Bracketology
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First Four
Midwest
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11
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11
South
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11
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11
East
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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
Lexington
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8
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9
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5
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12
Cleveland
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4
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13
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6
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11
Milwaukee
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3
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14
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7
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10
Milwaukee
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2
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15
Midwest
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1
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16
Wichita
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8
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9
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5
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12
Seattle
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4
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13
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6
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11
Lexington
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3
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14
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7
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10
Raleigh
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2
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15
East
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1
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16
Providence
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8
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9
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5
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12
Providence
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4
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13
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6
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11
Denver
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3
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14
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7
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10
Raleigh
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2
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15
West
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1
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16
Wichita
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8
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9
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5
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12
Cleveland
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4
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13
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6
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11
Denver
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3
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14
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7
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10
Seattle
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2
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15
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... Full Bio
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Last 4 In
First 4 Out
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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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UConn(0-0) | Big East | 2 | 13-3 | 8-0 | 1-0 | 9-0 | 24 | 69 | Nov 06, 7:00pm ET |
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Kansas(1-0) | Big 12 | 20 | 7-9 | 6-0 | 4-1 | 4-0 | 2 | 36 | Nov 08, 7:00pm ET |
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Alabama(1-0) | SEC | 9 | 4-10 | 7-1 | 7-0 | 3-0 | 3 | 18 | Nov 08, 8:00pm ET |
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Houston(1-0) | Big 12 | 1 | 16-4 | 3-0 | 4-0 | 7-0 | 11 | 193 | Nov 09, 9:30pm ET |
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Duke(1-0) | ACC | 10 | 5-4 | 6-4 | 7-0 | 6-0 | 71 | 116 | Nov 08, 6:00pm ET |
