Bracketology
By CBS College Hoops expert Jerry Palm on NCAA March Madness Bracket Projections
Highlights: No. 25 Illinois at No. 8 Alabama
Highlights from the game between No. 25 Illinois and No. 8 Alabama on Wednesday.
First Four
Midwest
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11
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11
East
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16
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16
South
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16
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16
First Round
South
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1
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16
Lexington
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8
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9
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5
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12
Cleveland
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4
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13
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6
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11
Milwaukee
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3
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14
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7
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10
Milwaukee
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2
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15
Midwest
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1
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16
Wichita
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8
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9
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5
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12
Seattle
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4
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13
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6
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11
Lexington
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3
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14
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7
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10
Raleigh
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2
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15
East
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1
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16
Providence
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8
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9
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5
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12
Providence
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4
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13
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6
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11
Denver
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3
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14
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7
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10
Raleigh
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2
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15
West
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1
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16
Wichita
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8
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9
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5
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12
Cleveland
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4
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13
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6
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11
Denver
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3
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14
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7
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10
Seattle
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2
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15
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
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Last 4 In
First 4 Out
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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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UConn(4-0) | Big East | 2 | 13-3 | 8-0 | 1-0 | 9-0 | 24 | 69 | Nov 25, 2:30pm ET |
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Kansas(5-0) | Big 12 | 20 | 7-9 | 6-0 | 4-1 | 4-0 | 2 | 36 | Nov 26, 9:00pm ET |
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Alabama(4-1) | SEC | 9 | 4-10 | 7-1 | 7-0 | 3-0 | 3 | 18 | Nov 26, 8:00pm ET |
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Houston(3-1) | Big 12 | 1 | 16-4 | 3-0 | 4-0 | 7-0 | 11 | 193 | Nov 26, 8:00pm ET |
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Duke(4-1) | ACC | 10 | 5-4 | 6-4 | 7-0 | 6-0 | 71 | 116 | Nov 26, 9:00pm ET |
