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First Four

First Round

South

1

Alabama
16

Lexington

8

Kansas St.
9

San Diego St.

5

Indiana
12

Bradley

Cleveland

4

Marquette
13

Ohio

6

Xavier
11

Milwaukee

3

Purdue
14

Vermont

7

Texas
10

Dayton

Milwaukee

2

Iowa St.
15

PFW

Midwest

1

Kansas
16

Colgate

Wichita

8

Wake Forest
9

Boise St.

5

Arkansas
12

Grand Canyon

Seattle

4

Arizona
13

High Point

6

Cincinnati
11

Lexington

3

Auburn
14

La. Tech

7

Kentucky
10

Michigan

Raleigh

2

N. Carolina
15

Kansas City

East

1

UConn
16

Providence

8

Texas Tech
9

Rutgers

5

Illinois
12

UAB

Providence

4

Tennessee
13

Princeton

6

UCLA
11

McNeese

Denver

3

Baylor
14

Towson

7

Michigan St.
10

Ole Miss

Raleigh

2

Duke
15

Chattanooga

West

1

Houston
16

Quinnipiac

Wichita

8

Oregon
9

Saint Mary's

5

St. John's
12

UC Irvine

Cleveland

4

Texas A&M
13

Arkansas St.

6

Florida
11

VCU

Denver

3

Creighton
14

Lipscomb

7

Ohio St.
10

Clemson

Seattle

2

Gonzaga
15

Weber St.

