Bracketology

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

Khalif Battle has big second half in 80-75 Arkansas win

Battle had 15 points on six shots in the second half.

Bracket Predictions UpdatedNov 02, 6:33pm

First Four

First Round

South

1

Kansas
16

Omaha

8

Auburn
9

Northwestern

5

N. Carolina
12

Charleston

Brooklyn

4

FAU
13

Furman

6

Kentucky
11

Pittsburgh

3

Creighton
14

Colgate

7

Maryland
10

Florida

Memphis

2

Tennessee
15

UCSB

East

1

Duke
16

Texas So.

Charlotte

8

Wisconsin
9

Missouri

5

San Diego St.
12

Yale

Spokane

4

USC
13

James Madison

6

Villanova
11

Boise St.

Pittsburgh

3

Arkansas
14

Akron

7

UCLA
10

Clemson

Brooklyn

2

UConn
15

Weber St.

West

1

Michigan St.
16

Indianapolis

8

Virginia
9

Kansas St.

5

Baylor
12

Grand Canyon

Spokane

4

Gonzaga
13

E. Kentucky

6

Saint Mary's
11

Dayton

Salt Lake

3

Arizona
14

Wright St.

7

Alabama
10

Indiana

Memphis

2

Houston
15

Iona

Midwest

1

Purdue
16

UNC-Ash.

Indianapolis

8

St. John's
9

Memphis

5

Texas
12

Drake

Salt Lake

4

Texas A&M
13

Liberty

6

Illinois
11

Charlotte

3

Miami
14

Vermont

7

Colorado
10

TCU

Omaha

2

Marquette
15

S. Dak. St.

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(4-5)	22
	Miss. St.(6-2)	48
	Ohio St.(8-1)	52
	Iowa St.(7-2)	20

First 4 Out

Team		Net
	Providence(7-2)	55
	Oregon(5-2)	47
	Rutgers(5-3)	40
	New Mexico(8-1)	53

