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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(9-0) | ACC | 1 | 9-3 | 7-0 | 10-0 | 5-0 | 57 | 12 | Dec 06, 12:00pm ET |
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Houston(7-1) | Big 12 | 3 | 14-3 | 6-1 | 5-0 | 5-0 | 24 | 74 | Dec 06, 8:00pm ET |
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Auburn(7-2) | SEC | 2 | 16-5 | 6-0 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 2 | 8 | Dec 06, 10:00pm ET |
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Florida(5-3) | SEC | 4 | 10-4 | 9-0 | 4-0 | 6-0 | 23 | 262 | Dec 09, 9:00pm ET |
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Alabama(6-2) | SEC | 6 | 11-8 | 8-0 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 1 | 9 | Dec 07, 2:00pm ET |
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Tennessee(7-2) | SEC | 5 | 11-6 | 5-0 | 5-0 | 6-0 | 8 | 129 | Dec 06, 8:00pm ET |
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Michigan St.(8-0) | Big Ten | 11 | 13-5 | 5-1 | 5-0 | 4-0 | 30 | 135 | Dec 06, 12:00pm ET |
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St. John's(4-3) | Big East | 13 | 6-4 | 11-0 | 7-0 | 6-0 | 65 | 167 | Dec 06, 8:00pm ET |
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Michigan(7-0) | Big Ten | 25 | 11-7 | 4-2 | 7-0 | 2-0 | 26 | 126 | Dec 06, 4:00pm ET |
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Wisconsin(6-2) | Big Ten | 14 | 8-7 | 10-1 | 2-0 | 6-0 | 31 | 114 | Dec 06, 2:00pm ET |
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Texas Tech(6-2) | Big 12 | 7 | 10-5 | 3-3 | 6-0 | 6-0 | 47 | 296 | Dec 07, 3:00pm ET |
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Kentucky(5-3) | SEC | 15 | 11-10 | 1-1 | 4-0 | 6-0 | 3 | 46 | Dec 05, 7:00pm ET |
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Iowa St.(8-0) | Big 12 | 9 | 10-7 | 6-2 | 3-0 | 5-0 | 36 | 94 | Dec 06, 12:00pm ET |
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Texas A&M(7-2) | SEC | 18 | 7-9 | 9-1 | 1-0 | 5-0 | 6 | 36 | Dec 07, 5:00pm ET |
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Oregon(4-4) | Big Ten | 29 | 8-7 | 8-2 | 5-0 | 3-0 | 28 | 66 | Dec 06, 6:00pm ET |
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Maryland(6-3) | Big Ten | 10 | 8-7 | 6-1 | 3-0 | 8-0 | 52 | 327 | Dec 06, 4:00pm ET |
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Purdue(8-0) | Big Ten | 19 | 7-10 | 9-1 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 13 | 10 | Dec 06, 12:00pm ET |
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Arizona(7-0) | Big 12 | 12 | 10-11 | 4-1 | 4-0 | 4-0 | 4 | 34 | Dec 06, 10:00pm ET |
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Marquette(5-4) | Big East | 26 | 6-8 | 7-2 | 5-0 | 5-0 | 40 | 13 | Dec 06, 2:00pm ET |
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Ole Miss(5-3) | SEC | 28 | 8-10 | 5-1 | 2-0 | 7-0 | 5 | 71 | Dec 06, 8:00pm ET |
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Clemson(7-2) | ACC | 22 | 5-3 | 8-2 | 8-1 | 6-0 | 76 | 78 | Dec 09, 6:30pm ET |
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Louisville(7-1) | ACC | 23 | 4-6 | 11-1 | 7-0 | 5-0 | 58 | 31 | Dec 06, 2:15pm ET |
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Memphis(3-4) | American | 50 | 6-1 | 5-2 | 10-2 | 7-0 | 90 | 4 | Dec 06, 4:30pm ET |
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Kansas(6-3) | Big 12 | 20 | 6-11 | 7-1 | 5-0 | 3-0 | 12 | 20 | Dec 07, 1:00pm ET |
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Saint Mary's(8-1) | West Coast | 21 | 4-3 | 6-2 | 7-0 | 10-0 | 92 | 106 | Dec 07, 2:00pm ET |
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Miss. St.(4-4) | SEC | 34 | 7-10 | 6-2 | 2-0 | 6-0 | 15 | 128 | Dec 07, 4:00pm ET |
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Missouri(8-1) | SEC | 16 | 7-11 | 3-0 | 4-0 | 8-0 | 19 | 227 | Dec 07, 1:00pm ET |
