Bracketology
By CBS College Hoops expert Jerry Palm on NCAA March Madness Bracket Projections
Khalif Battle has big second half in 80-75 Arkansas win
Battle had 15 points on six shots in the second half.
First Four
South
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16
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16
West
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16
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16
First Round
South
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1
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16
Omaha
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8
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9
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5
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12
Brooklyn
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4
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13
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6
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11
Pittsburgh
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3
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14
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7
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10
Memphis
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2
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15
West
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1
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16
Indianapolis
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8
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9
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5
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12
Spokane
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4
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13
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6
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11
Salt Lake
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3
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14
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7
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10
Memphis
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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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Seed | Team | Conf | Net* | Quad 1* | Quad 2* | Quad 3* | Quad 4* | Sos* | Nc Sos* | Next Game | |||
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1 | E | Duke(5-3) | ACC | 16 | 5-6 | 7-2 | 4-0 | 10-0 | 57 | 70 | Dec 09, 2:15pm ET | Charlotte | |
M | Purdue(8-1) | Big 10 | 5 | 9-4 | 9-1 | 5-0 | 5-0 | 21 | 79 | Dec 09, 1:30pm ET | Alabama | ||
S | Kansas(8-1) | Big 12 | 9 | 17-7 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 1 | 16 | Dec 09, 5:15pm ET | Missouri | ||
W | Michigan St.(4-4) | Big 10 | 33 | 5-9 | 7-2 | 3-1 | 4-0 | 7 | 37 | Dec 10, 6:30pm ET | Nebraska | ||
2 | E | UConn(8-1) | Big East | 8 | 6-6 | 6-1 | 5-1 | 8-0 | 42 | 92 | Dec 09, 12:00pm ET | Ark.-Pine Bluff | |
M | Marquette(7-2) | Big East | 12 | 7-5 | 6-0 | 7-1 | 8-0 | 45 | 151 | Dec 09, 9:00pm ET | Notre Dame | ||
S | Tennessee(5-3) | SEC | 4 | 7-7 | 3-3 | 6-0 | 7-0 | 32 | 46 | Dec 09, 12:00pm ET | Illinois | ||
W | Houston(9-0) | BIG12 | 1 | 7-1 | 8-0 | 7-1 | 9-0 | 96 | 74 | Dec 09, 4:00pm ET | Jackson St. | ||
3 | E | Arkansas(6-3) | SEC | 21 | 4-10 | 4-2 | 10-1 | 2-0 | 17 | 99 | Dec 09, 4:00pm ET | Oklahoma | |
