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By CBS College Hoops expert Jerry Palm on NCAA March Madness Bracket Projections

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Jerry Palm

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Last 4 In

Team Net
Michigan St.(19-14) 24
Dayton(24-7) 23
Texas A&M(20-14) 45
St. John's(20-13) 32

First 4 Out

Team Net
Colorado(24-10) 25
Pittsburgh(22-11) 40
Virginia(23-10) 54
Seton Hall(20-12) 67
Team Bracket Index UpdatedMar 17, 4:46pm

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Seed Team Conf Net* Quad 1* Quad 2* Quad 3* Quad 4* Sos* Nc Sos* Next Game
1 E UConn(31-3) Big East 2 13-3 8-0 1-0 9-0 24 69 Mar 22, 2:45pm ET
M Purdue(29-4) Big Ten 3 12-4 8-0 6-0 3-0 7 9 No Games Scheduled
S Houston(30-4) Big 12 1 16-4 3-0 4-0 7-0 11 193 Mar 22, 9:20pm ET
W Iowa St.(27-7) Big 12 6 10-6 6-1 2-0 9-0 16 324 Mar 21, 7:35pm ET
2 E N. Carolina(27-7) ACC 8 9-3 7-4 6-0 5-0 31 26 No Games Scheduled
M Tennessee(24-8) SEC 7 8-7 5-1 6-0 5-0 10 16 Mar 21, 9:20pm ET
S Marquette(25-9) Big East 13 9-8 6-1 4-0 6-0 6 17 Mar 22, 2:00pm ET
W Arizona(25-8) Pac-12 4 8-3 7-4 8-1 2-0 49 13 Mar 21, 2:00pm ET
3 E Kentucky(23-9) SEC 19 6-7 2-1 8-1 7-0 55 172 Mar 21, 7:10pm ET
M Baylor(23-10) Big 12 14 10-9 4-1 3-0 5-0 1 70 Mar 22, 12:40pm ET
S Illinois(26-8) Big Ten 15 7-6 6-1 7-1 5-0 40 151 Mar 21, 3:10pm ET
W Creighton(23-9) Big East 11 8-5 7-4 1-0 7-0 27 58 Mar 21, 1:30pm ET
4 E Kansas(22-10) Big 12 20 7-9 6-0 4-1 4-0 2 36 Mar 21, 9:55pm ET
M Duke(24-8) ACC 10 5-4 6-4 7-0 6-0 71 116 Mar 22, 7:10pm ET
S Auburn(27-7) SEC 5 2-7 10-0 9-0 5-0 66 171 Mar 22, 4:15pm ET
W Alabama(21-11) SEC 9 4-10 7-1 7-0 3-0 3 18 Mar 22, 7:35pm ET
5 E Utah St.(27-6) Mountain West 38 4-5 4-1 7-0 10-0 90 198 Mar 22, 9:55pm ET
M S. Carolina(26-7) SEC 51 6-5 5-0 6-2 9-0 70 289 Mar 21, 4:00pm ET
S Texas Tech(23-10) Big 12 28 6-9 4-1 6-0 7-0 29 311 Mar 21, 9:40pm ET
W BYU(23-10) Big 12 12 6-8 5-2 4-0 8-0 38 294 Mar 21, 12:40pm ET
6 E San Diego St.(24-10) Mountain West 21 4-9 6-1 6-0 6-0 25 15 Mar 22, 1:45pm ET
M Nevada(26-7) Mountain West 34 6-6 2-0 8-1 9-0 88 247 Mar 21, 4:30pm ET
S Saint Mary's(26-7) West Coast 16 5-3 3-2 5-2 12-0 102 80 Mar 22, 10:05pm ET
W Wisconsin(22-13) Big Ten 18 5-8 9-4 4-0 4-0 8 25 Mar 22, 9:40pm ET
7 E Florida(24-11) SEC 26 6-7 4-2 9-1 5-0 41 107 No Games Scheduled
M Gonzaga(25-7) West Coast 17 3-6 4-1 5-0 12-0 91 19 Mar 21, 7:25pm ET
S Wash. St.(24-9) Pac-12 44 6-4 3-4 7-1 8-0 87 295 Mar 21, 10:05pm ET
W Boise St.(22-10) Mountain West 27 6-5 3-4 3-1 8-0 51 32 Mar 20, 9:10pm ET
8 E TCU(21-12) Big 12 42 5-11 3-1 5-0 8-0 26 328 Mar 22, 9:55pm ET
M Colo. St.(24-10) Mountain West 36 6-7 3-2 7-1 6-0 60 82 Mar 19, 9:10pm ET
S Clemson(21-11) ACC 35 5-5 5-5 6-1 5-0 52 64 Mar 22, 3:10pm ET
W New Mexico(26-9) Mountain West 22 5-6 3-1 7-1 10-1 82 273 Mar 22, 3:10pm ET
9 E Miss. St.(21-13) SEC 31 4-9 4-3 7-0 6-1 28 234 Mar 21, 12:15pm ET
M Texas(20-12) Big 12 30 5-9 3-2 5-1 7-0 17 208 No Games Scheduled
S Northwestern(21-11) Big Ten 53 4-7 5-3 5-0 7-1 47 330 Mar 22, 12:15pm ET
W Nebraska(23-10) Big Ten 33 4-7 5-3 7-0 7-0 68 304 Mar 22, 6:50pm ET
10 E Michigan St.(19-14) Big Ten 24 3-9 6-5 6-0 4-0 14 44 Mar 21, 12:15pm ET
