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Last 4 In

Team Net
Texas(16-11) 35
Oklahoma(17-10) 53
Xavier(17-10) 51
Georgia(16-11) 39

First 4 Out

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