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BYU(7-1) | Big 12 | 24 | 8-7 | 6-2 | 4-0 | 6-0 | 45 | 313 | Dec 09, 6:30pm ET |
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Gonzaga(7-1) | West Coast | 8 | 5-5 | 5-3 | 5-0 | 10-0 | 73 | 30 | Dec 05, 7:00pm ET |
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Illinois(6-2) | Big Ten | 17 | 8-10 | 7-2 | 0-0 | 6-0 | 10 | 22 | Dec 06, 8:00pm ET |
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UCLA(6-2) | Big Ten | 27 | 9-8 | 5-1 | 1-1 | 7-0 | 33 | 84 | Dec 06, 6:00pm ET |
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Creighton(5-3) | Big East | 38 | 6-6 | 5-4 | 8-0 | 5-0 | 53 | 49 | Dec 07, 5:00pm ET |
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Oklahoma(6-2) | SEC | 43 | 7-11 | 4-1 | 2-1 | 7-0 | 11 | 143 | Dec 06, 10:00pm ET |
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Georgia(8-1) | SEC | 33 | 4-11 | 5-1 | 3-0 | 8-0 | 18 | 220 | Dec 13, 2:00pm ET |
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UConn(7-1) | Big East | 32 | 6-6 | 7-3 | 4-1 | 6-0 | 54 | 63 | Dec 05, 7:30pm ET |
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New Mexico(6-2) | Mountain West | 42 | 3-4 | 8-1 | 4-2 | 10-0 | 80 | 61 | Dec 06, 9:00pm ET |
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Arkansas(6-2) | SEC | 40 | 5-10 | 4-3 | 4-0 | 7-0 | 21 | 175 | Dec 06, 4:00pm ET |
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Baylor(6-1) | Big 12 | 30 | 5-12 | 7-1 | 1-1 | 5-0 | 7 | 11 | Dec 06, 4:30pm ET |
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Utah St.(7-1) | Mountain West | 37 | 2-4 | 8-3 | 5-0 | 10-0 | 86 | 105 | Dec 07, 2:00pm ET |
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Vanderbilt(9-0) | SEC | 48 | 5-9 | 4-3 | 3-0 | 8-0 | 27 | 330 | Dec 13, 6:30pm ET |
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VCU(5-3) | Atlantic 10 | 31 | 2-1 | 5-4 | 6-0 | 13-1 | 133 | 275 | Dec 05, 7:00pm ET |
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Colo. St.(6-2) | Mountain West | 47 | 3-5 | 7-2 | 4-2 | 11-0 | 84 | 139 | Dec 06, 5:00pm ET |
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West Virginia(7-2) | Big 12 | 51 | 6-10 | 4-3 | 4-0 | 5-0 | 25 | 62 | Dec 06, 6:00pm ET |
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San Diego St.(4-3) | Mountain West | 52 | 3-6 | 5-2 | 4-1 | 8-0 | 64 | 7 | Dec 10, 10:00pm ET |
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Boise St.(5-3) | Mountain West | 44 | 3-6 | 5-2 | 5-1 | 10-1 | 79 | 121 | Dec 06, 2:00pm ET |
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Indiana(7-1) | Big Ten | 54 | 4-13 | 5-0 | 6-0 | 4-0 | 34 | 158 | Dec 06, 2:15pm ET |
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Drake(6-3) | Missouri Valley | 56 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 11-3 | 11-0 | 200 | 258 | Dec 05, 7:30pm ET |
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UC San Diego(7-1) | Big West | 35 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 9-2 | 15-0 | 197 | 226 | Dec 06, 9:00pm ET |
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McNeese(6-2) | Southland | 58 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 6-2 | 18-0 | 217 | 44 | Dec 05, 7:30pm ET |
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Liberty(5-2) | Conference USA | 60 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 14-4 | 8-0 | 222 | 294 | Dec 06, 2:00pm ET |
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Yale(9-1) | Ivy | 72 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 5-3 | 13-2 | 263 | 216 | Dec 07, 2:00pm ET |
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Grand Canyon(5-3) | Mountain West | 92 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 9-2 | 15-1 | 292 | 285 | Dec 06, 7:30pm ET |
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Akron(7-2) | Mid-American | 91 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 7-3 | 18-0 | 297 | 191 | Dec 06, 4:00pm ET |
