Bracketology
By CBS College Hoops expert Jerry Palm on NCAA March Madness Bracket Projections
Booth Recap: No. 1 Purdue Defeats Michigan State 77-61
Spero Dedes, Bill Raftery and Jay Wright recap No. 1 Purdue's 77-61 win over Michigan State on Sunday, January 29th
First Four
Midwest
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11
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11
South
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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
Orlando
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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
Greensboro
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2
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15
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Midwest
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1
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16
Birmingham
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8
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9
Ā
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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
Sacramento
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3
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14
Ā
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7
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10
Birmingham
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2
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15
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West
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1
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16
Denver
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8
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9
Ā
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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
Greensboro
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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
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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.(18-3) | Big 12 | 18 | 5-2 | 2-1 | 4-0 | 6-0 | 36 | 311 | Jan 31, 8:00pm ET | Kansas | |
M | Alabama(18-3) | SEC | 3 | 6-2 | 5-0 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 2 | 8 | Jan 31, 8:30pm ET | Vanderbilt | ||
S | Purdue(21-1) | Big 10 | 4 | 8-1 | 2-0 | 5-0 | 5-0 | 66 | 101 | Feb 01, 6:30pm ET | Penn St. | ||
W | Arizona(19-3) | Pac-12 | 11 | 7-2 | 2-1 | 3-0 | 6-0 | 34 | 51 | Feb 02, 10:30pm ET | Oregon | ||
2 | E | Houston(20-2) | AAC | 1 | 4-1 | 5-0 | 1-1 | 9-0 | 46 | 63 | Feb 02, 9:00pm ET | Wichita St. | |
M | Texas(17-4) | Big 12 | 8 | 6-3 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 6-0 | 20 | 222 | Jan 30, 9:00pm ET | Baylor | ||
S | Tennessee(18-3) | SEC | 2 | 3-1 | 4-2 | 4-0 | 6-0 | 30 | 71 | Feb 01, 7:00pm ET | Florida | ||
W | Kansas(17-4) | Big 12 | 9 | 7-4 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1 | 25 | Jan 31, 8:00pm ET | Kansas St. | ||
3 | E | Iowa St.(15-5) | Big 12 | 10 | 6-4 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 6-0 | 35 | 142 | Jan 30, 9:00pm ET | Texas Tech | |
