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

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Last 4 In

Team Net
Arkansas(15-7) 28
Kentucky(15-7) 35
Va. Tech(13-9) 54
West Virginia(13-9) 24

First 4 Out

Team Net
Arizona St.(16-7) 65
Wisconsin(13-8) 77
Oklahoma(12-10) 58
Penn St.(14-8) 56
Team Bracket Index UpdatedJan 30, 8:58am

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Seed Team Conf Net* Quad 1* Quad 2* Quad 3* Quad 4* Sos* Nc Sos* Next Game
1 E Kansas St.(18-4) Big 12 19 5-3 3-1 4-0 6-0 30 295 Feb 04, 4:00pm ET
M Alabama(19-3) SEC 4 6-3 5-0 4-0 4-0 4 8 Feb 04, 4:00pm ET
S Purdue(22-1) Big 10 3 7-1 5-0 5-0 5-0 45 88 Feb 04, 4:00pm ET
W Arizona(20-3) Pac-12 10 7-2 3-1 3-0 6-0 38 51 Feb 04, 9:30pm ET
2 E Houston(21-2) AAC 1 4-1 5-0 2-1 9-0 43 64 Feb 05, 6:00pm ET
M Kansas(18-4) Big 12 7 9-4 4-0 2-0 3-0 1 14 Feb 04, 12:00pm ET
S Tennessee(18-4) SEC 2 4-2 3-2 5-0 6-0 33 49 Feb 04, 2:00pm ET
W Texas(18-4) Big 12 9 7-4 2-0 3-0 6-0 16 120 Feb 04, 4:00pm ET
3 E Iowa St.(15-6) Big 12 13 6-6 2-0 1-0 6-0 42 97 Feb 04, 12:00pm ET
M UCLA(18-4) Pac-12 5 4-4 6-0 2-0 5-0 20 102 Feb 04, 7:00pm ET
S Baylor(16-6) Big 12 15 7-6 2-0 0-0 7-0 6 44 Feb 04, 1:00pm ET
W Virginia(17-3) ACC 14 3-3 4-0 4-0 6-0 48 37 Feb 04, 12:00pm ET
4 E Xavier(18-5) Big East 26 6-4 5-0 0-1 7-0 19 48 Feb 04, 5:00pm ET
M TCU(17-5) Big 12 16 6-4 3-0 0-0 8-1 86 248 Feb 04, 2:00pm ET
S Marquette(18-5) Big East 11 4-3 4-1 4-1 6-0 63 146 Feb 04, 2:00pm ET
W Gonzaga(19-4) WCC 12 3-3 5-0 3-1 6-0 9 7 Feb 04, 10:30pm ET
5 E Indiana(15-7) Big 10 23 3-6 2-1 4-0 6-0 55 100 Feb 04, 4:00pm ET
M UConn(17-6) Big East 8 4-5 3-0 4-1 6-0 57 65 Feb 04, 12:00pm ET
S Missouri(17-5) SEC 46 3-5 4-0 3-0 7-0 58 187 Feb 04, 6:00pm ET
W Illinois(16-6) Big 10 25 3-5 3-1 4-0 6-0 70 89 Feb 04, 2:30pm ET
6 E Providence(17-6) Big East 36 3-5 2-1 4-0 8-0 91 265 Feb 08, 8:00pm ET
M Saint Mary's(20-4) WCC 6 1-1 5-1 8-2 4-0 29 115 Feb 04, 10:30pm ET
S Miami(17-5) ACC 40 4-4 2-0 5-1 6-0 63 132 Feb 04, 3:00pm ET
W New Mexico(19-4) MWC 37 3-2 1-1 8-1 6-0 82 245 Feb 07, 10:30pm ET
7 E Rutgers(15-7) Big 10 20 4-4 3-2 1-1 7-0 61 304 Feb 04, 12:00pm ET
M Michigan St.(14-8) Big 10 47 3-6 3-1 4-1 4-0 7 66 Feb 04, 12:00pm ET
S Duke(16-6) ACC 22 3-6 3-0 2-0 8-0 24 40 Feb 04, 6:30pm ET
W San Diego St(17-5) MWC 27 2-4 4-1 9-0 1-0 11 25 Feb 03, 9:00pm ET
8 E NC State(18-5) ACC 38 3-4 2-1 4-0 9-0 100 261 Feb 04, 1:00pm ET
M N. Carolina(15-7) ACC 43 1-6 5-1 3-0 6-0 21 19 Feb 04, 6:30pm ET
S USC(16-6) Pac-12 55 3-4 4-1 4-1 4-0 52 167 Feb 04, 9:30pm ET
W Northwestern(15-7) Big 10 49 4-4 1-2 1-0 9-0 89 287 Feb 05, 6:30pm ET
