Bracketology
By CBS College Hoops expert Jerry Palm on NCAA March Madness Bracket Projections
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
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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(5-1) | ACC | 16 | 5-6 | 7-2 | 4-0 | 10-0 | 57 | 70 | Nov 29, 9:15pm ET | Arkansas | |
M | Purdue(7-0) | Big 10 | 5 | 9-4 | 9-1 | 5-0 | 5-0 | 21 | 79 | Dec 01, 9:00pm ET | Northwestern | ||
S | Kansas(6-1) | Big 12 | 9 | 17-7 | 4-0 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 1 | 16 | Dec 01, 9:00pm ET | UConn | ||
W | Michigan St.(4-3) | Big 10 | 33 | 5-9 | 7-2 | 3-1 | 4-0 | 7 | 37 | Dec 05, 7:00pm ET | Wisconsin | ||
2 | E | UConn(7-0) | Big East | 8 | 6-6 | 6-1 | 5-1 | 8-0 | 42 | 92 | Dec 01, 9:00pm ET | Kansas | |
M | Marquette(6-1) | Big East | 12 | 7-5 | 6-0 | 7-1 | 8-0 | 45 | 151 | Dec 02, 12:30pm ET | Wisconsin | ||
S | Tennessee(4-2) | SEC | 4 | 7-7 | 3-3 | 6-0 | 7-0 | 32 | 46 | Nov 29, 7:15pm ET | N. Carolina | ||
W | Houston(7-0) | BIG12 | 1 | 7-1 | 8-0 | 7-1 | 9-0 | 96 | 74 | Dec 01, 6:30pm ET | Xavier | ||
3 | E | Arkansas(4-3) | SEC | 21 | 4-10 | 4-2 | 10-1 | 2-0 | 17 | 99 | Nov 29, 9:15pm ET | Duke | |
M | Miami(5-1) | ACC | 35 | 5-5 | 6-0 | 7-1 | 7-1 | 81 | 175 | Dec 02, 12:00pm ET | Notre Dame | ||
S | Creighton(5-1) | Big East | 17 | 3-8 | 6-3 | 6-1 | 6-0 | 25 | 21 | Nov 30, 9:00pm ET | Okla. St. | ||
W | Arizona(6-0) | Pac-12 | 10 | 9-2 | 7-4 | 5-0 | 7-0 | 46 | 58 | Dec 02, 3:00pm ET | Colgate | ||
4 | E | USC(4-2) | Pac-12 | 50 | 3-6 | 7-2 | 6-1 | 6-1 | 63 | 146 | Nov 29, 11:00pm ET | E. Washington | |
M | Texas A&M(6-1) | SEC | 18 | 7-5 | 5-1 | 6-0 | 7-2 | 56 | 250 | Nov 29, 7:15pm ET | Virginia | ||
S | FAU(5-1) | AAC | 13 | 2-1 | 4-2 | 11-0 | 12-0 | 152 | 294 | Nov 30, 6:00pm ET | Liberty | ||
W | Gonzaga(5-1) | WCC | 6 | 6-4 | 5-0 | 8-1 | 8-0 | 54 | 9 | Dec 02, 10:00pm ET | USC | ||
5 | E | San Diego St.(6-1) | MWC | 14 | 5-5 | 6-1 | 13-0 | 2-0 | 47 | 22 | Dec 01, 10:00pm ET | UC San Diego | |
M | Texas(5-1) | Big 12 | 7 | 14-8 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 7-0 | 6 | 124 | Nov 30, 9:00pm ET | Texas St. | ||
S | N. Carolina(5-1) | ACC | 46 | 1-9 | 6-4 | 7-0 | 6-0 | 49 | 18 | Nov 29, 7:15pm ET | Tennessee | ||
W | Baylor(7-0) | Big 12 | 15 | 11-10 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 7-0 | 2 | 42 | Dec 02, 6:00pm ET | Northwestern St. | ||