M | Gonzaga(18-4) | WCC | 12 | 3-3 | 5-0 | 2-1 | 6-0 | 13 | 7 | Feb 02, 11:00pm ET | Santa Clara | ||
S | TCU(16-5) | Big 12 | 13 | 5-3 | 3-0 | 0-0 | 8-1 | 96 | 313 | Jan 31, 9:00pm ET | West Virginia | ||
W | Virginia(16-3) | ACC | 15 | 4-3 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 5-0 | 55 | 32 | Jan 30, 7:00pm ET | Syracuse | ||
4 | E | Xavier(17-5) | Big East | 23 | 6-3 | 4-0 | 0-1 | 7-0 | 25 | 58 | Feb 01, 6:30pm ET | Providence | |
M | UCLA(17-4) | Pac-12 | 5 | 4-4 | 6-0 | 2-0 | 5-0 | 21 | 102 | Feb 02, 9:00pm ET | Washington | ||
S | Baylor(16-5) | Big 12 | 14 | 6-5 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 7-0 | 8 | 59 | Jan 30, 9:00pm ET | Texas | ||
W | Marquette(17-5) | Big East | 16 | 4-3 | 4-2 | 3-0 | 5-0 | 59 | 149 | Feb 01, 8:30pm ET | Villanova | ||
5 | E | Miami(16-5) | ACC | 37 | 4-3 | 1-0 | 5-1 | 6-0 | 76 | 120 | Jan 31, 7:00pm ET | Va. Tech | |
M | Saint Mary's(19-4) | WCC | 6 | 1-2 | 5-0 | 7-2 | 4-0 | 26 | 103 | Feb 02, 11:00pm ET | San Fran. | ||
S | UConn(16-6) | Big East | 7 | 4-5 | 3-0 | 3-1 | 6-0 | 50 | 66 | Jan 31, 8:00pm ET | DePaul | ||
W | Rutgers(14-7) | Big 10 | 20 | 4-3 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 6-0 | 45 | 309 | Feb 01, 8:30pm ET | Minnesota | ||
6 | E | Illinois(15-6) | Big 10 | 28 | 3-4 | 3-2 | 2-0 | 6-0 | 70 | 93 | Jan 31, 7:00pm ET | Nebraska | |
M | N. Carolina(15-6) | ACC | 31 | 1-6 | 5-0 | 3-0 | 6-0 | 17 | 12 | Feb 01, 7:00pm ET | Pittsburgh | ||
S | Duke(15-6) | ACC | 32 | 3-6 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 8-0 | 19 | 45 | Jan 31, 7:00pm ET | Wake Forest | ||
W | Indiana(15-6) | Big 10 | 22 | 2-5 | 3-1 | 3-0 | 6-0 | 63 | 94 | Jan 31, 9:00pm ET | Maryland | ||
7 | E | Auburn(16-5) | SEC | 30 | 2-2 | 6-2 | 4-0 | 4-0 | 27 | 133 | Feb 01, 7:00pm ET | Georgia | |
M | NC State(17-5) | ACC | 43 | 1-4 | 4-1 | 3-0 | 8-0 | 85 | 256 | Feb 01, 9:00pm ET | Florida St. | ||
S | Providence(17-5) | Big East | 35 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 5-0 | 7-0 | 109 | 258 | Feb 01, 6:30pm ET | Xavier | ||
W | Michigan St.(14-8) | Big 10 | 40 | 4-5 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 4-0 | 9 | 62 | Feb 04, 12:00pm ET | Rutgers | ||
8 | E | USC(15-6) | Pac-12 | 52 | 3-4 | 4-1 | 3-1 | 5-0 | 44 | 157 | Feb 02, 11:00pm ET | Washington St. | |
M | Missouri(16-5) | SEC | 53 | 2-5 | 3-0 | 2-0 | 8-0 | 61 | 246 | Feb 01, 9:00pm ET | LSU | ||
S | Wisconsin(12-8) | Big 10 | 69 | 2-5 | 4-2 | 1-0 | 5-0 | 24 | 73 | Feb 02, 7:00pm ET | Ohio St. | ||
W | Memphis(17-5) | AAC | 39 | 1-2 | 6-3 | 4-0 | 5-0 | 61 | 54 | Feb 04, 2:00pm ET | Tulane | ||
9 | E | Boise St.(17-5) | MWC | 21 | 1-2 | 6-2 | 3-0 | 5-1 | 68 | 154 | Jan 31, 9:00pm ET | Air Force | |
M | San Diego St(17-4) | MWC | 24 | 1-4 | 5-0 | 7-0 | 2-0 | 12 | 24 | Jan 31, 11:00pm ET | Nevada | ||
S | New Mexico(19-3) | MWC | 29 | 3-1 | 1-0 | 8-2 | 6-0 | 97 | 248 | Feb 01, 10:30pm ET | Utah St. | ||
W | FAU(21-1) | USA | 17 | 2-0 | 1-1 | 6-0 | 9-0 | 120 | 298 | Feb 02, 7:00pm ET | UAB | ||
10 | E | Nevada(16-6) | MWC | 34 | 2-4 | 3-1 | 6-0 | 4-0 | 10 | 119 | Jan 31, 11:00pm ET | San Diego St | |
M | Kentucky(14-7) | SEC | 33 | 1-5 | 3-0 | 4-0 | 6-1 | 48 | 135 | Jan 31, 9:00pm ET | Ole Miss | ||
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