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By CBS College Hoops expert Jerry Palm on NCAA March Madness Bracket Projections
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First Four
East
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16
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South
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First Round
South
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Lexington
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8
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Providence
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4
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13
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6
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11
Cleveland
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3
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14
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Wichita
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2
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15
Midwest
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16
Lexington
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8
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5
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12
Seattle
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4
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11
Denver
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3
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14
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10
Cleveland
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2
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15
West
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1
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16
Raleigh
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8
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12
Seattle
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4
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11
Milwaukee
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3
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14
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Milwaukee
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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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First 4 Out
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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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Duke(24-3) | ACC | 2 | 5-3 | 5-0 | 7-0 | 6-0 | 62 | 20 | Feb 25, 7:00pm ET |
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Alabama(22-5) | SEC | 6 | 8-5 | 7-0 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 2 | 12 | Feb 25, 9:00pm ET |
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Auburn(25-2) | SEC | 1 | 14-2 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 1 | 8 | Feb 26, 7:00pm ET |
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Florida(24-3) | SEC | 4 | 5-3 | 8-0 | 4-0 | 6-0 | 43 | 242 | Feb 25, 7:00pm ET |
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Tennessee(22-5) | SEC | 5 | 8-5 | 3-0 | 4-0 | 6-0 | 13 | 128 | Feb 25, 9:00pm ET |
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Texas A&M(20-7) | SEC | 16 | 6-5 | 8-1 | 1-0 | 5-0 | 7 | 34 | Feb 26, 7:00pm ET |
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Houston(23-4) | Big 12 | 3 | 6-4 | 7-0 | 4-0 | 5-0 | 39 | 71 | Feb 24, 9:00pm ET |
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Wisconsin(21-6) | Big Ten | 11 | 7-5 | 7-0 | 2-0 | 5-0 | 25 | 92 | Feb 25, 9:00pm ET |
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Michigan(20-6) | Big Ten | 17 | 6-2 | 7-3 | 5-0 | 2-0 | 40 | 126 | Feb 24, 8:00pm ET |
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Iowa St.(21-6) | Big 12 | 8 | 6-4 | 7-0 | 2-1 | 6-0 | 47 | 97 | Feb 25, 8:00pm ET |
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Purdue(19-8) | Big Ten | 15 | 6-7 | 8-1 | 1-0 | 4-0 | 5 | 9 | Feb 23, 1:30pm ET |
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Kentucky(18-9) | SEC | 14 | 8-7 | 1-1 | 3-0 | 6-0 | 3 | 47 | Feb 26, 9:00pm ET |
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Missouri(20-7) | SEC | 13 | 6-6 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 8-0 | 31 | 221 | Feb 25, 9:00pm ET |
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Michigan St.(22-5) | Big Ten | 18 | 6-4 | 6-1 | 4-0 | 5-0 | 49 | 152 | Feb 26, 6:30pm ET |
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St. John's(23-4) | Big East | 20 | 3-4 | 6-0 | 9-0 | 5-0 | 71 | 164 | Feb 23, 12:00pm ET |
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Arizona(18-9) | Big 12 | 9 | 8-6 | 2-2 | 4-0 | 4-0 | 6 | 31 | Feb 26, 9:00pm ET |
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Texas Tech(21-6) | Big 12 | 7 | 6-4 | 4-1 | 4-1 | 6-0 | 52 | 295 | Feb 24, 9:00pm ET |
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Marquette(20-7) | Big East | 23 | 5-4 | 5-2 | 5-0 | 5-0 | 45 | 11 | Feb 25, 7:00pm ET |
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Miss. St.(19-8) | SEC | 26 | 7-6 | 4-1 | 2-0 | 6-0 | 10 | 117 | Feb 25, 9:00pm ET |
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Ole Miss(19-8) | SEC | 24 | 5-7 | 5-0 | 2-0 | 7-0 | 18 | 79 | Feb 26, 7:00pm ET |