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Last 4 In

Team		Net
	Maryland(9-2)	82
	Providence(7-5)	57
	Memphis(9-2)	75
	Miami(4-7)	101

First 4 Out

Team		Net
	BYU(8-2)	12
	Wisconsin(9-3)	18
	New Mexico(9-3)	22
	Virginia(6-5)	54

Team Bracket Index UpdatedNov 01, 8:16am

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Seed		Team	Conf	Net*	Quad 1*	Quad 2*	Quad 3*	Quad 4*	Sos*	Nc Sos*	Next Game
1	E	UConn(9-3)	Big East	2	13-3	8-0	1-0	9-0	24	69	Dec 21, 12:00pm ET	@ Butler
	M	Kansas(8-2)	Big 12	20	7-9	6-0	4-1	4-0	2	36	Dec 22, 3:00pm ET	vs Brown
	S	Alabama(9-2)	SEC	9	4-10	7-1	7-0	3-0	3	18	Dec 22, 1:00pm ET	vs Kent St.
	W	Houston(7-3)	Big 12	1	16-4	3-0	4-0	7-0	11	193	Dec 21, 2:00pm ET	vs TX A&M-CC
2	E	Duke(9-2)	ACC	10	5-4	6-4	7-0	6-0	71	116	Dec 21, 12:00pm ET	@ Ga. Tech
	M	N. Carolina(6-5)	ACC	8	9-3	7-4	6-0	5-0	31	26	Dec 21, 3:00pm ET	vs UCLA
	S	Iowa St.(9-1)	Big 12	6	10-6	6-1	2-0	9-0	16	324	Dec 22, 1:00pm ET	vs Morgan St.
	W	Gonzaga(8-3)	West Coast	17	3-6	4-1	5-0	12-0	91	19	Dec 21, 9:00pm ET	vs Bucknell
3	E	Baylor(7-3)	Big 12	14	10-9	4-1	3-0	5-0	1	70	Dec 27, 7:00pm ET	vs Arlington Bapt
	M	Auburn(10-1)	SEC	5	2-7	10-0	9-0	5-0	66	171	Dec 21, 4:30pm ET	vs Purdue
	S	Purdue(8-3)	Big Ten	3	12-4	8-0	6-0	3-0	7	9	Dec 21, 4:30pm ET	@ Auburn
	W	Creighton(7-5)	Big East	11	8-5	7-4	1-0	7-0	27	58	Dec 21, 4:00pm ET	vs Villanova
4	E	Tennessee(11-0)	SEC	7	8-7	5-1	6-0	5-0	10	16	Dec 23, 7:00pm ET	vs Middle Tenn.
	M	Arizona(5-5)	Pac-12	4	8-3	7-4	8-1	2-0	49	13	Dec 21, 4:00pm ET	vs C. Michigan
	S	Marquette(10-2)	Big East	13	9-8	6-1	4-0	6-0	6	17	Dec 21, 12:00pm ET	@ Xavier
	W	Texas A&M(9-2)	SEC	45	7-7	6-3	2-4	5-0	18	21	Dec 20, 2:00pm ET	vs Houston Chr.
5	E	Illinois(7-3)	Big Ten	15	7-6	6-1	7-1	5-0	40	151	Dec 22, 1:00pm ET	@ Missouri
	M	Arkansas(9-2)	SEC	115	2-9	1-6	7-1	6-1	57	148	Dec 21, 2:30pm ET	vs NC A&T
	S	Indiana(8-3)	Big Ten	98	3-9	6-4	4-1	6-0	23	122	Dec 21, 12:00pm ET	vs Chattanooga
	W	St. John's(9-2)	Big East	32	4-10	6-2	3-1	7-0	33	173	Dec 20, 8:00pm ET	@ Providence
6	E	UCLA(10-1)	Pac-12	107	1-10	6-2	3-4	5-1	67	72	Dec 21, 3:00pm ET	@ N. Carolina
	M	Cincinnati(8-1)	Big 12	37	4-11	3-1	4-2	9-0	36	323	Dec 20, 8:30pm ET	vs Dayton
	S	Xavier(8-4)	Big East	64	2-13	6-2	1-1	7-1	4	34	Dec 21, 12:00pm ET	vs Marquette
	W	Florida(11-0)	SEC	26	6-7	4-2	9-1	5-0	41	107	Dec 21, 12:00pm ET	vs North Florida
7	E	Michigan St.(9-2)	Big Ten	24	3-9	6-5	6-0	4-0	14	44	Dec 21, 2:00pm ET	vs FAU
	M	Kentucky(10-1)	SEC	19	6-7	2-1	8-1	7-0	55	172	Dec 21, 5:30pm ET	vs Ohio St.
	S	Texas(9-2)	Big 12	30	5-9	3-2	5-1	7-0	17	208	Dec 19, 8:00pm ET	vs New Orleans
	W	Ohio St.(7-4)	Big Ten	49	3-7	3-5	9-1	5-0	58	251	Dec 21, 5:30pm ET	@ Kentucky
8	E	Texas Tech(8-2)	Big 12	28	6-9	4-1	6-0	7-0	29	311	Dec 21, 1:00pm ET	vs Lamar
	M	Wake Forest(9-3)	ACC	43	2-8	7-4	5-1	6-0	73	248	Dec 21, 2:00pm ET	@ Clemson
	S	Kansas St.(6-4)	Big 12	71	5-8	4-5	5-1	5-0	12	218	Dec 21, 7:00pm ET	@ Wichita St.
	W	Oregon(10-1)	Pac-12	59	4-6	5-4	8-1	6-0	72	244	Dec 21, 8:00pm ET	@ Stanford
9	E	Rutgers(7-4)	Big Ten	103	2-11	4-4	2-2	7-0	22	154	Dec 21, 12:00pm ET	vs Princeton
