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By CBS College Hoops experts on NCAA March Madness Bracket Projections

Bracket Predictions UpdatedMar 16, 6:05am

First Four

South

West

East

South

First Round

South

Lexington

 

Seattle

 

Wichita

 

Cleveland

 

East

Raleigh

 

Denver

 

Providence

 

Cleveland

 

West

Raleigh

 

Denver

 

Milwaukee

 

Providence

 

Midwest

Wichita

 

Seattle

 

Milwaukee

 

Lexington

 

Last 4 In

Team Net
West Virginia(0-0) 51
Indiana(0-0) 54
San Diego St.(0-0) 52
Boise St.(0-0) 44

First 4 Out

Team Net
Xavier(0-0) 45
Texas(0-0) 39
N. Carolina(0-0) 36
Wake Forest(0-0) 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(0-0) ACC 1 9-3 7-0 10-0 5-0 57 12 Nov 04, 8:45pm ET
M Houston(0-0) Big 12 3 14-3 6-1 5-0 5-0 24 74 Nov 03, 8:00pm ET
S Auburn(0-0) SEC 2 16-5 6-0 2-0 4-0 2 8 Nov 03, 8:00pm ET
W Florida(0-0) SEC 4 10-4 9-0 4-0 6-0 23 262 Nov 03, 7:00pm ET
2 E Alabama(0-0) SEC 6 11-8 8-0 4-0 2-0 1 9 Nov 03, 8:00pm ET
M Tennessee(0-0) SEC 5 11-6 5-0 5-0 6-0 8 129 Nov 03, 7:00pm ET
S Michigan St.(0-0) Big Ten 11 13-5 5-1 5-0 4-0 30 135 Nov 03, 7:00pm ET
W St. John's(0-0) Big East 13 6-4 11-0 7-0 6-0 65 167 Nov 03, 6:30pm ET
3 E Michigan(0-0) Big Ten 25 11-7 4-2 7-0 2-0 26 126 Nov 03, 8:30pm ET
M Wisconsin(0-0) Big Ten 14 8-7 10-1 2-0 6-0 31 114 Nov 03, 8:00pm ET
S Texas Tech(0-0) Big 12 7 10-5 3-3 6-0 6-0 47 296 Nov 04, 8:00pm ET
W Kentucky(0-0) SEC 15 11-10 1-1 4-0 6-0 3 46 Nov 04, 7:00pm ET
4 E Iowa St.(0-0) Big 12 9 10-7 6-2 3-0 5-0 36 94 Nov 03, 8:00pm ET
M Texas A&M(0-0) SEC 18 7-9 9-1 1-0 5-0 6 36 Nov 03, 8:00pm ET
S Oregon(0-0) Big Ten 29 8-7 8-2 5-0 3-0 28 66 Nov 04, 10:30pm ET
W Maryland(0-0) Big Ten 10 8-7 6-1 3-0 8-0 52 327 Nov 03, 6:30pm ET
5 E Purdue(0-0) Big Ten 19 7-10 9-1 2-0 4-0 13 10 Nov 04, 6:30pm ET
M Arizona(0-0) Big 12 12 10-11 4-1 4-0 4-0 4 34 Nov 03, 7:00pm ET
S Marquette(0-0) Big East 26 6-8 7-2 5-0 5-0 40 13 Nov 03, 8:00pm ET
W Ole Miss(0-0) SEC 28 8-10 5-1 2-0 7-0 5 71 Nov 03, 8:00pm ET
6 E Clemson(0-0) ACC 22 5-3 8-2 8-1 6-0 76 78 Nov 03, 7:00pm ET
M Louisville(0-0) ACC 23 4-6 11-1 7-0 5-0 58 31 Nov 03, 9:00pm ET
S Memphis(0-0) American 50 6-1 5-2 10-2 7-0 90 4 Nov 08, 3:00pm ET
W Kansas(0-0) Big 12 20 6-11 7-1 5-0 3-0 12 20 Nov 03, 8:00pm ET
7 E Saint Mary's(0-0) West Coast 21 4-3 6-2 7-0 10-0 92 106 Nov 03, 10:00pm ET
M Miss. St.(0-0) SEC 34 7-10 6-2 2-0 6-0 15 128 Nov 05, 9:00pm ET
S Missouri(0-0) SEC 16 7-11 3-0 4-0 8-0 19 227 Nov 03, 7:00pm ET
W BYU(0-0) Big 12 24 8-7 6-2 4-0 6-0 45 313 Nov 03, 9:30pm ET
8 E Gonzaga(0-0) West Coast 8 5-5 5-3 5-0 10-0 73 30 Nov 03, 9:00pm ET
M Illinois(0-0) Big Ten 17 8-10 7-2 0-0 6-0 10 22 Nov 03, 8:30pm ET
S UCLA(0-0) Big Ten 27 9-8 5-1 1-1 7-0 33 84 Nov 03, 10:30pm ET
W Creighton(0-0) Big East 38 6-6 5-4 8-0 5-0 53 49 Nov 05, 8:00pm ET
9 E Oklahoma(0-0) SEC 43 7-11 4-1 2-1 7-0 11 143 Nov 03, 8:30pm ET
M Georgia(0-0) SEC 33 4-11 5-1 3-0 8-0 18 220 Nov 03, 7:30pm ET
S UConn(0-0) Big East 32 6-6 7-3 4-1 6-0 54 63 Nov 03, 7:00pm ET
W New Mexico(0-0) Mountain West 42 3-4 8-1 4-2 10-0 80 61 Nov 05, 9:00pm ET
