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

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Bracket Predictions UpdatedDec 20, 12:01pm

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Last 4 In

Team Net
UCF(9-2) 61
Iowa(9-3) 62
Northwestern(9-3) 53
St. John's(10-2) 32

First 4 Out

Team Net
Vanderbilt(11-1) 202
SMU(10-2) 65
Indiana(9-3) 98
Cincinnati(9-1) 37
Team Bracket Index UpdatedDec 20, 12:01pm

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Seed Team Conf Net* Quad 1* Quad 2* Quad 3* Quad 4* Sos* Nc Sos* Next Game
1 E Iowa St.(9-1) Big 12 6 10-6 6-1 2-0 9-0 16 324 Dec 22, 1:00pm ET
M Tennessee(11-0) SEC 7 8-7 5-1 6-0 5-0 10 16 Dec 23, 7:00pm ET
S Auburn(11-1) SEC 5 2-7 10-0 9-0 5-0 66 171 Dec 30, 6:30pm ET
W Duke(10-2) ACC 10 5-4 6-4 7-0 6-0 71 116 Dec 31, 4:30pm ET
2 E Kentucky(10-2) SEC 19 6-7 2-1 8-1 7-0 55 172 Dec 31, 2:00pm ET
M Kansas(8-2) Big 12 20 7-9 6-0 4-1 4-0 2 36 Dec 22, 3:00pm ET
S Marquette(11-2) Big East 13 9-8 6-1 4-0 6-0 6 17 Dec 31, 6:00pm ET
W Oregon(11-1) Pac-12 59 4-6 5-4 8-1 6-0 72 244 Dec 29, 5:00pm ET
3 E Purdue(8-4) Big Ten 3 12-4 8-0 6-0 3-0 7 9 Dec 29, 6:00pm ET
M Florida(12-0) SEC 26 6-7 4-2 9-1 5-0 41 107 Dec 29, 1:00pm ET
S Alabama(9-2) SEC 9 4-10 7-1 7-0 3-0 3 18 Dec 22, 1:00pm ET
W Texas A&M(10-2) SEC 45 7-7 6-3 2-4 5-0 18 21 Dec 28, 4:00pm ET
4 E Oklahoma(11-0) Big 12 46 4-12 5-0 3-0 8-0 21 274 Dec 22, 1:00pm ET
M Memphis(9-3) American Athletic 75 2-3 4-3 11-3 5-1 100 86 Dec 28, 2:00pm ET
S West Virginia(8-2) Big 12 156 2-13 2-8 3-0 2-2 13 156 Dec 22, 2:00pm ET
W Gonzaga(9-3) West Coast 17 3-6 4-1 5-0 12-0 91 19 Dec 28, 8:00pm ET
5 E Pittsburgh(10-2) ACC 40 4-6 5-3 6-2 7-0 78 343 Jan 01, 2:00pm ET
M UConn(10-3) Big East 2 13-3 8-0 1-0 9-0 24 69 Jan 01, 2:00pm ET
S Dayton(10-3) Atlantic 10 23 3-4 5-3 9-0 7-0 92 39 Dec 31, 2:00pm ET
W Miss. St.(11-1) SEC 31 4-9 4-3 7-0 6-1 28 234 Dec 30, 9:00pm ET
6 E Georgia(10-1) SEC 100 1-9 2-6 8-1 6-0 63 239 Dec 22, 3:30pm ET
M Clemson(10-3) ACC 35 5-5 5-5 6-1 5-0 52 64 Jan 01, 4:00pm ET
S UCLA(10-2) Pac-12 107 1-10 6-2 3-4 5-1 67 72 Dec 28, 8:00pm ET
W Baylor(7-3) Big 12 14 10-9 4-1 3-0 5-0 1 70 Dec 27, 7:00pm ET
7 E Houston(8-3) Big 12 1 16-4 3-0 4-0 7-0 11 193 Dec 30, 8:00pm ET
M San Diego St.(8-2) Mountain West 21 4-9 6-1 6-0 6-0 25 15 Dec 28, 4:00pm ET
S Michigan St.(10-2) Big Ten 24 3-9 6-5 6-0 4-0 14 44 Dec 30, 3:00pm ET
W Arizona St.(9-2) Pac-12 134 2-9 6-4 3-4 3-1 59 66 Dec 31, 4:00pm ET
8 E Illinois(7-3) Big Ten 15 7-6 6-1 7-1 5-0 40 151 Dec 22, 1:00pm ET
M Colorado(9-2) Pac-12 25 4-5 6-5 7-0 7-0 81 262 Dec 30, 9:00pm ET
S N. Carolina(7-5) ACC 8 9-3 7-4 6-0 5-0 31 26 Dec 29, 8:00pm ET
W Maryland(10-2) Big Ten 82 2-9 4-4 3-4 7-0 56 308 Dec 28, 12:00pm ET