	M	Boise St.(8-3)	Mountain West	27	6-5	3-4	3-1	8-0	51	32	Dec 21, 3:30pm ET	vs Air Force
	S	San Diego St.(7-2)	Mountain West	21	4-9	6-1	6-0	6-0	25	15	Dec 21, 10:30pm ET	vs California
	W	Saint Mary's(9-2)	West Coast	16	5-3	3-2	5-2	12-0	102	80	Dec 19, 10:00pm ET	vs Merrimack
10	E	Ole Miss(10-1)	SEC	90	3-8	3-4	8-0	6-0	64	315	Dec 21, 5:00pm ET	vs Queens
	M	Michigan(8-3)	Big Ten	133	3-12	1-8	2-3	2-1	5	41	Dec 22, 1:00pm ET	vs PFW
	S	Dayton(10-2)	Atlantic 10	23	3-4	5-3	9-0	7-0	92	39	Dec 20, 8:30pm ET	@ Cincinnati
	W	Clemson(9-3)	ACC	35	5-5	5-5	6-1	5-0	52	64	Dec 21, 2:00pm ET	vs Wake Forest
11	E	McNeese(5-5)	Southland	56	1-0	2-2	4-0	19-1	338	128	Dec 22, 3:00pm ET	@ Louisiana
	M	Maryland(9-2)	Big Ten	82	2-9	4-4	3-4	7-0	56	308	Dec 21, 12:00pm ET	@ Syracuse
	M	Providence(7-5)	Big East	57	6-9	3-4	1-0	11-0	34	227	Dec 20, 8:00pm ET	vs St. John's
	S	Memphis(9-2)	American Athletic	75	2-3	4-3	11-3	5-1	100	86	Dec 21, 12:30pm ET	vs Miss. St.
	S	Miami(4-7)	ACC	101	1-9	7-4	1-3	6-1	62	159	Dec 21, 2:00pm ET	vs Mt St Mary's
	W	VCU(9-3)	Atlantic 10	69	1-4	7-4	7-2	7-2	103	169	Dec 22, 2:00pm ET	vs William & Mary
12	E	UAB(6-6)	American Athletic	105	0-4	7-3	8-2	6-2	110	207	Dec 22, 3:00pm ET	vs Alcorn St.
	M	Grand Canyon(6-4)	WAC	50	1-0	2-2	11-2	14-0	258	214	Dec 19, 9:00pm ET	vs Chicago St.
	S	Bradley(9-2)	Missouri Valley	58	0-4	3-4	12-2	6-1	127	204	Dec 21, 2:00pm ET	vs Canisius
	W	UC Irvine(9-1)	Big West	77	0-3	1-2	7-3	15-1	174	40	Dec 19, 7:30pm ET	@ Belmont
13	E	Princeton(8-4)	Ivy	55	0-0	2-3	11-1	9-0	193	196	Dec 21, 12:00pm ET	@ Rutgers
	M	High Point(11-2)	Big South	110	0-0	0-1	6-4	17-3	353	344	Dec 21, 2:00pm ET	@ S. Illinois
	S	Ohio(5-6)	Mid-American	139	0-0	0-2	5-9	14-2	342	347	Dec 30, 7:00pm ET	vs Muskingum
	W	Arkansas St.(9-3)	Sun Belt	148	0-4	1-3	7-6	10-3	153	112	Dec 21, 3:00pm ET	vs C. Carolina
14	E	Towson(4-8)	Coastal Athletic	149	0-3	1-4	5-4	13-3	169	99	Dec 22, 1:00pm ET	vs Bryant
	M	La. Tech(10-2)	Conference USA	99	0-3	1-1	6-5	12-1	192	91	Dec 21, 4:00pm ET	vs Rust College
	S	Vermont(6-7)	America East	102	0-2	2-0	9-3	15-1	285	182	Dec 21, 12:00pm ET	@ Dartmouth
	W	Lipscomb(7-4)	Atlantic Sun	166	0-2	1-2	4-3	13-5	280	146	Dec 19, 7:30pm ET	@ Middle Tenn.
15	E	Chattanooga(8-4)	Southern	140	0-2	2-2	6-6	11-2	228	267	Dec 21, 12:00pm ET	@ Indiana
	M	Kansas City(7-7)	Summit League	233	0-3	0-1	2-6	11-6	235	117	Dec 21, 2:00pm ET	vs ETSU
	S	PFW(8-4)	Horizon	157	0-2	1-2	4-4	14-4	317	299	Dec 20, 5:30pm ET	vs Defiance
	W	Weber St.(6-6)	Big Sky	153	1-1	1-0	5-6	10-5	234	89	Dec 21, 9:00pm ET	vs Utah Valley
16	E	Little Rock(6-5)	Ohio Valley	182	0-0	0-0	2-4	19-8	362	360	Dec 19, 8:00pm ET	vs SIUE
	E	Norfolk St.(6-6)	MEAC	223	1-1	0-1	2-4	15-5	315	150	Dec 19, 5:00pm ET	@ Alabama St.
	M	Colgate(3-9)	Patriot	125	0-2	1-3	2-1	21-3	270	42	Dec 22, 1:00pm ET	vs Iona
	S	Wagner(6-5)	Northeast	290	0-2	0-0	3-3	11-10	351	225	Dec 21, 2:30pm ET	vs PSU Fayette
	S	Grambling St.(2-7)	SWAC	279	0-6	0-0	0-2	17-6	168	2	Dec 19, 7:30pm ET	vs Delaware St.
	W	Quinnipiac(5-6)	MAAC	160	0-1	0-1	4-3	19-4	344	292	Dec 21, 1:00pm ET	@ CCSU

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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