Team Bracket Index UpdatedNov 02, 6:33pm

Follow the top variables that power CBS Sports Bracketology

Seed		Team	Conf	Net*	Quad 1*	Quad 2*	Quad 3*	Quad 4*	Sos*	Nc Sos*	Next Game
1	E	Duke(5-3)	ACC	16	5-6	7-2	4-0	10-0	57	70	Dec 09, 2:15pm ET	vs Charlotte
	M	Purdue(8-1)	Big 10	5	9-4	9-1	5-0	5-0	21	79	Dec 09, 1:30pm ET	vs Alabama
	S	Kansas(8-1)	Big 12	9	17-7	4-0	3-0	3-0	1	16	Dec 09, 5:15pm ET	vs Missouri
	W	Michigan St.(4-4)	Big 10	33	5-9	7-2	3-1	4-0	7	37	Dec 10, 6:30pm ET	@ Nebraska
2	E	UConn(8-1)	Big East	8	6-6	6-1	5-1	8-0	42	92	Dec 09, 12:00pm ET	vs Ark.-Pine Bluff
	M	Marquette(7-2)	Big East	12	7-5	6-0	7-1	8-0	45	151	Dec 09, 9:00pm ET	vs Notre Dame
	S	Tennessee(5-3)	SEC	4	7-7	3-3	6-0	7-0	32	46	Dec 09, 12:00pm ET	vs Illinois
	W	Houston(9-0)	BIG12	1	7-1	8-0	7-1	9-0	96	74	Dec 09, 4:00pm ET	vs Jackson St.
3	E	Arkansas(6-3)	SEC	21	4-10	4-2	10-1	2-0	17	99	Dec 09, 4:00pm ET	@ Oklahoma
	M	Miami(7-1)	ACC	35	5-5	6-0	7-1	7-1	81	175	Dec 10, 2:00pm ET	vs Colorado
	S	Creighton(7-1)	Big East	17	3-8	6-3	6-1	6-0	25	21	Dec 09, 2:00pm ET	vs C. Michigan
	W	Arizona(7-0)	Pac-12	10	9-2	7-4	5-0	7-0	46	58	Dec 09, 3:15pm ET	vs Wisconsin
4	E	USC(5-3)	Pac-12	50	3-6	7-2	6-1	6-1	63	146	Dec 10, 4:00pm ET	vs LBSU
	M	Texas A&M(7-2)	SEC	18	7-5	5-1	6-0	7-2	56	250	Dec 10, 4:00pm ET	vs Memphis
	S	FAU(7-2)	AAC	13	2-1	4-2	11-0	12-0	152	294	Dec 13, 7:00pm ET	vs FIU
	W	Gonzaga(7-1)	WCC	6	6-4	5-0	8-1	8-0	54	9	Dec 09, 11:00pm ET	@ Washington
5	E	San Diego St.(7-2)	MWC	14	5-5	6-1	13-0	2-0	47	22	Dec 09, 10:30pm ET	vs UC Irvine
	M	Texas(6-2)	Big 12	7	14-8	4-0	1-0	7-0	6	124	Dec 09, 3:00pm ET	vs Houston Chr.
	S	N. Carolina(7-2)	ACC	46	1-9	6-4	7-0	6-0	49	18	Dec 16, 5:30pm ET	vs Kentucky
	W	Baylor(9-0)	Big 12	15	11-10	4-0	0-0	7-0	2	42	Dec 16, 2:00pm ET	@ Michigan St.
6	E	Villanova(6-4)	Big East	76	2-11	3-3	6-2	6-0	40	105	Dec 09, 7:00pm ET	vs UCLA
	M	Illinois(7-1)	Big 10	34	2-11	7-1	4-0	7-0	31	115	Dec 09, 12:00pm ET	@ Tennessee
	S	Kentucky(6-2)	SEC	25	6-7	6-1	3-2	6-1	24	69	Dec 09, 12:00pm ET	@ Penn
	W	Saint Mary's(4-5)	WCC	11	2-3	7-2	11-2	5-0	77	84	Dec 09, 6:30pm ET	@ Colo. St.
7	E	UCLA(5-2)	Pac-12	3	8-5	9-0	5-0	7-0	44	113	Dec 09, 7:00pm ET	@ Villanova
	M	Colorado(6-2)	Pac-12	69	3-7	4-4	6-3	4-2	48	89	Dec 10, 2:00pm ET	@ Miami
	S	Maryland(5-4)	Big 10	31	3-10	6-2	3-0	9-0	36	159	Dec 12, 7:00pm ET	vs Alcorn St.
	W	Alabama(6-2)	SEC	2	12-5	6-0	7-0	3-0	10	5	Dec 09, 1:30pm ET	@ Purdue
8	E	Wisconsin(7-2)	Big 10	80	5-7	6-6	1-1	5-0	13	71	Dec 09, 3:15pm ET	@ Arizona
	M	St. John's(6-2)	Big East	98	1-10	1-3	6-2	10-0	68	319	Dec 10, 4:30pm ET	vs Boston College
	S	Auburn(5-2)	SEC	32	3-10	6-1	8-1	3-0	18	82	Dec 09, 2:00pm ET	@ Indiana
	W	Virginia(8-1)	ACC	26	5-5	6-1	5-1	9-0	71	39	Dec 16, 6:00pm ET	vs Northeastern
9	E	Missouri(7-2)	SEC	42	6-9	4-0	6-0	8-0	35	210	Dec 09, 5:15pm ET	@ Kansas
	M	Memphis(6-2)	AAC	29	3-4	9-3	7-1	6-0	73	34	Dec 10, 4:00pm ET	@ Texas A&M
	S	Northwestern(6-1)	Big 10	41	7-6	4-5	1-0	9-0	37	296	Dec 10, 2:00pm ET	vs Detroit
	W	Kansas St.(7-2)	Big 12	23	9-8	4-1	3-0	7-0	16	310	Dec 09, 1:30pm ET	@ LSU
10	E	Clemson(8-0)	ACC	60	4-4	3-2	7-2	9-2	102	334	Dec 09, 4:00pm ET	vs TCU
