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

Bracket Predictions UpdatedMar 16, 6:05am

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Last 4 In

Team Net
West Virginia(19-13) 51
Indiana(19-13) 54
San Diego St.(21-10) 52
Boise St.(26-11) 44

First 4 Out

Team Net
Xavier(22-12) 45
Texas(19-16) 39
N. Carolina(23-14) 36
Wake Forest(21-11) 69
Team Bracket Index UpdatedMar 16, 6:05am

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Seed Team Conf Net* Quad 1* Quad 2* Quad 3* Quad 4* Sos* Nc Sos* Next Game
1 E Duke(35-4) ACC 1 9-3 7-0 10-0 5-0 57 12 No Games Scheduled
M Houston(35-5) Big 12 3 14-3 6-1 5-0 5-0 24 74 No Games Scheduled
S Auburn(32-6) SEC 2 16-5 6-0 2-0 4-0 2 8 No Games Scheduled
W Florida(36-4) SEC 4 10-4 9-0 4-0 6-0 23 262 No Games Scheduled
2 E Alabama(28-9) SEC 6 11-8 8-0 4-0 2-0 1 9 No Games Scheduled
M Tennessee(30-8) SEC 5 11-6 5-0 5-0 6-0 8 129 No Games Scheduled
S Michigan St.(30-7) Big Ten 11 13-5 5-1 5-0 4-0 30 135 No Games Scheduled
W St. John's(31-5) Big East 13 6-4 11-0 7-0 6-0 65 167 No Games Scheduled
3 E Michigan(27-10) Big Ten 25 11-7 4-2 7-0 2-0 26 126 No Games Scheduled
M Wisconsin(27-10) Big Ten 14 8-7 10-1 2-0 6-0 31 114 No Games Scheduled
S Texas Tech(28-9) Big 12 7 10-5 3-3 6-0 6-0 47 296 No Games Scheduled
W Kentucky(24-12) SEC 15 11-10 1-1 4-0 6-0 3 46 No Games Scheduled
4 E Iowa St.(25-10) Big 12 9 10-7 6-2 3-0 5-0 36 94 No Games Scheduled
M Texas A&M(23-11) SEC 18 7-9 9-1 1-0 5-0 6 36 No Games Scheduled
S Oregon(25-10) Big Ten 29 8-7 8-2 5-0 3-0 28 66 No Games Scheduled
W Maryland(27-9) Big Ten 10 8-7 6-1 3-0 8-0 52 327 No Games Scheduled
5 E Purdue(24-12) Big Ten 19 7-10 9-1 2-0 4-0 13 10 No Games Scheduled
M Arizona(24-13) Big 12 12 10-11 4-1 4-0 4-0 4 34 No Games Scheduled
S Marquette(23-11) Big East 26 6-8 7-2 5-0 5-0 40 13 No Games Scheduled
W Ole Miss(24-12) SEC 28 8-10 5-1 2-0 7-0 5 71 No Games Scheduled
6 E Clemson(27-7) ACC 22 5-3 8-2 8-1 6-0 76 78 No Games Scheduled
M Louisville(27-8) ACC 23 4-6 11-1 7-0 5-0 58 31 No Games Scheduled
S Memphis(29-6) American Athletic 50 6-1 5-2 10-2 7-0 90 4 No Games Scheduled
W Kansas(21-13) Big 12 20 6-11 7-1 5-0 3-0 12 20 No Games Scheduled
7 E Saint Mary's(29-6) West Coast 21 4-3 6-2 7-0 10-0 92 106 No Games Scheduled
M Miss. St.(21-13) SEC 34 7-10 6-2 2-0 6-0 15 128 No Games Scheduled
S Missouri(22-12) SEC 16 7-11 3-0 4-0 8-0 19 227 No Games Scheduled
W BYU(26-10) Big 12 24 8-7 6-2 4-0 6-0 45 313 No Games Scheduled
8 E Gonzaga(26-9) West Coast 8 5-5 5-3 5-0 10-0 73 30 No Games Scheduled
M Illinois(22-13) Big Ten 17 8-10 7-2 0-0 6-0 10 22 No Games Scheduled
S UCLA(23-11) Big Ten 27 9-8 5-1 1-1 7-0 33 84 No Games Scheduled
W Creighton(25-11) Big East 38 6-6 5-4 8-0 5-0 53 49 No Games Scheduled
9 E Oklahoma(20-14) SEC 43 7-11 4-1 2-1 7-0 11 143 No Games Scheduled
M Georgia(20-13) SEC 33 4-11 5-1 3-0 8-0 18 220 No Games Scheduled
S UConn(24-11) Big East 32 6-6 7-3 4-1 6-0 54 63 No Games Scheduled
W New Mexico(27-8) Mountain West 42 3-4 8-1 4-2 10-0 80 61 No Games Scheduled
10 E Arkansas(22-14) SEC 40 5-10 4-3 4-0 7-0 21 175 No Games Scheduled