M | Miami(7-1) | ACC | 35 | 5-5 | 6-0 | 7-1 | 7-1 | 81 | 175 | Dec 10, 2:00pm ET | Colorado | ||
S | Creighton(7-1) | Big East | 17 | 3-8 | 6-3 | 6-1 | 6-0 | 25 | 21 | Dec 09, 2:00pm ET | C. Michigan | ||
W | Arizona(7-0) | Pac-12 | 10 | 9-2 | 7-4 | 5-0 | 7-0 | 46 | 58 | Dec 09, 3:15pm ET | Wisconsin | ||
4 | E | USC(5-3) | Pac-12 | 50 | 3-6 | 7-2 | 6-1 | 6-1 | 63 | 146 | Dec 10, 4:00pm ET | LBSU | |
M | Texas A&M(7-2) | SEC | 18 | 7-5 | 5-1 | 6-0 | 7-2 | 56 | 250 | Dec 10, 4:00pm ET | Memphis | ||
S | FAU(7-2) | AAC | 13 | 2-1 | 4-2 | 11-0 | 12-0 | 152 | 294 | Dec 13, 7:00pm ET | FIU | ||
W | Gonzaga(7-1) | WCC | 6 | 6-4 | 5-0 | 8-1 | 8-0 | 54 | 9 | Dec 09, 11:00pm ET | Washington | ||
5 | E | San Diego St.(7-2) | MWC | 14 | 5-5 | 6-1 | 13-0 | 2-0 | 47 | 22 | Dec 09, 10:30pm ET | UC Irvine | |
M | Texas(6-2) | Big 12 | 7 | 14-8 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 7-0 | 6 | 124 | Dec 09, 3:00pm ET | Houston Chr. | ||
S | N. Carolina(7-2) | ACC | 46 | 1-9 | 6-4 | 7-0 | 6-0 | 49 | 18 | Dec 16, 5:30pm ET | Kentucky | ||
W | Baylor(9-0) | Big 12 | 15 | 11-10 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 7-0 | 2 | 42 | Dec 16, 2:00pm ET | Michigan St. | ||
6 | E | Villanova(6-4) | Big East | 76 | 2-11 | 3-3 | 6-2 | 6-0 | 40 | 105 | Dec 09, 7:00pm ET | UCLA | |
M | Illinois(7-1) | Big 10 | 34 | 2-11 | 7-1 | 4-0 | 7-0 | 31 | 115 | Dec 09, 12:00pm ET | Tennessee | ||
S | Kentucky(6-2) | SEC | 25 | 6-7 | 6-1 | 3-2 | 6-1 | 24 | 69 | Dec 09, 12:00pm ET | Penn | ||
W | Saint Mary's(4-5) | WCC | 11 | 2-3 | 7-2 | 11-2 | 5-0 | 77 | 84 | Dec 09, 6:30pm ET | Colo. St. | ||
7 | E | UCLA(5-2) | Pac-12 | 3 | 8-5 | 9-0 | 5-0 | 7-0 | 44 | 113 | Dec 09, 7:00pm ET | Villanova | |
M | Colorado(6-2) | Pac-12 | 69 | 3-7 | 4-4 | 6-3 | 4-2 | 48 | 89 | Dec 10, 2:00pm ET | Miami | ||
S | Maryland(5-4) | Big 10 | 31 | 3-10 | 6-2 | 3-0 | 9-0 | 36 | 159 | Dec 12, 7:00pm ET | Alcorn St. | ||
W | Alabama(6-2) | SEC | 2 | 12-5 | 6-0 | 7-0 | 3-0 | 10 | 5 | Dec 09, 1:30pm ET | Purdue | ||
8 | E | Wisconsin(7-2) | Big 10 | 80 | 5-7 | 6-6 | 1-1 | 5-0 | 13 | 71 | Dec 09, 3:15pm ET | Arizona | |
M | St. John's(6-2) | Big East | 98 | 1-10 | 1-3 | 6-2 | 10-0 | 68 | 319 | Dec 10, 4:30pm ET | Boston College | ||
S | Auburn(5-2) | SEC | 32 | 3-10 | 6-1 | 8-1 | 3-0 | 18 | 82 | Dec 09, 2:00pm ET | Indiana | ||
W | Virginia(8-1) | ACC | 26 | 5-5 | 6-1 | 5-1 | 9-0 | 71 | 39 | Dec 16, 6:00pm ET | Northeastern | ||
9 | E | Missouri(7-2) | SEC | 42 | 6-9 | 4-0 | 6-0 | 8-0 | 35 | 210 | Dec 09, 5:15pm ET | Kansas | |
M | Memphis(6-2) | AAC | 29 | 3-4 | 9-3 | 7-1 | 6-0 | 73 | 34 | Dec 10, 4:00pm ET | Texas A&M | ||
S | Northwestern(6-1) | Big 10 | 41 | 7-6 | 4-5 | 1-0 | 9-0 | 37 | 296 | Dec 10, 2:00pm ET | Detroit | ||
W | Kansas St.(7-2) | Big 12 | 23 | 9-8 | 4-1 | 3-0 | 7-0 | 16 | 310 | Dec 09, 1:30pm ET | LSU | ||
10 | E | Clemson(8-0) | ACC | 60 | 4-4 | 3-2 | 7-2 | 9-2 | 102 | 334 | Dec 09, 4:00pm ET | TCU | |
M | TCU(7-0) | Big 12 | 28 | 8-11 | 5-0 | 0-0 | 8-1 | 11 | 292 | Dec 09, 4:00pm ET | Clemson | ||
S | Florida(5-3) | SEC | 63 | 2-13 | 1-2 | 9-1 | 4-0 | 20 | 44 | Dec 09, 4:00pm ET | Richmond | ||
W | Indiana(7-1) | Big 10 | 30 | 6-9 | 6-2 | 4-0 | 6-0 | 12 | 104 | Dec 09, 2:00pm ET | Auburn | ||
11 | E | Boise St.(5-3) | MWC | 27 | 3-5 | 9-2 | 6-2 | 5-0 | 60 | 132 | Dec 09, 4:00pm ET | W. Oregon | |
M | Miss. St.(6-2) | SEC | 48 | 4-8 | 4-3 | 5-1 | 8-0 | 38 | 229 | Dec 09, 11:30am ET | Tulane | ||