E Dayton(24-7) Atlantic 10 23 3-4 5-3 9-0 7-0 92 39 Mar 21, 4:30pm ET
M Oregon(23-11) Pac-12 59 4-6 5-4 8-1 6-0 72 244 Mar 21, 4:00pm ET
S Oklahoma(20-12) Big 12 46 4-12 5-0 3-0 8-0 21 274 No Games Scheduled
W FAU(25-8) American Athletic 39 2-2 8-3 8-1 7-2 99 51 Mar 22, 12:15pm ET
11 E Drake(28-6) Missouri Valley 47 4-1 3-3 9-2 11-0 132 282 Mar 21, 10:05pm ET
M Texas A&M(20-14) SEC 45 7-7 6-3 2-4 5-0 18 21 Mar 22, 6:50pm ET
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(29-4) WAC 50 1-0 2-2 11-2 14-0 258 214 Mar 22, 10:05pm ET
W NC State(22-14) ACC 63 3-8 6-5 4-1 9-0 48 188 Mar 21, 9:40pm ET
12 E Duquesne(24-11) Atlantic 10 83 2-3 5-5 5-3 10-0 96 181 Mar 21, 12:40pm ET
M James Madison(31-3) Sun Belt 52 1-1 0-1 7-1 22-0 320 331 Mar 22, 9:40pm ET
S McNeese(30-3) Southland 56 1-0 2-2 4-0 19-1 338 128 Mar 21, 7:25pm ET
W Samford(29-5) Southern 74 0-2 2-0 10-3 15-0 260 261 Mar 21, 9:55pm ET
13 E Charleston(27-7) Coastal Athletic 97 0-1 1-2 11-4 14-0 268 256 Mar 22, 7:35pm ET
M UAB(23-11) American Athletic 105 0-4 7-3 8-2 6-2 110 207 Mar 22, 1:45pm ET
S Vermont(28-6) America East 102 0-2 2-0 9-3 15-1 285 182 Mar 22, 7:10pm ET
W Yale(22-9) Ivy 81 0-3 3-2 9-2 7-2 129 92 Mar 22, 4:15pm ET
14 E Morehead St.(26-8) Ohio Valley 106 0-2 0-2 3-2 19-2 267 27 Mar 21, 3:10pm ET
M Colgate(25-9) Patriot 125 0-2 1-3 2-1 21-3 270 42 Mar 22, 12:40pm ET
S Akron(24-10) Mid-American 108 0-3 2-3 6-2 14-2 212 59 Mar 21, 1:30pm ET
W Oakland(23-11) Horizon 126 1-5 1-0 7-6 14-0 157 14 Mar 21, 7:10pm ET
15 E Longwood(21-13) Big South 162 0-1 1-2 4-4 13-6 302 326 Mar 22, 9:20pm ET
M W. Kentucky(22-11) Conference USA 136 0-0 1-0 6-7 12-4 328 345 Mar 22, 2:00pm ET
S S. Dak. St.(22-12) Summit League 135 0-1 0-2 7-4 12-5 312 213 Mar 21, 7:35pm ET
W LBSU(21-14) Big West 170 0-1 3-2 7-5 9-6 225 185 Mar 21, 2:00pm ET
16 E Wagner(16-15) Northeast 290 0-2 0-0 3-3 11-10 351 225 Mar 19, 6:40pm ET
E Howard(18-16) MEAC 273 0-1 0-3 1-5 15-7 336 241 Mar 19, 6:40pm ET
M Stetson(22-12) Atlantic Sun 209 1-2 0-2 1-0 17-8 242 62 Mar 22, 2:45pm ET
S St. Peter's(19-13) MAAC 189 0-1 0-2 3-6 15-4 318 186 Mar 21, 9:20pm ET
W Grambling(20-14) SWAC 279 0-6 0-0 0-2 17-6 168 2 Mar 20, 6:40pm ET
W Montana St.(17-17) Big Sky 208 0-1 1-2 4-6 10-7 307 271 Mar 20, 6:40pm ET
See Seeds 5 - 16
  • 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
Colorado(24-10) Pac-12 25 4-5 6-5 7-0 7-0 81 262 Mar 20, 9:10pm ET
Dayton(24-7) Atlantic 10 23 3-4 5-3 9-0 7-0 92 39 Mar 21, 4:30pm ET
FAU(25-8) American Athletic 39 2-2 8-3 8-1 7-2 99 51 Mar 22, 12:15pm ET
Indiana St.(28-6) Missouri Valley 29 1-4 4-1 10-0 12-1 130 187 Mar 20, 7:00pm ET
Michigan St.(19-14) Big Ten 24 3-9 6-5 6-0 4-0 14 44 Mar 21, 12:15pm ET
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(20-12) Big East 67 5-8 4-3 2-1 9-0 32 228 Mar 20, 7:00pm ET
St. John's(20-13) Big East 32 4-10 6-2 3-1 7-0 33 173 No Games Scheduled
Texas A&M(20-14) SEC 45 7-7 6-3 2-4 5-0 18 21 Mar 22, 6:50pm ET
Utah(19-14) Pac-12 48 4-9 4-3 6-2 5-0 44 28 Mar 19, 11:00pm ET
Virginia(23-10) ACC 54 2-7 8-3 7-0 6-0 80 157 Mar 19, 9:10pm ET
Wake Forest(20-13) ACC 43 2-8 7-4 5-1 6-0 73 248 Mar 20, 8:00pm ET
See All Teams
  • 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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