M Baylor(20-15) Big 12 30 5-12 7-1 1-1 5-0 7 11 No Games Scheduled
S Utah St.(26-8) Mountain West 37 2-4 8-3 5-0 10-0 86 105 No Games Scheduled
W Vanderbilt(20-13) SEC 48 5-9 4-3 3-0 8-0 27 330 No Games Scheduled
11 E VCU(28-7) Atlantic 10 31 2-1 5-4 6-0 13-1 133 275 No Games Scheduled
M Colo. St.(26-10) Mountain West 47 3-5 7-2 4-2 11-0 84 139 No Games Scheduled
S San Diego St.(21-10) Mountain West 52 3-6 5-2 4-1 8-0 64 7 No Games Scheduled
S West Virginia(19-13) Big 12 51 6-10 4-3 4-0 5-0 25 62 No Games Scheduled
W Boise St.(26-11) Mountain West 44 3-6 5-2 5-1 10-1 79 121 No Games Scheduled
W Indiana(19-13) Big Ten 54 4-13 5-0 6-0 4-0 34 158 No Games Scheduled
12 E Drake(31-4) Missouri Valley 56 2-0 4-0 11-3 11-0 200 258 No Games Scheduled
M UC San Diego(30-5) Big West 35 2-1 2-1 9-2 15-0 197 226 No Games Scheduled
S McNeese(28-7) Southland 58 0-2 1-2 6-2 18-0 217 44 No Games Scheduled
W Liberty(28-7) Conference USA 60 0-0 3-2 14-4 8-0 222 294 No Games Scheduled
13 E Yale(22-8) Ivy 72 0-1 2-1 5-3 13-2 263 216 No Games Scheduled
M Grand Canyon(26-8) WAC 92 0-1 1-3 9-2 15-1 292 285 No Games Scheduled
S Akron(28-7) Mid-American 91 0-1 1-2 7-3 18-0 297 191 No Games Scheduled
W High Point(29-6) Big South 82 0-0 1-0 8-3 18-2 354 356 No Games Scheduled
14 E Robert Morris(26-9) Horizon 139 0-1 2-0 9-4 14-3 335 316 No Games Scheduled
M Lipscomb(25-10) Atlantic Sun 84 0-2 1-2 6-3 16-2 253 98 No Games Scheduled
S Troy(23-11) Sun Belt 99 0-3 2-1 5-3 14-3 170 64 No Games Scheduled
W UNCW(27-8) Coastal Athletic 102 0-1 0-0 8-3 17-3 329 321 No Games Scheduled
15 E Montana(25-10) Big Sky 143 0-4 1-2 4-3 17-0 146 19 No Games Scheduled
M Wofford(19-16) Southern 131 0-1 2-4 6-9 9-1 184 104 No Games Scheduled
S Norfolk St.(24-11) MEAC 183 0-2 1-2 4-3 16-3 245 100 No Games Scheduled
W Omaha(22-13) Summit League 160 0-1 0-6 6-1 14-4 233 182 No Games Scheduled
16 E Mt St Mary's(23-13) MAAC 236 0-2 0-1 4-1 17-8 320 166 No Games Scheduled
E American(22-13) Patriot 226 0-1 0-3 1-2 19-6 324 168 No Games Scheduled
M SIUE(22-12) Ohio Valley 216 0-2 0-0 2-2 17-7 343 164 No Games Scheduled
S Alabama St.(20-16) SWAC 274 0-3 0-3 3-1 15-8 262 60 No Games Scheduled
S Saint Francis(16-18) Northeast 297 0-4 0-1 2-3 11-9 208 40 No Games Scheduled
W Bryant(23-12) America East 141 0-1 0-3 3-2 18-5 312 193 No Games Scheduled
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
Baylor(20-15) Big 12 30 5-12 7-1 1-1 5-0 7 11 No Games Scheduled
Boise St.(26-11) Mountain West 44 3-6 5-2 5-1 10-1 79 121 No Games Scheduled
Indiana(19-13) Big Ten 54 4-13 5-0 6-0 4-0 34 158 No Games Scheduled
N. Carolina(23-14) ACC 36 1-12 8-0 7-1 6-0 42 5 No Games Scheduled
San Diego St.(21-10) Mountain West 52 3-6 5-2 4-1 8-0 64 7 No Games Scheduled
Texas(19-16) SEC 39 7-10 3-5 2-0 7-0 16 287 No Games Scheduled
West Virginia(19-13) Big 12 51 6-10 4-3 4-0 5-0 25 62 No Games Scheduled
Xavier(22-12) Big East 45 1-9 8-2 5-0 7-0 60 144 No Games Scheduled
  • 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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