	M	TCU(7-0)	Big 12	28	8-11	5-0	0-0	8-1	11	292	Dec 09, 4:00pm ET	@ Clemson
	S	Florida(5-3)	SEC	63	2-13	1-2	9-1	4-0	20	44	Dec 09, 4:00pm ET	vs Richmond
	W	Indiana(7-1)	Big 10	30	6-9	6-2	4-0	6-0	12	104	Dec 09, 2:00pm ET	vs Auburn
11	E	Boise St.(5-3)	MWC	27	3-5	9-2	6-2	5-0	60	132	Dec 09, 4:00pm ET	vs W. Oregon
	M	Miss. St.(6-2)	SEC	48	4-8	4-3	5-1	8-0	38	229	Dec 09, 11:30am ET	vs Tulane
	M	Xavier(4-5)	Big East	22	8-6	5-1	4-2	8-0	30	50	Dec 09, 6:30pm ET	vs Cincinnati
	S	Iowa St.(7-2)	Big 12	20	10-11	2-2	1-0	6-0	4	103	Dec 10, 1:00pm ET	vs Prairie View
	S	Ohio St.(8-1)	Big 10	52	3-13	7-4	0-1	6-1	9	119	Dec 09, 6:00pm ET	@ Penn St.
	W	Dayton(6-2)	A10	74	1-1	1-6	10-3	10-1	176	220	Dec 09, 12:30pm ET	vs Troy
12	E	Yale(5-5)	IVY	61	0-2	2-2	9-1	8-2	191	170	Dec 08, 7:00pm ET	vs Colby-Sawyer
	M	Drake(8-1)	MVC	54	1-1	3-3	10-3	12-0	204	261	Dec 09, 7:30pm ET	vs Nevada
	S	Charleston(4-4)	CAA	51	0-1	2-0	12-2	16-0	333	295	Dec 10, 2:00pm ET	vs Rhode Island
	W	Grand Canyon(7-1)	WAC	104	1-2	2-1	8-7	10-1	157	216	Dec 09, 2:00pm ET	@ Liberty
13	E	James Madison(8-0)	BELT	94	0-2	2-2	8-3	9-4	177	214	Dec 09, 7:00pm ET	@ Old Dominion
	M	Liberty(7-2)	USA	44	0-3	1-2	6-3	16-0	209	66	Dec 09, 2:00pm ET	vs Grand Canyon
	S	Furman(4-5)	SoCon	88	0-2	1-0	9-3	14-2	302	242	Dec 09, 2:00pm ET	vs Bob Jones U
	W	E. Kentucky(3-4)	ASUN	165	0-4	1-2	6-3	10-4	151	106	Dec 10, 4:00pm ET	vs
14	E	Akron(5-3)	MAC	102	0-4	1-4	6-3	13-0	159	165	Dec 09, 7:00pm ET	@ N. Kentucky
	M	Vermont(8-2)	AmEast	109	0-3	1-3	5-3	16-1	220	49	Dec 09, 2:00pm ET	vs Colgate
	S	Colgate(5-4)	PAT	101	0-1	1-0	2-5	22-2	345	239	Dec 09, 2:00pm ET	@ Vermont
	W	Wright St.(4-5)	Hor	194	0-0	0-2	4-8	12-5	342	324	Dec 12, 7:00pm ET	vs W. Kentucky
15	E	Weber St.(4-3)	BigSky	187	1-0	0-5	4-8	11-2	217	108	Dec 09, 9:00pm ET	vs Cal Poly
	M	S. Dak. St.(4-5)	Summit	155	1-4	0-3	2-4	15-2	139	10	Dec 09, 7:00pm ET	@ Wichita St.
	S	UCSB(4-3)	BigWst	100	0-0	3-1	9-5	13-1	298	342	Dec 09, 4:00pm ET	vs Bethesda
	W	Iona(3-6)	MAAC	59	0-1	0-2	7-2	20-2	310	142	Dec 10, 5:00pm ET	vs St. Fran.-Pa.
16	E	Texas So.(0-7)	SWAC	292	0-4	1-3	1-2	10-11	183	4	Dec 16, 9:30pm ET	@ NC A&T
	M	UNC-Ash.(5-4)	BigSou	140	1-2	0-0	4-2	20-3	309	173	Dec 09, 4:00pm ET	@ W. Carolina
	S	Sacred Heart(4-6)	NEC	326	0-2	0-1	0-2	15-12	358	297	Dec 09, 6:00pm ET	vs Fairfield
	S	SE Louisiana(2-6)	SthLnd	255	0-2	0-2	2-4	13-6	299	67	Dec 09, 6:30pm ET	@ Southern U.
	W	Howard(3-5)	MEAC	214	0-3	0-0	4-6	15-3	295	174	Dec 11, 7:00pm ET	@ Penn
	W	Morehead St.(6-3)	OVC	228	0-2	0-2	2-1	15-6	294	47	Dec 10, 3:00pm ET	@ N. Alabama

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

My Bracket Games

NCAA Tournament Latest News

USC's Bronny James expected to play Sunday

By: Cameron Salerno

It appears James could make his debut for the Trojans on Sunday vs. Long Beach State after...
Dribble Handoff: college basketball's surprise teams

By: David Cobb

There are a few teams that have been surprises through the first month of the season
Power rankings: Wisconsin heats up after slow start

By: David Cobb

The Badgers made a big move in this week's CBS Sports power rankings and have won six stra...