M | Xavier(4-5) | Big East | 22 | 8-6 | 5-1 | 4-2 | 8-0 | 30 | 50 | Dec 09, 6:30pm ET | Cincinnati | ||
S | Iowa St.(7-2) | Big 12 | 20 | 10-11 | 2-2 | 1-0 | 6-0 | 4 | 103 | Dec 10, 1:00pm ET | Prairie View | ||
S | Ohio St.(8-1) | Big 10 | 52 | 3-13 | 7-4 | 0-1 | 6-1 | 9 | 119 | Dec 09, 6:00pm ET | Penn St. | ||
W | Dayton(6-2) | A10 | 74 | 1-1 | 1-6 | 10-3 | 10-1 | 176 | 220 | Dec 09, 12:30pm ET | Troy | ||
12 | E | Yale(5-5) | IVY | 61 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 9-1 | 8-2 | 191 | 170 | Dec 08, 7:00pm ET | Colby-Sawyer | |
M | Drake(8-1) | MVC | 54 | 1-1 | 3-3 | 10-3 | 12-0 | 204 | 261 | Dec 09, 7:30pm ET | Nevada | ||
S | Charleston(4-4) | CAA | 51 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 12-2 | 16-0 | 333 | 295 | Dec 10, 2:00pm ET | Rhode Island | ||
W | Grand Canyon(7-1) | WAC | 104 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 8-7 | 10-1 | 157 | 216 | Dec 09, 2:00pm ET | Liberty | ||
13 | E | James Madison(8-0) | BELT | 94 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 8-3 | 9-4 | 177 | 214 | Dec 09, 7:00pm ET | Old Dominion | |
M | Liberty(7-2) | USA | 44 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 6-3 | 16-0 | 209 | 66 | Dec 09, 2:00pm ET | Grand Canyon | ||
S | Furman(4-5) | SoCon | 88 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 9-3 | 14-2 | 302 | 242 | Dec 09, 2:00pm ET | Bob Jones U | ||
W | E. Kentucky(3-4) | ASUN | 165 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 6-3 | 10-4 | 151 | 106 | Dec 10, 4:00pm ET | |||
14 | E | Akron(5-3) | MAC | 102 | 0-4 | 1-4 | 6-3 | 13-0 | 159 | 165 | Dec 09, 7:00pm ET | N. Kentucky | |
M | Vermont(8-2) | AmEast | 109 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 5-3 | 16-1 | 220 | 49 | Dec 09, 2:00pm ET | Colgate | ||
S | Colgate(5-4) | PAT | 101 | 0-1 | 1-0 | 2-5 | 22-2 | 345 | 239 | Dec 09, 2:00pm ET | Vermont | ||
W | Wright St.(4-5) | Hor | 194 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 4-8 | 12-5 | 342 | 324 | Dec 12, 7:00pm ET | W. Kentucky | ||
15 | E | Weber St.(4-3) | BigSky | 187 | 1-0 | 0-5 | 4-8 | 11-2 | 217 | 108 | Dec 09, 9:00pm ET | Cal Poly | |
M | S. Dak. St.(4-5) | Summit | 155 | 1-4 | 0-3 | 2-4 | 15-2 | 139 | 10 | Dec 09, 7:00pm ET | Wichita St. | ||
S | UCSB(4-3) | BigWst | 100 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 9-5 | 13-1 | 298 | 342 | Dec 09, 4:00pm ET | Bethesda | ||
W | Iona(3-6) | MAAC | 59 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 7-2 | 20-2 | 310 | 142 | Dec 10, 5:00pm ET | St. Fran.-Pa. | ||
16 | E | Texas So.(0-7) | SWAC | 292 | 0-4 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 10-11 | 183 | 4 | Dec 16, 9:30pm ET | NC A&T | |
M | UNC-Ash.(5-4) | BigSou | 140 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 4-2 | 20-3 | 309 | 173 | Dec 09, 4:00pm ET | W. Carolina | ||
S | Sacred Heart(4-6) | NEC | 326 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 15-12 | 358 | 297 | Dec 09, 6:00pm ET | Fairfield | ||
S | SE Louisiana(2-6) | SthLnd | 255 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 13-6 | 299 | 67 | Dec 09, 6:30pm ET | Southern U. | ||
W | Howard(3-5) | MEAC | 214 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 15-3 | 295 | 174 | Dec 11, 7:00pm ET | Penn | ||
W | Morehead St.(6-3) | OVC | 228 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 2-1 | 15-6 | 294 | 47 | Dec 10, 3:00pm ET | N. Alabama |
- 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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