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N. Carolina(1-0) | ACC | 8 | 9-3 | 7-4 | 6-0 | 5-0 | 31 | 26 | Nov 08, 7:00pm ET |
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Iowa St.(1-0) | Big 12 | 6 | 10-6 | 6-1 | 2-0 | 9-0 | 16 | 324 | Nov 11, 8:00pm ET |
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Gonzaga(1-0) | West Coast | 17 | 3-6 | 4-1 | 5-0 | 12-0 | 91 | 19 | Nov 10, 5:00pm ET |
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Baylor(0-1) | Big 12 | 14 | 10-9 | 4-1 | 3-0 | 5-0 | 1 | 70 | Nov 09, 7:30pm ET |
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Auburn(0-0) | SEC | 5 | 2-7 | 10-0 | 9-0 | 5-0 | 66 | 171 | Nov 06, 8:00pm ET |
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Purdue(1-0) | Big Ten | 3 | 12-4 | 8-0 | 6-0 | 3-0 | 7 | 9 | Nov 08, 7:00pm ET |
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Creighton(0-0) | Big East | 11 | 8-5 | 7-4 | 1-0 | 7-0 | 27 | 58 | Nov 06, 9:00pm ET |
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Tennessee(1-0) | SEC | 7 | 8-7 | 5-1 | 6-0 | 5-0 | 10 | 16 | Nov 09, 12:00pm ET |
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Arizona(1-0) | Pac-12 | 4 | 8-3 | 7-4 | 8-1 | 2-0 | 49 | 13 | Nov 09, 4:00pm ET |
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Marquette(1-0) | Big East | 13 | 9-8 | 6-1 | 4-0 | 6-0 | 6 | 17 | Nov 08, 9:00pm ET |
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Texas A&M(0-1) | SEC | 45 | 7-7 | 6-3 | 2-4 | 5-0 | 18 | 21 | Nov 08, 8:00pm ET |
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Illinois(1-0) | Big Ten | 15 | 7-6 | 6-1 | 7-1 | 5-0 | 40 | 151 | Nov 08, 8:00pm ET |
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Arkansas(0-0) | SEC | 115 | 2-9 | 1-6 | 7-1 | 6-1 | 57 | 148 | Nov 06, 8:00pm ET |
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Indiana(0-0) | Big Ten | 98 | 3-9 | 6-4 | 4-1 | 6-0 | 23 | 122 | Nov 06, 8:00pm ET |
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St. John's(1-0) | Big East | 32 | 4-10 | 6-2 | 3-1 | 7-0 | 33 | 173 | Nov 09, 2:00pm ET |
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UCLA(1-0) | Pac-12 | 107 | 1-10 | 6-2 | 3-4 | 5-1 | 67 | 72 | Nov 08, 11:00pm ET |
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Cincinnati(1-0) | Big 12 | 37 | 4-11 | 3-1 | 4-2 | 9-0 | 36 | 323 | Nov 08, 7:00pm ET |
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Xavier(1-0) | Big East | 64 | 2-13 | 6-2 | 1-1 | 7-1 | 4 | 34 | Nov 08, 6:00pm ET |
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Florida(1-0) | SEC | 26 | 6-7 | 4-2 | 9-1 | 5-0 | 41 | 107 | Nov 07, 8:00pm ET |
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Michigan St.(1-0) | Big Ten | 24 | 3-9 | 6-5 | 6-0 | 4-0 | 14 | 44 | Nov 07, 8:00pm ET |
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Kentucky(1-0) | SEC | 19 | 6-7 | 2-1 | 8-1 | 7-0 | 55 | 172 | Nov 09, 4:00pm ET |
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Texas(0-1) | Big 12 | 30 | 5-9 | 3-2 | 5-1 | 7-0 | 17 | 208 | Nov 08, 8:00pm ET |
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Ohio St.(1-0) | Big Ten | 49 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 9-1 | 5-0 | 58 | 251 | Nov 11, 6:00pm ET |
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Texas Tech(0-0) | Big 12 | 28 | 6-9 | 4-1 | 6-0 | 7-0 | 29 | 311 | Nov 05, 8:00pm ET |
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Wake Forest(1-0) | ACC | 43 | 2-8 | 7-4 | 5-1 | 6-0 | 73 | 248 | Nov 07, 7:00pm ET |
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Kansas St.(0-0) | Big 12 | 71 | 5-8 | 4-5 | 5-1 | 5-0 | 12 | 218 | Nov 05, 8:00pm ET |
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Oregon(1-0) | Pac-12 | 59 | 4-6 | 5-4 | 8-1 | 6-0 | 72 | 244 | Nov 08, 10:00pm ET |
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Rutgers(0-0) | Big Ten | 103 | 2-11 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 7-0 | 22 | 154 | Nov 06, 6:00pm ET |
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Boise St.(0-0) | Mountain West | 27 | 6-5 | 3-4 | 3-1 | 8-0 | 51 | 32 | Nov 06, 9:00pm ET |
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San Diego St.(0-0) | Mountain West | 21 | 4-9 | 6-1 | 6-0 | 6-0 | 25 | 15 | Nov 06, 10:00pm ET |
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Saint Mary's(1-0) | West Coast | 16 | 5-3 | 3-2 | 5-2 | 12-0 | 102 | 80 | Nov 07, 10:00pm ET |
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Ole Miss(1-0) | SEC | 90 | 3-8 | 3-4 | 8-0 | 6-0 | 64 | 315 | Nov 08, 7:00pm ET |
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Michigan(1-0) | Big Ten | 133 | 3-12 | 1-8 | 2-3 | 2-1 | 5 | 41 | Nov 10, 1:00pm ET |
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Dayton(1-0) | Atlantic 10 | 23 | 3-4 | 5-3 | 9-0 | 7-0 | 92 | 39 | Nov 09, 7:30pm ET |
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Clemson(1-0) | ACC | 35 | 5-5 | 5-5 | 6-1 | 5-0 | 52 | 64 | Nov 08, 7:00pm ET |
