First Round
South
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1
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16
Columbus
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8
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9
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5
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12
Albany
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4
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13
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6
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11
Columbus
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3
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14
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7
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10
Birmingham
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2
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15
Midwest
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1
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16
Birmingham
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8
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9
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5
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12
Orlando
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4
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13
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6
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11
Sacramento
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3
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14
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7
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10
Des Moines
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2
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15
West
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1
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16
Denver
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8
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9
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5
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12
Sacramento
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4
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13
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6
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11
Greensboro
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3
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14
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7
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10
Denver
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2
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15
East
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1
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16
Des Moines
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8
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9
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5
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12
Greensboro
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4
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13
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6
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11
Albany
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3
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14
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7
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10
Orlando
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2
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15
Jerry Palm started writing about sports on the Internet right after Al Gore invented it. He was the first to bring RPI out in the open and is one of the pioneers of predicting the March Madness bracket.... 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 | Kansas St.(18-4) | Big 12 | 19 | 5-3 | 3-1 | 4-0 | 6-0 | 30 | 295 | Feb 04, 4:00pm ET | Texas | |
M | Alabama(19-3) | SEC | 4 | 6-3 | 5-0 | 4-0 | 4-0 | 4 | 8 | Feb 04, 4:00pm ET | LSU | ||
S | Purdue(22-1) | Big 10 | 3 | 7-1 | 5-0 | 5-0 | 5-0 | 45 | 88 | Feb 04, 4:00pm ET | Indiana | ||
W | Arizona(20-3) | Pac-12 | 10 | 7-2 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 6-0 | 38 | 51 | Feb 04, 9:30pm ET | Oregon St. | ||
2 | E | Houston(21-2) | AAC | 1 | 4-1 | 5-0 | 2-1 | 9-0 | 43 | 64 | Feb 05, 6:00pm ET | Temple | |
M | Kansas(18-4) | Big 12 | 7 | 9-4 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1 | 14 | Feb 04, 12:00pm ET | Iowa St. | ||
S | Tennessee(18-4) | SEC | 2 | 4-2 | 3-2 | 5-0 | 6-0 | 33 | 49 | Feb 04, 2:00pm ET | Auburn | ||
W | Texas(18-4) | Big 12 | 9 | 7-4 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 6-0 | 16 | 120 | Feb 04, 4:00pm ET | Kansas St. | ||
3 | E | Iowa St.(15-6) | Big 12 | 13 | 6-6 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 6-0 | 42 | 97 | Feb 04, 12:00pm ET | Kansas | |
M | UCLA(18-4) | Pac-12 | 5 | 4-4 | 6-0 | 2-0 | 5-0 | 20 | 102 | Feb 04, 7:00pm ET | Washington St. | ||
S | Baylor(16-6) | Big 12 | 15 | 7-6 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 7-0 | 6 | 44 | Feb 04, 1:00pm ET | Texas Tech | ||
W | Virginia(17-3) | ACC | 14 | 3-3 | 4-0 | 4-0 | 6-0 | 48 | 37 | Feb 04, 12:00pm ET | Va. Tech | ||
4 | E | Xavier(18-5) | Big East | 26 | 6-4 | 5-0 | 0-1 | 7-0 | 19 | 48 | Feb 04, 5:00pm ET | St. John's | |
M | TCU(17-5) | Big 12 | 16 | 6-4 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 8-1 | 86 | 248 | Feb 04, 2:00pm ET | Okla. St. | ||
S | Marquette(18-5) | Big East | 11 | 4-3 | 4-1 | 4-1 | 6-0 | 63 | 146 | Feb 04, 2:00pm ET | Butler | ||
W | Gonzaga(19-4) | WCC | 12 | 3-3 | 5-0 | 3-1 | 6-0 | 9 | 7 | Feb 04, 10:30pm ET | Saint Mary's | ||
5 | E | Indiana(15-7) | Big 10 | 23 | 3-6 | 2-1 | 4-0 | 6-0 | 55 | 100 | Feb 04, 4:00pm ET | Purdue | |
M | UConn(17-6) | Big East | 8 | 4-5 | 3-0 | 4-1 | 6-0 | 57 | 65 | Feb 04, 12:00pm ET | Georgetown | ||
S | Missouri(17-5) | SEC | 46 | 3-5 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 7-0 | 58 | 187 | Feb 04, 6:00pm ET | Miss. St. | ||
W | Illinois(16-6) | Big 10 | 25 | 3-5 | 3-1 | 4-0 | 6-0 | 70 | 89 | Feb 04, 2:30pm ET | Iowa | ||
6 | E | Providence(17-6) | Big East | 36 | 3-5 | 2-1 | 4-0 | 8-0 | 91 | 265 | Feb 08, 8:00pm ET | Georgetown | |
M | Saint Mary's(20-4) | WCC | 6 | 1-1 | 5-1 | 8-2 | 4-0 | 29 | 115 | Feb 04, 10:30pm ET | Gonzaga | ||
S | Miami(17-5) | ACC | 40 | 4-4 | 2-0 | 5-1 | 6-0 | 63 | 132 | Feb 04, 3:00pm ET | Clemson | ||
W | New Mexico(19-4) | MWC | 37 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 8-1 | 6-0 | 82 | 245 | Feb 07, 10:30pm ET | Nevada | ||
7 | E | Rutgers(15-7) | Big 10 | 20 | 4-4 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 7-0 | 61 | 304 | Feb 04, 12:00pm ET | Michigan St. | |
M | Michigan St.(14-8) | Big 10 | 47 | 3-6 | 3-1 | 4-1 | 4-0 | 7 | 66 | Feb 04, 12:00pm ET | Rutgers | ||
S | Duke(16-6) | ACC | 22 | 3-6 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 8-0 | 24 | 40 | Feb 04, 6:30pm ET | N. Carolina | ||
W | San Diego St(17-5) | MWC | 27 | 2-4 | 4-1 | 9-0 | 1-0 | 11 | 25 | Feb 03, 9:00pm ET | Boise St. | ||
8 | E | NC State(18-5) | ACC | 38 | 3-4 | 2-1 | 4-0 | 9-0 | 100 | 261 | Feb 04, 1:00pm ET | Ga. Tech | |
M | N. Carolina(15-7) | ACC | 43 | 1-6 | 5-1 | 3-0 | 6-0 | 21 | 19 | Feb 04, 6:30pm ET | Duke | ||
S | USC(16-6) | Pac-12 | 55 | 3-4 | 4-1 | 4-1 | 4-0 | 52 | 167 | Feb 04, 9:30pm ET | Washington | ||
W | Northwestern(15-7) | Big 10 | 49 | 4-4 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 9-0 | 89 | 287 | Feb 05, 6:30pm ET | Wisconsin | ||
9 | E | Auburn(17-5) | SEC | 30 | 2-3 | 5-2 | 6-0 | 4-0 | 31 | 87 | Feb 04, 2:00pm ET | Tennessee | |
M | Memphis(17-5) | AAC | 42 | 1-2 | 5-3 | 5-0 | 6-0 | 86 | 58 | Feb 04, 2:00pm ET | Tulane | ||
S | Clemson(18-5) | ACC | 63 | 3-2 | 4-0 | 4-1 | 7-2 | 163 | 339 | Feb 04, 3:00pm ET | Miami | ||
W | Boise St.(18-5) | MWC | 21 | 2-2 | 5-2 | 5-0 | 5-1 | 77 | 166 | Feb 03, 9:00pm ET | San Diego St | ||
10 | E | Nevada(17-6) | MWC | 34 | 2-5 | 5-1 | 5-0 | 4-0 | 10 | 125 | Feb 03, 11:00pm ET | Air Force | |
M | Creighton(14-8) | Big East | 17 | 2-5 | 4-2 | 3-1 | 5-0 | 15 | 34 | Feb 04, 7:30pm ET | Villanova | ||
