Bracketology

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

Inside College Basketball: The #5 UConn Huskies Get It Done

Our 'Inside College Basketball' analysts break down #5 UConn's win over #15 Texas, with a final score of 81-71.

Bracket Predictions UpdatedNov 02, 6:33pm

First Four

First Round

South

Omaha

 

Brooklyn

 

Pittsburgh

 

Memphis

 

East

Charlotte

 

Spokane

 

Pittsburgh

 

Brooklyn

 

West

Indianapolis

 

Spokane

 

Salt Lake

 

Memphis

 

Midwest

Indianapolis

 

Salt Lake

 

Charlotte

 

Omaha

 

Bracketology Expert

Jerry Palm

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

Last 4 In

Team Net
Xavier(3-2) 22
Miss. St.(5-0) 48
Ohio St.(3-1) 52
Iowa St.(5-0) 20

First 4 Out

Team Net
Providence(4-1) 55
Oregon(4-0) 47
Rutgers(4-1) 40
New Mexico(4-1) 53
Team Bracket Index UpdatedNov 02, 6:33pm

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Seed Team Conf Net* Quad 1* Quad 2* Quad 3* Quad 4* Sos* Nc Sos* Next Game
1 E Duke(4-1) ACC 16 5-6 7-2 4-0 10-0 57 70 Nov 24, 6:00pm ET
M Purdue(6-0) Big 10 5 9-4 9-1 5-0 5-0 21 79 Nov 28, 8:30pm ET
S Kansas(5-1) Big 12 9 17-7 4-0 3-0 3-0 1 16 Nov 28, 8:00pm ET
W Michigan St.(3-3) Big 10 33 5-9 7-2 3-1 4-0 7 37 Nov 28, 6:30pm ET
2 E UConn(5-0) Big East 8 6-6 6-1 5-1 8-0 42 92 Nov 24, 2:00pm ET
M Marquette(5-1) Big East 12 7-5 6-0 7-1 8-0 45 151 Nov 28, 9:00pm ET
S Tennessee(4-2) SEC 4 7-7 3-3 6-0 7-0 32 46 Nov 29, 7:15pm ET
W Houston(6-0) BIG12 1 7-1 8-0 7-1 9-0 96 74 Nov 24, 4:00pm ET
3 E Arkansas(4-2) SEC 21 4-10 4-2 10-1 2-0 17 99 Nov 24, 1:00pm ET
M Miami(5-0) ACC 35 5-5 6-0 7-1 7-1 81 175 Nov 28, 7:30pm ET
S Creighton(5-1) Big East 17 3-8 6-3 6-1 6-0 25 21 Nov 30, 9:00pm ET
W Arizona(6-0) Pac-12 10 9-2 7-4 5-0 7-0 46 58 Dec 02, 3:00pm ET
4 E USC(4-1) Pac-12 50 3-6 7-2 6-1 6-1 63 146 Nov 24, 3:30pm ET
M Texas A&M(5-0) SEC 18 7-5 5-1 6-0 7-2 56 250 Nov 24, 11:00am ET
S FAU(3-1) AAC 13 2-1 4-2 11-0 12-0 152 294 Nov 24, 11:00am ET
W Gonzaga(4-1) WCC 6 6-4 5-0 8-1 8-0 54 9 Nov 28, 9:00pm ET
5 E San Diego St.(4-1) MWC 14 5-5 6-1 13-0 2-0 47 22 Nov 25, 7:00pm ET
M Texas(4-1) Big 12 7 14-8 4-0 1-0 7-0 6 124 Nov 26, 3:00pm ET
S N. Carolina(4-1) ACC 46 1-9 6-4 7-0 6-0 49 18 Nov 24, 1:00pm ET
W Baylor(5-0) Big 12 15 11-10 4-0 0-0 7-0 2 42 Nov 24, 5:30pm ET
6 E Villanova(5-1) Big East 76 2-11 3-3 6-2 6-0 40 105 Nov 24, 3:30pm ET
M Illinois(4-1) Big 10 34 2-11 7-1 4-0 7-0 31 115 Nov 24, 9:00pm ET
S Kentucky(4-1) SEC 25 6-7 6-1 3-2 6-1 24 69 Nov 24, 7:00pm ET
W Saint Mary's(2-3) WCC 11 2-3 7-2 11-2 5-0 77 84 Nov 24, 4:00pm ET
7 E UCLA(4-2) Pac-12 3 8-5 9-0 5-0 7-0 44 113 Nov 30, 11:00pm ET
M Colorado(4-1) Pac-12 69 3-7 4-4 6-3 4-2 48 89 Nov 26, 2:00pm ET
S Maryland(2-3) Big 10 31 3-10 6-2 3-0 9-0 36 159 Nov 25, 7:00pm ET
W Alabama(4-0) SEC 2 12-5 6-0 7-0 3-0 10 5 Nov 24, 7:00pm ET