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UCLA(19-8) | Big Ten | 28 | 7-6 | 4-1 | 1-1 | 7-0 | 34 | 90 | Feb 23, 3:45pm ET |
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Memphis(21-5) | American Athletic | 48 | 5-2 | 5-1 | 6-2 | 5-0 | 70 | 3 | Feb 23, 2:00pm ET |
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Clemson(22-5) | ACC | 25 | 3-2 | 7-2 | 6-1 | 5-0 | 75 | 80 | Feb 26, 7:00pm ET |
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Kansas(18-9) | Big 12 | 22 | 5-7 | 3-2 | 6-0 | 3-0 | 12 | 23 | Feb 24, 11:00pm ET |
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Oregon(20-8) | Big Ten | 34 | 8-6 | 3-2 | 5-0 | 3-0 | 19 | 65 | Mar 01, 4:00pm ET |
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Maryland(21-6) | Big Ten | 12 | 5-5 | 5-1 | 3-0 | 8-0 | 55 | 327 | Feb 26, 6:30pm ET |
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Illinois(17-11) | Big Ten | 19 | 6-8 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 6-0 | 9 | 51 | Feb 25, 9:00pm ET |
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Louisville(21-6) | ACC | 27 | 4-4 | 7-2 | 4-0 | 5-0 | 54 | 30 | Feb 25, 9:00pm ET |
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Baylor(16-11) | Big 12 | 29 | 5-9 | 3-1 | 2-0 | 5-0 | 4 | 13 | Feb 25, 7:00pm ET |
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Saint Mary's(25-4) | West Coast | 21 | 3-2 | 6-2 | 4-0 | 10-0 | 97 | 85 | Feb 27, 11:00pm ET |
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Creighton(18-8) | Big East | 37 | 5-5 | 4-3 | 4-0 | 5-0 | 35 | 46 | Feb 23, 4:00pm ET |
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New Mexico(22-5) | Mountain West | 42 | 3-2 | 8-1 | 1-2 | 9-0 | 80 | 62 | Feb 25, 11:00pm ET |
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San Diego St.(18-7) | Mountain West | 49 | 4-4 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 8-0 | 68 | 7 | Feb 25, 11:00pm ET |
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UConn(18-8) | Big East | 36 | 5-4 | 4-3 | 4-1 | 5-0 | 53 | 64 | Feb 23, 12:00pm ET |
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Utah St.(24-4) | Mountain West | 33 | 3-1 | 6-3 | 4-0 | 9-0 | 96 | 103 | Feb 26, 10:30pm ET |
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Gonzaga(21-8) | West Coast | 10 | 2-5 | 4-2 | 4-0 | 11-0 | 84 | 26 | Feb 25, 11:00pm ET |
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BYU(19-8) | Big 12 | 30 | 3-7 | 4-1 | 5-0 | 6-0 | 56 | 298 | Feb 26, 9:30pm ET |
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West Virginia(16-11) | Big 12 | 43 | 5-8 | 3-2 | 3-0 | 5-0 | 16 | 59 | Feb 25, 9:00pm ET |
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Vanderbilt(18-9) | SEC | 44 | 2-8 | 4-1 | 3-0 | 8-0 | 32 | 324 | Feb 26, 7:00pm ET |
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Nebraska(17-10) | Big Ten | 52 | 5-8 | 4-1 | 2-1 | 6-0 | 28 | 178 | Feb 24, 8:00pm ET |
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Xavier(17-10) | Big East | 51 | 1-9 | 5-1 | 4-0 | 7-0 | 51 | 125 | Feb 23, 2:00pm ET |
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Texas(16-11) | SEC | 35 | 4-8 | 3-2 | 2-0 | 7-0 | 21 | 287 | Feb 26, 9:00pm ET |
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Drake(24-3) | Missouri Valley | 59 | 1-0 | 3-1 | 10-2 | 8-0 | 209 | 236 | Feb 23, 4:00pm ET |
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Georgia(16-11) | SEC | 39 | 2-10 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 8-0 | 27 | 234 | Feb 25, 7:00pm ET |
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Oklahoma(17-10) | SEC | 53 | 4-8 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 7-0 | 15 | 133 | Feb 26, 9:00pm ET |
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Wake Forest(19-8) | ACC | 60 | 2-6 | 5-0 | 6-1 | 6-0 | 57 | 50 | Feb 26, 9:00pm ET |
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Liberty(22-5) | Conference USA | 69 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 8-3 | 7-0 | 240 | 300 | Feb 27, 7:00pm ET |
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UC San Diego(24-4) | Big West | 40 | 2-1 | 1-1 | 7-1 | 11-1 | 201 | 206 | Feb 27, 10:00pm ET |
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George Mason(21-6) | Atlantic 10 | 62 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 8-1 | 8-1 | 125 | 176 | Feb 26, 7:00pm ET |
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McNeese(22-6) | Southland | 70 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 5-2 | 13-0 | 183 | 37 | Feb 24, 7:00pm ET |
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Akron(21-6) | Mid-American | 92 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 3-2 | 15-0 | 288 | 193 | Feb 25, 7:00pm ET |
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Lipscomb(20-9) | Atlantic Sun | 89 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 5-3 | 12-2 | 236 | 105 | Feb 24, 7:00pm ET |
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Yale(18-6) | Ivy | 66 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 3-1 | 11-1 | 221 | 191 | Feb 28, 5:00pm ET |
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High Point(25-5) | Big South | 87 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 5-2 | 16-2 | 351 | 350 | Feb 26, 7:00pm ET |
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Towson(19-10) | Coastal Athletic | 151 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 5-6 | 11-1 | 246 | 173 | Feb 27, 7:00pm ET |