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McNeese(0-1) | Southland | 56 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 4-0 | 19-1 | 338 | 128 | Nov 07, 8:30pm ET |
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Providence(1-0) | Big East | 57 | 6-9 | 3-4 | 1-0 | 11-0 | 34 | 227 | Nov 09, 6:00pm ET |
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Maryland(1-0) | Big Ten | 82 | 2-9 | 4-4 | 3-4 | 7-0 | 56 | 308 | Nov 08, 8:00pm ET |
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Miami(1-0) | ACC | 101 | 1-9 | 7-4 | 1-3 | 6-1 | 62 | 159 | Nov 10, 2:00pm ET |
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Memphis(1-0) | American Athletic | 75 | 2-3 | 4-3 | 11-3 | 5-1 | 100 | 86 | Nov 09, 6:00pm ET |
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VCU(1-0) | Atlantic 10 | 69 | 1-4 | 7-4 | 7-2 | 7-2 | 103 | 169 | Nov 08, 6:00pm ET |
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UAB(0-1) | American Athletic | 105 | 0-4 | 7-3 | 8-2 | 6-2 | 110 | 207 | Nov 07, 7:30pm ET |
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Grand Canyon(1-0) | WAC | 50 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 11-2 | 14-0 | 258 | 214 | Nov 09, 8:00pm ET |
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Bradley(1-0) | Missouri Valley | 58 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 12-2 | 6-1 | 127 | 204 | Nov 08, 11:00pm ET |
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UC Irvine(1-0) | Big West | 77 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 7-3 | 15-1 | 174 | 40 | Nov 08, 10:00pm ET |
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Princeton(1-0) | Ivy | 55 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 11-1 | 9-0 | 193 | 196 | Nov 08, 8:30pm ET |
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High Point(0-0) | Big South | 110 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6-4 | 17-3 | 353 | 344 | Nov 06, 7:00pm ET |
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Ohio(0-1) | Mid-American | 139 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5-9 | 14-2 | 342 | 347 | Nov 09, 7:00pm ET |
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Arkansas St.(1-0) | Sun Belt | 148 | 0-4 | 1-3 | 7-6 | 10-3 | 153 | 112 | Nov 08, 8:00pm ET |
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Towson(0-1) | Coastal Athletic | 149 | 0-3 | 1-4 | 5-4 | 13-3 | 169 | 99 | Nov 08, 6:00pm ET |
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La. Tech(1-0) | Conference USA | 99 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 6-5 | 12-1 | 192 | 91 | Nov 09, 6:00pm ET |
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Vermont(1-0) | America East | 102 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 9-3 | 15-1 | 285 | 182 | Nov 06, 8:00pm ET |
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Lipscomb(1-0) | Atlantic Sun | 166 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 4-3 | 13-5 | 280 | 146 | Nov 06, 8:00pm ET |
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Chattanooga(0-1) | Southern | 140 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 6-6 | 11-2 | 228 | 267 | Nov 07, 10:00pm ET |
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Kansas City(1-0) | Summit League | 233 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-6 | 11-6 | 235 | 117 | Nov 08, 8:00pm ET |
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PFW(1-0) | Horizon | 157 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 14-4 | 317 | 299 | Nov 08, 7:00pm ET |
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Weber St.(1-0) | Big Sky | 153 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 5-6 | 10-5 | 234 | 89 | Nov 08, 10:00pm ET |
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Norfolk St.(1-0) | MEAC | 223 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 15-5 | 315 | 150 | Nov 06, 7:00pm ET |
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Little Rock(1-0) | Ohio Valley | 182 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 19-8 | 362 | 360 | Nov 09, 12:00pm ET |
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Colgate(0-0) | Patriot | 125 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 2-1 | 21-3 | 270 | 42 | Nov 05, 7:00pm ET |
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Wagner(0-0) | Northeast | 290 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 11-10 | 351 | 225 | Nov 06, 6:00pm ET |
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Grambling St.(1-0) | SWAC | 279 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 17-6 | 168 | 2 | Nov 08, 7:00pm ET |
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Quinnipiac(0-1) | MAAC | 160 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 4-3 | 19-4 | 344 | 292 | Nov 07, 7:00pm ET |
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- 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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