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N. Carolina(3-1) | ACC | 8 | 9-3 | 7-4 | 6-0 | 5-0 | 31 | 26 | Nov 25, 11:30pm ET |
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Iowa St.(3-0) | Big 12 | 6 | 10-6 | 6-1 | 2-0 | 9-0 | 16 | 324 | Nov 25, 9:00pm ET |
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Gonzaga(5-0) | West Coast | 17 | 3-6 | 4-1 | 5-0 | 12-0 | 91 | 19 | Nov 27, 2:30pm ET |
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3 | E |
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Baylor(4-2) | Big 12 | 14 | 10-9 | 4-1 | 3-0 | 5-0 | 1 | 70 | Nov 27, 2:00pm ET |
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Auburn(4-0) | SEC | 5 | 2-7 | 10-0 | 9-0 | 5-0 | 66 | 171 | Nov 25, 9:00pm ET |
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Purdue(4-1) | Big Ten | 3 | 12-4 | 8-0 | 6-0 | 3-0 | 7 | 9 | Nov 23, 12:00pm ET |
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Creighton(4-1) | Big East | 11 | 8-5 | 7-4 | 1-0 | 7-0 | 27 | 58 | Nov 26, 2:00pm ET |
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4 | E |
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Tennessee(6-0) | SEC | 7 | 8-7 | 5-1 | 6-0 | 5-0 | 10 | 16 | Nov 27, 4:00pm ET |
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Arizona(2-2) | Pac-12 | 4 | 8-3 | 7-4 | 8-1 | 2-0 | 49 | 13 | Nov 27, 7:30pm ET |
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Marquette(5-0) | Big East | 13 | 9-8 | 6-1 | 4-0 | 6-0 | 6 | 17 | Nov 23, 11:00am ET |
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Texas A&M(4-1) | SEC | 45 | 7-7 | 6-3 | 2-4 | 5-0 | 18 | 21 | Nov 26, 4:30pm ET |
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5 | E |
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Illinois(3-1) | Big Ten | 15 | 7-6 | 6-1 | 7-1 | 5-0 | 40 | 151 | Nov 23, 4:00pm ET |
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Arkansas(4-1) | SEC | 115 | 2-9 | 1-6 | 7-1 | 6-1 | 57 | 148 | Nov 25, 8:00pm ET |
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Indiana(4-0) | Big Ten | 98 | 3-9 | 6-4 | 4-1 | 6-0 | 23 | 122 | Nov 27, 12:00pm ET |
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St. John's(5-1) | Big East | 32 | 4-10 | 6-2 | 3-1 | 7-0 | 33 | 173 | Nov 24, 11:00am ET |
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6 | E |
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UCLA(5-1) | Pac-12 | 107 | 1-10 | 6-2 | 3-4 | 5-1 | 67 | 72 | Nov 26, 10:00pm ET |
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Cincinnati(4-0) | Big 12 | 37 | 4-11 | 3-1 | 4-2 | 9-0 | 36 | 323 | Nov 23, 2:00pm ET |
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Xavier(5-0) | Big East | 64 | 2-13 | 6-2 | 1-1 | 7-1 | 4 | 34 | Nov 25, 8:30pm ET |
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Florida(6-0) | SEC | 26 | 6-7 | 4-2 | 9-1 | 5-0 | 41 | 107 | Nov 28, 2:30pm ET |
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7 | E |
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Michigan St.(4-1) | Big Ten | 24 | 3-9 | 6-5 | 6-0 | 4-0 | 14 | 44 | Nov 25, 5:00pm ET |
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Kentucky(5-0) | SEC | 19 | 6-7 | 2-1 | 8-1 | 7-0 | 55 | 172 | Nov 26, 6:30pm ET |
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Texas(5-1) | Big 12 | 30 | 5-9 | 3-2 | 5-1 | 7-0 | 17 | 208 | Nov 29, 9:00pm ET |
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Ohio St.(4-1) | Big Ten | 49 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 9-1 | 5-0 | 58 | 251 | Nov 25, 7:00pm ET |
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Texas Tech(5-1) | Big 12 | 28 | 6-9 | 4-1 | 6-0 | 7-0 | 29 | 311 | Nov 29, 8:00pm ET |
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Wake Forest(5-1) | ACC | 43 | 2-8 | 7-4 | 5-1 | 6-0 | 73 | 248 | Nov 23, 4:00pm ET |
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Kansas St.(4-1) | Big 12 | 71 | 5-8 | 4-5 | 5-1 | 5-0 | 12 | 218 | Nov 24, 8:00pm ET |
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Oregon(5-0) | Pac-12 | 59 | 4-6 | 5-4 | 8-1 | 6-0 | 72 | 244 | Nov 26, 4:30pm ET |
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Rutgers(4-0) | Big Ten | 103 | 2-11 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 7-0 | 22 | 154 | Nov 24, 1:00pm ET |
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Boise St.(3-1) | Mountain West | 27 | 6-5 | 3-4 | 3-1 | 8-0 | 51 | 32 | Nov 24, 11:00am ET |
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San Diego St.(2-1) | Mountain West | 21 | 4-9 | 6-1 | 6-0 | 6-0 | 25 | 15 | Nov 26, 2:00pm ET |
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Saint Mary's(5-0) | West Coast | 16 | 5-3 | 3-2 | 5-2 | 12-0 | 102 | 80 | Nov 23, 8:00pm ET |
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10 | E |
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Ole Miss(5-0) | SEC | 90 | 3-8 | 3-4 | 8-0 | 6-0 | 64 | 315 | Nov 28, 5:30pm ET |
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Michigan(4-1) | Big Ten | 133 | 3-12 | 1-8 | 2-3 | 2-1 | 5 | 41 | Nov 25, 6:00pm ET |
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Dayton(5-0) | Atlantic 10 | 23 | 3-4 | 5-3 | 9-0 | 7-0 | 92 | 39 | Nov 25, 11:30pm ET |
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Clemson(4-1) | ACC | 35 | 5-5 | 5-5 | 6-1 | 5-0 | 52 | 64 | Nov 25, 6:30pm ET |