8 E Wisconsin(4-2) Big 10 80 5-7 6-6 1-1 5-0 13 71 Nov 27, 7:00pm ET
M St. John's(3-2) Big East 98 1-10 1-3 6-2 10-0 68 319 Nov 25, 7:00pm ET
S Auburn(4-1) SEC 32 3-10 6-1 8-1 3-0 18 82 Nov 29, 9:15pm ET
W Virginia(5-1) ACC 26 5-5 6-1 5-1 9-0 71 39 Nov 29, 7:15pm ET
9 E Missouri(4-2) SEC 42 6-9 4-0 6-0 8-0 35 210 Nov 25, 12:00pm ET
M Memphis(5-0) AAC 29 3-4 9-3 7-1 6-0 73 34 Nov 24, 3:30pm ET
S Northwestern(4-1) Big 10 41 7-6 4-5 1-0 9-0 37 296 Nov 27, 8:00pm ET
W Kansas St.(4-2) Big 12 23 9-8 4-1 3-0 7-0 16 310 Nov 28, 8:00pm ET
10 E Clemson(4-0) ACC 60 4-4 3-2 7-2 9-2 102 334 Nov 24, 8:00pm ET
M TCU(5-0) Big 12 28 8-11 5-0 0-0 8-1 11 292 Nov 27, 8:00pm ET
S Florida(4-1) SEC 63 2-13 1-2 9-1 4-0 20 44 Nov 24, 5:30pm ET
W Indiana(4-1) Big 10 30 6-9 6-2 4-0 6-0 12 104 Nov 26, 4:30pm ET
11 E Boise St.(2-2) MWC 27 3-5 9-2 6-2 5-0 60 132 Nov 24, 8:00pm ET
M Miss. St.(5-0) SEC 48 4-8 4-3 5-1 8-0 38 229 Nov 24, 2:00pm ET
M Xavier(3-2) Big East 22 8-6 5-1 4-2 8-0 30 50 Nov 24, 12:00pm ET
S Iowa St.(5-0) Big 12 20 10-11 2-2 1-0 6-0 4 103 Nov 24, 5:30pm ET
S Ohio St.(3-1) Big 10 52 3-13 7-4 0-1 6-1 9 119 Nov 24, 7:00pm ET
W Dayton(3-2) A10 74 1-1 1-6 10-3 10-1 176 220 Nov 24, 7:00pm ET
12 E Yale(4-2) IVY 61 0-2 2-2 9-1 8-2 191 170 Nov 26, 4:00pm ET
M Drake(4-1) MVC 54 1-1 3-3 10-3 12-0 204 261 Nov 25, 7:00pm ET
S Charleston(2-3) CAA 51 0-1 2-0 12-2 16-0 333 295 Nov 26, 5:30pm ET
W Grand Canyon(3-1) WAC 104 1-2 2-1 8-7 10-1 157 216 Nov 25, 8:00pm ET
13 E James Madison(6-0) BELT 94 0-2 2-2 8-3 9-4 177 214 Nov 29, 7:00pm ET
M Liberty(5-0) USA 44 0-3 1-2 6-3 16-0 209 66 Nov 25, 1:00pm ET
S Furman(3-2) SoCon 88 0-2 1-0 9-3 14-2 302 242 Nov 25, 6:00pm ET
W E. Kentucky(2-2) ASUN 165 0-4 1-2 6-3 10-4 151 106 Nov 27, 7:00pm ET
14 E Akron(4-2) MAC 102 0-4 1-4 6-3 13-0 159 165 Nov 28, 10:00pm ET
M Vermont(5-1) AmEast 109 0-3 1-3 5-3 16-1 220 49 Nov 25, 8:00pm ET
S Colgate(3-3) PAT 101 0-1 1-0 2-5 22-2 345 239 Nov 29, 8:30pm ET
W Wright St.(2-4) Hor 194 0-0 0-2 4-8 12-5 342 324 Nov 29, 7:00pm ET
15 E Weber St.(3-2) BigSky 187 1-0 0-5 4-8 11-2 217 108 Dec 05, 8:00pm ET
M S. Dak. St.(2-4) Summit 155 1-4 0-3 2-4 15-2 139 10 Nov 27, 8:00pm ET
S UCSB(2-2) BigWst 100 0-0 3-1 9-5 13-1 298 342 Nov 27, 10:00pm ET
W Iona(2-3) MAAC 59 0-1 0-2 7-2 20-2 310 142 Nov 26, 2:00pm ET
16 E Texas So.(0-5) SWAC 292 0-4 1-3 1-2 10-11 183 4 Nov 25, 7:00pm ET
M UNC-Ash.(2-2) BigSou 140 1-2 0-0 4-2 20-3 309 173 Nov 24, 2:00pm ET
S Sacred Heart(4-2) NEC 326 0-2 0-1 0-2 15-12 358 297 Nov 26, 1:00pm ET
S SE Louisiana(1-3) SthLnd 255 0-2 0-2 2-4 13-6 299 67 Nov 24, 2:30pm ET
W Howard(2-4) MEAC 214 0-3 0-0 4-6 15-3 295 174 Nov 25, 4:00pm ET
W Morehead St.(4-3) OVC 228 0-2 0-2 2-1 15-6 294 47 Nov 29, 8:00pm ET
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
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