9 E Auburn(17-5) SEC 30 2-3 5-2 6-0 4-0 31 87 Feb 04, 2:00pm ET
M Memphis(17-5) AAC 42 1-2 5-3 5-0 6-0 86 58 Feb 04, 2:00pm ET
S Clemson(18-5) ACC 63 3-2 4-0 4-1 7-2 163 339 Feb 04, 3:00pm ET
W Boise St.(18-5) MWC 21 2-2 5-2 5-0 5-1 77 166 Feb 03, 9:00pm ET
10 E Nevada(17-6) MWC 34 2-5 5-1 5-0 4-0 10 125 Feb 03, 11:00pm ET
M Creighton(14-8) Big East 17 2-5 4-2 3-1 5-0 15 34 Feb 04, 7:30pm ET
S Maryland(15-7) Big 10 33 4-5 1-2 3-0 7-0 27 144 Feb 04, 9:00pm ET
W Iowa(14-8) Big 10 32 5-5 3-1 1-1 5-1 39 99 Feb 04, 2:30pm ET
11 E Pittsburgh(16-7) ACC 59 4-2 4-4 1-0 7-1 47 201 Feb 07, 7:00pm ET
M Va. Tech(13-9) ACC 54 2-5 3-3 2-1 6-0 23 231 Feb 04, 12:00pm ET
M West Virginia(13-9) Big 12 24 5-9 1-0 1-0 6-0 3 82 Feb 04, 8:00pm ET
S FAU(21-2) USA 18 2-0 2-1 6-0 9-0 105 296 Feb 04, 4:00pm ET
W Arkansas(15-7) SEC 28 1-5 4-1 6-1 4-0 5 112 Feb 04, 3:30pm ET
W Kentucky(15-7) SEC 35 1-6 4-0 4-0 6-1 49 96 Feb 04, 8:30pm ET
12 E Charleston(21-3) CAA 61 0-1 3-0 3-1 14-0 236 290 Feb 04, 2:00pm ET
M So. Miss(20-4) BELT 67 1-2 1-1 3-1 11-0 182 210 Feb 04, 2:00pm ET
S Saint Louis(15-7) A10 87 1-3 1-2 6-1 6-1 34 60 Feb 03, 7:00pm ET
W Oral Roberts(20-4) Summit 44 0-4 1-0 2-0 13-0 143 4 Feb 04, 8:00pm ET
13 E Liberty(19-5) ASUN 45 0-3 1-1 3-1 11-0 127 67 Feb 04, 5:00pm ET
M UCSB(18-3) BigWst 84 0-0 2-1 3-1 10-1 345 350 Feb 04, 10:00pm ET
S Kent St.(18-4) MAC 60 0-3 0-0 7-0 9-1 179 68 Feb 03, 9:00pm ET
W Utah Valley(18-6) WAC 82 1-3 3-1 2-1 8-1 180 36 Feb 08, 8:00pm ET
14 E Cornell(15-5) IVY 86 0-1 1-1 3-3 9-0 239 259 Feb 03, 7:00pm ET
M E. Washington(17-7) BigSky 136 0-1 1-4 2-2 12-0 295 203 Feb 04, 10:00pm ET
S S. Illinois(17-7) MVC 109 1-1 2-2 5-3 8-1 164 215 Feb 05, 2:00pm ET
W Furman(18-6) SoCon 92 0-1 1-1 7-2 7-2 231 239 Feb 04, 6:00pm ET
15 E Siena(15-7) MAAC 142 0-0 2-0 4-3 9-4 298 311 Feb 03, 7:00pm ET
M Colgate(17-7) PAT 105 0-1 1-0 2-5 13-1 284 230 Feb 04, 4:00pm ET
S UNC-Ash.(18-6) BigSou 164 1-2 0-0 2-2 12-2 315 178 Feb 04, 4:00pm ET
W Youngstown St.(18-6) Hor 112 0-0 0-0 4-5 11-1 328 353 Feb 04, 7:00pm ET
16 E Md.-E. Shore(14-8) MEAC 219 0-3 1-2 1-3 8-0 203 23 Feb 11, 4:00pm ET
M SE Louisiana(14-9) SthLnd 246 0-2 0-2 2-3 8-2 322 105 Feb 04, 12:00pm ET
M Southern U.(12-10) SWAC 205 0-5 0-1 0-1 10-3 287 9 Feb 04, 6:00pm ET
S SE Missouri St.(13-11) OVC 232 0-3 0-0 1-5 9-3 268 119 Feb 04, 4:00pm ET
S FDU(14-10) NEC 295 0-1 0-0 1-3 11-6 361 336 Feb 04, 1:00pm ET
W Vermont(12-10) AmEast 145 0-2 1-2 2-5 8-1 99 83 Feb 04, 3:00pm 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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