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McNeese(3-2) | Southland | 56 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 4-0 | 19-1 | 338 | 128 | Nov 24, 5:30pm ET |
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Providence(5-0) | Big East | 57 | 6-9 | 3-4 | 1-0 | 11-0 | 34 | 227 | Nov 27, 5:00pm ET |
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Maryland(4-1) | Big Ten | 82 | 2-9 | 4-4 | 3-4 | 7-0 | 56 | 308 | Nov 24, 1:00pm ET |
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Memphis(4-0) | American Athletic | 75 | 2-3 | 4-3 | 11-3 | 5-1 | 100 | 86 | Nov 25, 2:30pm ET |
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Miami(3-2) | ACC | 101 | 1-9 | 7-4 | 1-3 | 6-1 | 62 | 159 | Nov 24, 12:30pm ET |
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VCU(4-2) | Atlantic 10 | 69 | 1-4 | 7-4 | 7-2 | 7-2 | 103 | 169 | Nov 24, 12:30pm ET |
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12 | E |
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UAB(3-3) | American Athletic | 105 | 0-4 | 7-3 | 8-2 | 6-2 | 110 | 207 | Nov 23, 3:00pm ET |
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Grand Canyon(3-2) | WAC | 50 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 11-2 | 14-0 | 258 | 214 | Nov 26, 7:00pm ET |
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Bradley(5-1) | Missouri Valley | 58 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 12-2 | 6-1 | 127 | 204 | Nov 24, 5:30pm ET |
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UC Irvine(5-0) | Big West | 77 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 7-3 | 15-1 | 174 | 40 | Nov 28, 7:30pm ET |
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13 | E |
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Princeton(4-3) | Ivy | 55 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 11-1 | 9-0 | 193 | 196 | Nov 24, 10:30am ET |
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High Point(5-0) | Big South | 110 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6-4 | 17-3 | 353 | 344 | Nov 24, 5:00pm ET |
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Ohio(2-4) | Mid-American | 139 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5-9 | 14-2 | 342 | 347 | Nov 24, 8:00pm ET |
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Arkansas St.(4-1) | Sun Belt | 148 | 0-4 | 1-3 | 7-6 | 10-3 | 153 | 112 | Nov 29, 4:30pm ET |
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14 | E |
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Towson(3-2) | Coastal Athletic | 149 | 0-3 | 1-4 | 5-4 | 13-3 | 169 | 99 | Nov 24, 4:00pm ET |
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La. Tech(4-0) | Conference USA | 99 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 6-5 | 12-1 | 192 | 91 | Nov 25, 3:00pm ET |
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Vermont(2-3) | America East | 102 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 9-3 | 15-1 | 285 | 182 | Nov 23, 12:00pm ET |
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Lipscomb(2-4) | Atlantic Sun | 166 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 4-3 | 13-5 | 280 | 146 | Nov 24, 5:00pm ET |
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15 | E |
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Chattanooga(3-3) | Southern | 140 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 6-6 | 11-2 | 228 | 267 | Nov 25, 7:00pm ET |
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Kansas City(3-3) | Summit League | 233 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-6 | 11-6 | 235 | 117 | Nov 23, 1:00pm ET |
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PFW(3-2) | Horizon | 157 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 14-4 | 317 | 299 | Nov 25, 12:30pm ET |
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Weber St.(1-4) | Big Sky | 153 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 5-6 | 10-5 | 234 | 89 | Nov 25, 9:00pm ET |
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16 | E |
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Norfolk St.(4-3) | MEAC | 223 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 15-5 | 315 | 150 | Nov 25, 9:00pm ET |
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Little Rock(3-3) | Ohio Valley | 182 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 19-8 | 362 | 360 | Nov 25, 9:00pm ET |
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Colgate(1-4) | Patriot | 125 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 2-1 | 21-3 | 270 | 42 | Nov 27, 7:00pm ET |
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Wagner(2-3) | Northeast | 290 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 11-10 | 351 | 225 | Nov 23, 4:00pm ET |
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Grambling St.(1-3) | SWAC | 279 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 17-6 | 168 | 2 | Nov 24, 7:00pm ET |
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Quinnipiac(3-2) | MAAC | 160 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 4-3 | 19-4 | 344 | 292 | Nov 23, 1:00pm 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
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