6 | E | Villanova(6-1) | Big East | 76 | 2-11 | 3-3 | 6-2 | 6-0 | 40 | 105 | Nov 29, 6:30pm ET | Saint Joseph's | |
M | Illinois(5-1) | Big 10 | 34 | 2-11 | 7-1 | 4-0 | 7-0 | 31 | 115 | Dec 02, 4:00pm ET | Rutgers | ||
S | Kentucky(6-1) | SEC | 25 | 6-7 | 6-1 | 3-2 | 6-1 | 24 | 69 | Dec 02, 4:00pm ET | UNCW | ||
W | Saint Mary's(3-4) | WCC | 11 | 2-3 | 7-2 | 11-2 | 5-0 | 77 | 84 | Dec 01, 10:30pm ET | Boise St. | ||
7 | E | UCLA(4-2) | Pac-12 | 3 | 8-5 | 9-0 | 5-0 | 7-0 | 44 | 113 | Nov 30, 11:00pm ET | UC Riverside | |
M | Colorado(5-1) | Pac-12 | 69 | 3-7 | 4-4 | 6-3 | 4-2 | 48 | 89 | Nov 29, 9:00pm ET | Colo. St. | ||
S | Maryland(4-3) | Big 10 | 31 | 3-10 | 6-2 | 3-0 | 9-0 | 36 | 159 | Dec 01, 7:00pm ET | Indiana | ||
W | Alabama(5-2) | SEC | 2 | 12-5 | 6-0 | 7-0 | 3-0 | 10 | 5 | Dec 04, 8:00pm ET | Arkansas St. | ||
8 | E | Wisconsin(5-2) | Big 10 | 80 | 5-7 | 6-6 | 1-1 | 5-0 | 13 | 71 | Dec 02, 12:30pm ET | Marquette | |
M | St. John's(4-2) | Big East | 98 | 1-10 | 1-3 | 6-2 | 10-0 | 68 | 319 | Dec 01, 7:00pm ET | West Virginia | ||
S | Auburn(4-1) | SEC | 32 | 3-10 | 6-1 | 8-1 | 3-0 | 18 | 82 | Nov 29, 9:15pm ET | Va. Tech | ||
W | Virginia(5-1) | ACC | 26 | 5-5 | 6-1 | 5-1 | 9-0 | 71 | 39 | Nov 29, 7:15pm ET | Texas A&M | ||
9 | E | Missouri(6-2) | SEC | 42 | 6-9 | 4-0 | 6-0 | 8-0 | 35 | 210 | Dec 03, 3:00pm ET | Wichita St. | |
M | Memphis(5-1) | AAC | 29 | 3-4 | 9-3 | 7-1 | 6-0 | 73 | 34 | Dec 02, 2:00pm ET | Ole Miss | ||
S | Northwestern(5-1) | Big 10 | 41 | 7-6 | 4-5 | 1-0 | 9-0 | 37 | 296 | Dec 01, 9:00pm ET | Purdue | ||
W | Kansas St.(5-2) | Big 12 | 23 | 9-8 | 4-1 | 3-0 | 7-0 | 16 | 310 | Dec 02, 2:00pm ET | N. Alabama | ||
10 | E | Clemson(6-0) | ACC | 60 | 4-4 | 3-2 | 7-2 | 9-2 | 102 | 334 | Dec 03, 2:00pm ET | Pittsburgh | |
M | TCU(6-0) | Big 12 | 28 | 8-11 | 5-0 | 0-0 | 8-1 | 11 | 292 | Dec 02, 5:30pm ET | Georgetown | ||
S | Florida(4-2) | SEC | 63 | 2-13 | 1-2 | 9-1 | 4-0 | 20 | 44 | Nov 29, 7:15pm ET | Wake Forest | ||
W | Indiana(5-1) | Big 10 | 30 | 6-9 | 6-2 | 4-0 | 6-0 | 12 | 104 | Dec 01, 7:00pm ET | Maryland | ||
11 | E | Boise St.(3-3) | MWC | 27 | 3-5 | 9-2 | 6-2 | 5-0 | 60 | 132 | Dec 01, 10:30pm ET | Saint Mary's | |
M | Miss. St.(6-1) | SEC | 48 | 4-8 | 4-3 | 5-1 | 8-0 | 38 | 229 | Dec 03, 4:00pm ET | Southern U. | ||
M | Xavier(4-3) | Big East | 22 | 8-6 | 5-1 | 4-2 | 8-0 | 30 | 50 | Dec 01, 6:30pm ET |