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Utah Valley(20-7) | WAC | 120 | 0-0 | 0-4 | 7-2 | 10-1 | 278 | 279 | Mar 01, 4:00pm ET |
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Chattanooga(21-8) | Southern | 116 | 0-3 | 1-0 | 8-3 | 9-2 | 203 | 141 | Feb 27, 7:00pm ET |
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South Alabama(19-10) | Sun Belt | 121 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 5-0 | 11-5 | 264 | 205 | Feb 26, 8:30pm ET |
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CCSU(21-6) | Northeast | 162 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 16-4 | 357 | 308 | Feb 27, 7:00pm ET |
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Norfolk St.(19-8) | MEAC | 177 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3-1 | 11-3 | 190 | 109 | Feb 24, 8:00pm ET |
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Montana(20-8) | Big Sky | 160 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 13-0 | 124 | 18 | Feb 27, 10:00pm ET |
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Clev. St.(19-9) | Horizon | 175 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 5-2 | 10-3 | 255 | 119 | Feb 23, 3:00pm ET |
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Quinnipiac(16-10) | MAAC | 189 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-4 | 15-3 | 310 | 171 | Feb 23, 2:00pm ET |
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SE Missouri St.(19-10) | Ohio Valley | 187 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 14-4 | 326 | 123 | Feb 27, 8:30pm ET |
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Neb.-Omaha(18-12) | Summit League | 195 | 0-1 | 1-6 | 4-1 | 10-4 | 204 | 177 | Mar 01, 2:00pm ET |
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American(18-11) | Patriot | 235 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 1-3 | 14-4 | 313 | 189 | Feb 26, 7:00pm ET |
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Southern U.(18-9) | SWAC | 213 | 0-5 | 1-0 | 0-2 | 13-2 | 149 | 19 | Mar 01, 5:30pm ET |
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Bryant(17-11) | America East | 159 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 14-6 | 309 | 213 | Feb 27, 6:00pm ET |
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- 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 | ||
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Gonzaga(21-8) | West Coast | 10 | 2-5 | 4-2 | 4-0 | 11-0 | 84 | 26 | Feb 25, 11:00pm ET |
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Nebraska(17-10) | Big Ten | 52 | 5-8 | 4-1 | 2-1 | 6-0 | 28 | 178 | Feb 24, 8:00pm ET |
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San Diego St.(18-7) | Mountain West | 49 | 4-4 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 8-0 | 68 | 7 | Feb 25, 11:00pm ET |
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UConn(18-8) | Big East | 36 | 5-4 | 4-3 | 4-1 | 5-0 | 53 | 64 | Feb 23, 12:00pm ET |
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BYU(19-8) | Big 12 | 30 | 3-7 | 4-1 | 5-0 | 6-0 | 56 | 298 | Feb 26, 9:30pm ET |
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Oklahoma(17-10) | SEC | 53 | 4-8 | 3-1 | 2-1 | 7-0 | 15 | 133 | Feb 26, 9:00pm ET |
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Texas(16-11) | SEC | 35 | 4-8 | 3-2 | 2-0 | 7-0 | 21 | 287 | Feb 26, 9:00pm ET |
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Vanderbilt(18-9) | SEC | 44 | 2-8 | 4-1 | 3-0 | 8-0 | 32 | 324 | Feb 26, 7:00pm ET |
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Wake Forest(19-8) | ACC | 60 | 2-6 | 5-0 | 6-1 | 6-0 | 57 | 50 | Feb 26, 9:00pm ET |
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West Virginia(16-11) | Big 12 | 43 | 5-8 | 3-2 | 3-0 | 5-0 | 16 | 59 | Feb 25, 9:00pm ET |
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Arkansas(16-11) | SEC | 41 | 3-9 | 1-2 | 4-0 | 7-0 | 14 | 161 | Feb 26, 9:00pm ET |
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Boise St.(19-8) | Mountain West | 45 | 2-5 | 3-1 | 4-1 | 8-1 | 83 | 114 | Feb 26, 10:30pm ET |
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Cincinnati(16-11) | Big 12 | 47 | 1-9 | 7-2 | 0-0 | 7-0 | 44 | 272 | Feb 25, 7:00pm ET |
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Georgia(16-11) | SEC | 39 | 2-10 | 3-0 | 3-0 | 8-0 | 27 | 234 | Feb 25, 7:00pm ET |
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Indiana(15-11) | Big Ten | 58 | 3-11 | 2-0 | 6-0 | 4-0 | 26 | 153 | Feb 23, 1:30pm ET |
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N. Carolina(17-11) | ACC | 46 | 1-10 | 5-0 | 6-1 | 4-0 | 29 | 5 | Feb 24, 7:00pm ET |
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Ohio St.(15-12) | Big Ten | 32 | 5-8 | 2-4 | 2-0 | 6-0 | 11 | 33 | Feb 23, 3:45pm ET |
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SMU(20-7) | ACC | 38 | 0-4 | 5-2 | 10-0 | 5-0 | 101 | 249 | Feb 26, 11:00pm ET |
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VCU(22-5) | Atlantic 10 | 31 | 1-1 | 5-3 | 2-0 | 12-1 | 151 | 282 | Feb 25, 7:00pm ET |
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Xavier(17-10) | Big East | 51 | 1-9 | 5-1 | 4-0 | 7-0 | 51 | 125 | Feb 23, 2:00pm ET |
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- 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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