10 E Arkansas(0-0) SEC 40 5-10 4-3 4-0 7-0 21 175 Nov 03, 7:00pm ET
M Baylor(0-0) Big 12 30 5-12 7-1 1-1 5-0 7 11 Nov 03, 8:00pm ET
S Utah St.(0-0) Mountain West 37 2-4 8-3 5-0 10-0 86 105 Nov 03, 9:00pm ET
W Vanderbilt(0-0) SEC 48 5-9 4-3 3-0 8-0 27 330 Nov 03, 8:00pm ET
11 E VCU(0-0) Atlantic 10 31 2-1 5-4 6-0 13-1 133 275 Nov 03, 7:00pm ET
M Colo. St.(0-0) Mountain West 47 3-5 7-2 4-2 11-0 84 139 Nov 03, 9:00pm ET
S West Virginia(0-0) Big 12 51 6-10 4-3 4-0 5-0 25 62 Nov 04, 7:00pm ET
S San Diego St.(0-0) Mountain West 52 3-6 5-2 4-1 8-0 64 7 Nov 04, 11:11am ET
W Indiana(0-0) Big Ten 54 4-13 5-0 6-0 4-0 34 158 Nov 05, 8:00pm ET
W Boise St.(0-0) Mountain West 44 3-6 5-2 5-1 10-1 79 121 Nov 03, 9:00pm ET
12 E Drake(0-0) Missouri Valley 56 2-0 4-0 11-3 11-0 200 258 Nov 03, 4:00pm ET
M UC San Diego(0-0) Big West 35 2-1 2-1 9-2 15-0 197 226 Nov 03, 10:00pm ET
S McNeese(0-0) Southland 58 0-2 1-2 6-2 18-0 217 44 Nov 03, 7:30pm ET
W Liberty(0-0) Conference USA 60 0-0 3-2 14-4 8-0 222 294 Nov 03, 7:00pm ET
13 E Yale(0-0) Ivy 72 0-1 2-1 5-3 13-2 263 216 Nov 07, 8:30pm ET
M Grand Canyon(0-0) Mountain West 92 0-1 1-3 9-2 15-1 292 285 Nov 03, 9:00pm ET
S Akron(0-0) Mid-American 91 0-1 1-2 7-3 18-0 297 191 Nov 03, 7:00pm ET
W High Point(0-0) Big South 82 0-0 1-0 8-3 18-2 354 356 Nov 03, 6:30pm ET
14 E Robert Morris(0-0) Horizon 139 0-1 2-0 9-4 14-3 335 316 Nov 04, 8:30pm ET
M Lipscomb(0-0) Atlantic Sun 84 0-2 1-2 6-3 16-2 253 98 Nov 03, 8:00pm ET
S Troy(0-0) Sun Belt 99 0-3 2-1 5-3 14-3 170 64 Nov 03, 7:00pm ET
W UNCW(0-0) Coastal Athletic 102 0-1 0-0 8-3 17-3 329 321 Nov 03, 7:00pm ET
15 E Montana(0-0) Big Sky 143 0-4 1-2 4-3 17-0 146 19 Nov 03, 9:00pm ET
M Wofford(0-0) Southern 131 0-1 2-4 6-9 9-1 184 104 Nov 03, 7:00pm ET
S Norfolk St.(0-0) MEAC 183 0-2 1-2 4-3 16-3 245 100 Nov 03, 7:00pm ET
W Omaha(0-0) Summit League 160 0-1 0-6 6-1 14-4 233 182 Nov 03, 1:30pm ET
16 E American(0-0) Patriot 226 0-1 0-3 1-2 19-6 324 168 Nov 03, 8:00pm ET
E Mt St Mary's(0-0) MAAC 236 0-2 0-1 4-1 17-8 320 166 Nov 04, 7:00pm ET
M SIUE(0-0) Ohio Valley 216 0-2 0-0 2-2 17-7 343 164 Nov 04, 8:00pm ET
S Saint Francis(0-0) Northeast 297 0-4 0-1 2-3 11-9 208 40 Nov 03, 8:30pm ET
S Alabama St.(0-0) SWAC 274 0-3 0-3 3-1 15-8 262 60 Nov 07, 7:00pm ET
W Bryant(0-0) America East 141 0-1 0-3 3-2 18-5 312 193 Nov 03, 7:00pm 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
On The Bubble
Team Conf Net* Quad 1* Quad 2* Quad 3* Quad 4* Sos* Nc Sos* Next Game
Baylor(0-0) Big 12 30 5-12 7-1 1-1 5-0 7 11 Nov 03, 8:00pm ET
Boise St.(0-0) Mountain West 44 3-6 5-2 5-1 10-1 79 121 Nov 03, 9:00pm ET
Indiana(0-0) Big Ten 54 4-13 5-0 6-0 4-0 34 158 Nov 05, 8:00pm ET
N. Carolina(0-0) ACC 36 1-12 8-0 7-1 6-0 42 5 Nov 03, 7:00pm ET
San Diego St.(0-0) Mountain West 52 3-6 5-2 4-1 8-0 64 7 Nov 04, 11:11am ET
Texas(0-0) SEC 39 7-10 3-5 2-0 7-0 16 287 Nov 04, 8:45pm ET
West Virginia(0-0) Big 12 51 6-10 4-3 4-0 5-0 25 62 Nov 04, 7:00pm ET
Xavier(0-0) Big East 45 1-9 8-2 5-0 7-0 60 144 Nov 03, 7:15pm ET
  • 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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