9 E Ole Miss(11-1) SEC 90 3-8 3-4 8-0 6-0 64 315 Dec 28, 2:00pm ET
M Louisville(7-5) ACC 217 0-10 1-8 2-5 5-1 65 297 Dec 28, 12:00pm ET
S Michigan(8-3) Big Ten 133 3-12 1-8 2-3 2-1 5 41 Dec 22, 1:00pm ET
W Arkansas(10-2) SEC 115 2-9 1-6 7-1 6-1 57 148 Dec 30, 8:00pm ET
10 E Penn St.(10-2) Big Ten 86 2-8 4-6 5-2 5-1 69 285 Dec 29, 1:00pm ET
M Nebraska(7-2) Big Ten 33 4-7 5-3 7-0 7-0 68 304 Dec 22, 9:00pm ET
S Missouri(10-1) SEC 158 1-10 1-9 1-4 5-1 39 102 Dec 22, 1:00pm ET
W Wisconsin(9-3) Big Ten 18 5-8 9-4 4-0 4-0 8 25 Dec 22, 2:00pm ET
11 E Iowa(9-3) Big Ten 62 3-9 5-3 4-2 6-0 19 100 Dec 30, 7:00pm ET
E UCF(9-2) Big 12 61 4-10 2-2 4-2 7-1 35 350 Dec 31, 2:00pm ET
M St. John's(10-2) Big East 32 4-10 6-2 3-1 7-0 33 173 Dec 28, 6:00pm ET
M Northwestern(9-3) Big Ten 53 4-7 5-3 5-0 7-1 47 330 Dec 29, 1:30pm ET
S Drake(11-0) Missouri Valley 47 4-1 3-3 9-2 11-0 132 282 Dec 29, 2:00pm ET
W Ohio St.(8-4) Big Ten 49 3-7 3-5 9-1 5-0 58 251 Dec 29, 12:00pm ET
12 E Furman(12-1) Southern 147 0-2 1-5 5-7 9-1 178 190 Jan 01, 1:00pm ET
M UC Irvine(10-2) Big West 77 0-3 1-2 7-3 15-1 174 40 Dec 30, 10:00pm ET
S Liberty(12-1) Conference USA 141 0-2 0-3 9-4 6-5 182 110 Jan 02, 7:00pm ET
W Utah St.(10-1) Mountain West 38 4-5 4-1 7-0 10-0 90 198 Dec 22, 8:00pm ET
13 E McNeese(5-5) Southland 56 1-0 2-2 4-0 19-1 338 128 Dec 22, 3:00pm ET
M Columbia(10-1) Ivy 225 0-2 0-3 2-6 8-3 196 335 Dec 28, 4:00pm ET
S Arkansas St.(10-3) Sun Belt 148 0-4 1-3 7-6 10-3 153 112 Jan 02, 7:00pm ET
W N. Dak. St.(10-4) Summit League 255 0-2 1-1 3-8 8-6 231 125 Dec 23, 8:00pm ET
14 E Kent St.(8-2) Mid-American 171 0-2 1-3 3-8 11-4 217 108 Dec 22, 1:00pm ET
M CCSU(8-4) Northeast 250 0-0 0-2 2-4 16-5 357 270 Dec 29, 1:00pm ET
S Elon(8-4) Coastal Athletic 310 0-2 1-3 0-6 10-8 269 229 Dec 28, 7:00pm ET
W Grand Canyon(7-4) WAC 50 1-0 2-2 11-2 14-0 258 214 Dec 22, 4:00pm ET
15 E High Point(12-2) Big South 110 0-0 0-1 6-4 17-3 353 344 Dec 29, 2:00pm ET
M Lipscomb(7-5) Atlantic Sun 166 0-2 1-2 4-3 13-5 280 146 Dec 29, 5:00pm ET
S Milwaukee(8-4) Horizon 214 0-2 0-2 8-7 10-4 271 149 Dec 22, 3:00pm ET
W Montana St.(5-7) Big Sky 208 0-1 1-2 4-6 10-7 307 271 Dec 22, 2:00pm ET
16 E Bryant(6-7) America East 164 1-2 0-3 4-6 13-2 187 96 Dec 22, 1:00pm ET
M Southern U.(5-6) SWAC 257 1-4 1-0 0-1 13-9 156 3 Dec 22, 4:00pm ET
S Merrimack(5-8) Northeast 213 0-4 0-1 2-1 17-6 294 77 Jan 03, 3:00pm ET
S Loyola-Md.(5-5) Patriot 346 0-1 0-3 1-4 5-17 327 189 Dec 28, 2:00pm ET
W Little Rock(7-5) Ohio Valley 182 0-0 0-0 2-4 19-8 362 360 Jan 02, 8:30pm ET
W Norfolk St.(8-6) MEAC 223 1-1 0-1 2-4 15-5 315 150 Dec 29, 2:00pm 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
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