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High Point(7-2) | Big South | 82 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 8-3 | 18-2 | 354 | 356 | Dec 05, 7:00pm ET |
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Robert Morris(7-3) | Horizon | 139 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 9-4 | 14-3 | 335 | 316 | Dec 06, 8:00pm ET |
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Lipscomb(5-4) | Atlantic Sun | 84 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 6-3 | 16-2 | 253 | 98 | Dec 07, 5:00pm ET |
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Troy(5-5) | Sun Belt | 99 | 0-3 | 2-1 | 5-3 | 14-3 | 170 | 64 | Dec 06, 4:33pm ET |
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UNCW(8-1) | Coastal Athletic | 102 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 8-3 | 17-3 | 329 | 321 | Dec 06, 4:00pm ET |
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Montana(4-5) | Big Sky | 143 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 4-3 | 17-0 | 146 | 19 | Dec 06, 8:00pm ET |
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Wofford(6-3) | Southern | 131 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 6-9 | 9-1 | 184 | 104 | Dec 06, 4:00pm ET |
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Norfolk St.(4-5) | MEAC | 183 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 4-3 | 16-3 | 245 | 100 | Dec 06, 2:00pm ET |
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Omaha(3-7) | Summit League | 160 | 0-1 | 0-6 | 6-1 | 14-4 | 233 | 182 | Dec 06, 5:00pm ET |
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Mt St Mary's(2-7) | MAAC | 236 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 4-1 | 17-8 | 320 | 166 | Dec 05, 7:00pm ET |
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American(6-4) | Patriot | 226 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 19-6 | 324 | 168 | Dec 06, 2:00pm ET |
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SIUE(6-3) | Ohio Valley | 216 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 17-7 | 343 | 164 | Dec 06, 2:00pm ET |
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Alabama St.(3-5) | SWAC | 274 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 3-1 | 15-8 | 262 | 60 | Dec 07, 3:00pm ET |
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Saint Francis(2-7) | Northeast | 297 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 11-9 | 208 | 40 | Dec 07, 2:30pm ET |
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Bryant(3-6) | America East | 141 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 3-2 | 18-5 | 312 | 193 | Dec 05, 7:00pm 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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Baylor(6-1) | Big 12 | 30 | 5-12 | 7-1 | 1-1 | 5-0 | 7 | 11 | Dec 06, 4:30pm ET |
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Boise St.(5-3) | Mountain West | 44 | 3-6 | 5-2 | 5-1 | 10-1 | 79 | 121 | Dec 06, 2:00pm ET |
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Indiana(7-1) | Big Ten | 54 | 4-13 | 5-0 | 6-0 | 4-0 | 34 | 158 | Dec 06, 2:15pm ET |
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N. Carolina(7-1) | ACC | 36 | 1-12 | 8-0 | 7-1 | 6-0 | 42 | 5 | Dec 07, 5:00pm ET |
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San Diego St.(4-3) | Mountain West | 52 | 3-6 | 5-2 | 4-1 | 8-0 | 64 | 7 | Dec 10, 10:00pm ET |
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Texas(6-3) | SEC | 39 | 7-10 | 3-5 | 2-0 | 7-0 | 16 | 287 | Dec 08, 8:00pm ET |
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West Virginia(7-2) | Big 12 | 51 | 6-10 | 4-3 | 4-0 | 5-0 | 25 | 62 | Dec 06, 6:00pm ET |
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Xavier(6-3) | Big East | 45 | 1-9 | 8-2 | 5-0 | 7-0 | 60 | 144 | Dec 05, 7:30pm 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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