S | Maryland(15-7) | Big 10 | 33 | 4-5 | 1-2 | 3-0 | 7-0 | 27 | 144 | Feb 04, 9:00pm ET | Minnesota | ||
W | Iowa(14-8) | Big 10 | 32 | 5-5 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 5-1 | 39 | 99 | Feb 04, 2:30pm ET | Illinois | ||
11 | E | Pittsburgh(16-7) | ACC | 59 | 4-2 | 4-4 | 1-0 | 7-1 | 47 | 201 | Feb 07, 7:00pm ET | Louisville | |
M | Va. Tech(13-9) | ACC | 54 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 2-1 | 6-0 | 23 | 231 | Feb 04, 12:00pm ET | Virginia | ||
M | West Virginia(13-9) | Big 12 | 24 | 5-9 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 6-0 | 3 | 82 | Feb 04, 8:00pm ET | Oklahoma | ||
S | FAU(21-2) | USA | 18 | 2-0 | 2-1 | 6-0 | 9-0 | 105 | 296 | Feb 04, 4:00pm ET | Charlotte | ||
W | Arkansas(15-7) | SEC | 28 | 1-5 | 4-1 | 6-1 | 4-0 | 5 | 112 | Feb 04, 3:30pm ET | South Carolina | ||
W | Kentucky(15-7) | SEC | 35 | 1-6 | 4-0 | 4-0 | 6-1 | 49 | 96 | Feb 04, 8:30pm ET | Florida | ||
12 | E | Charleston(21-3) | CAA | 61 | 0-1 | 3-0 | 3-1 | 14-0 | 236 | 290 | Feb 04, 2:00pm ET | Delaware | |
M | So. Miss(20-4) | BELT | 67 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 11-0 | 182 | 210 | Feb 04, 2:00pm ET | Georgia St. | ||
S | Saint Louis(15-7) | A10 | 87 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 6-1 | 6-1 | 34 | 60 | Feb 03, 7:00pm ET | VCU | ||
W | Oral Roberts(20-4) | Summit | 44 | 0-4 | 1-0 | 2-0 | 13-0 | 143 | 4 | Feb 04, 8:00pm ET | UMKC | ||
13 | E | Liberty(19-5) | ASUN | 45 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 3-1 | 11-0 | 127 | 67 | Feb 04, 5:00pm ET | Lipscomb | |
M | UCSB(18-3) | BigWst | 84 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 3-1 | 10-1 | 345 | 350 | Feb 04, 10:00pm ET | CSNorthridge | ||
S | Kent St.(18-4) | MAC | 60 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 7-0 | 9-1 | 179 | 68 | Feb 03, 9:00pm ET | Akron | ||
W | Utah Valley(18-6) | WAC | 82 | 1-3 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 8-1 | 180 | 36 | Feb 08, 8:00pm ET | Cal Baptist | ||
14 | E | Cornell(15-5) | IVY | 86 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 9-0 | 239 | 259 | Feb 03, 7:00pm ET | Princeton | |
M | E. Washington(17-7) | BigSky | 136 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 12-0 | 295 | 203 | Feb 04, 10:00pm ET | Portland St. | ||
S | S. Illinois(17-7) | MVC | 109 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 5-3 | 8-1 | 164 | 215 | Feb 05, 2:00pm ET | Missouri St. | ||
W | Furman(18-6) | SoCon | 92 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 7-2 | 7-2 | 231 | 239 | Feb 04, 6:00pm ET | Wofford | ||
15 | E | Siena(15-7) | MAAC | 142 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 4-3 | 9-4 | 298 | 311 | Feb 03, 7:00pm ET | Manhattan | |
M | Colgate(17-7) | PAT | 105 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 2-5 | 13-1 | 284 | 230 | Feb 04, 4:00pm ET | American | ||
S | UNC-Ash.(18-6) | BigSou | 164 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 12-2 | 315 | 178 | Feb 04, 4:00pm ET | SC Upstate | ||
W | Youngstown St.(18-6) | Hor | 112 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4-5 | 11-1 | 328 | 353 | Feb 04, 7:00pm ET | N. Kentucky | ||
16 | E | Md.-E. Shore(14-8) | MEAC | 219 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 1-3 | 8-0 | 203 | 23 | Feb 11, 4:00pm ET | Norfolk St. | |
M | SE Louisiana(14-9) | SthLnd | 246 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-3 | 8-2 | 322 | 105 | Feb 04, 12:00pm ET | Texas A&M-CC | ||
M | Southern U.(12-10) | SWAC | 205 | 0-5 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 10-3 | 287 | 9 | Feb 04, 6:00pm ET | Alabama A&M | ||
S | SE Missouri St.(13-11) | OVC | 232 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 9-3 | 268 | 119 | Feb 04, 4:00pm ET | Tenn. Tech | ||
S | FDU(14-10) | NEC | 295 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 11-6 | 361 | 336 | Feb 04, 1:00pm ET | Wagner | ||
W | Vermont(12-10) | AmEast | 145 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2-5 | 8-1 | 99 | 83 | Feb 04, 3:00pm ET | Albany |
- 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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