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

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Highlights: No. 25 Illinois at No. 8 Alabama

Highlights from the game between No. 25 Illinois and No. 8 Alabama on Wednesday.

Bracket Predictions UpdatedNov 01, 8:16am

First Four

First Round

South

Lexington

 

Cleveland

 

Milwaukee

 

Milwaukee

 

East

Providence

 

Providence

 

Denver

 

Raleigh

 

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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
Maryland(4-1) 82
Providence(5-0) 57
Memphis(4-0) 75
Miami(3-2) 101

First 4 Out

Team Net
BYU(4-0) 12
Wisconsin(6-0) 18
New Mexico(4-1) 22
Virginia(3-2) 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(4-0) Big East 2 13-3 8-0 1-0 9-0 24 69 Nov 25, 2:30pm ET
M Kansas(5-0) Big 12 20 7-9 6-0 4-1 4-0 2 36 Nov 26, 9:00pm ET
S Alabama(4-1) SEC 9 4-10 7-1 7-0 3-0 3 18 Nov 26, 8:00pm ET
W Houston(3-1) Big 12 1 16-4 3-0 4-0 7-0 11 193 Nov 26, 8:00pm ET
2 E Duke(4-1) ACC 10 5-4 6-4 7-0 6-0 71 116 Nov 26, 9:00pm ET
M N. Carolina(3-1) ACC 8 9-3 7-4 6-0 5-0 31 26 Nov 25, 11:30pm ET
S Iowa St.(3-0) Big 12 6 10-6 6-1 2-0 9-0 16 324 Nov 25, 9:00pm ET
W Gonzaga(5-0) West Coast 17 3-6 4-1 5-0 12-0 91 19 Nov 27, 2:30pm ET
3 E Baylor(4-2) Big 12 14 10-9 4-1 3-0 5-0 1 70 Nov 27, 2:00pm ET
M Auburn(4-0) SEC 5 2-7 10-0 9-0 5-0 66 171 Nov 25, 9:00pm ET
S Purdue(4-1) Big Ten 3 12-4 8-0 6-0 3-0 7 9 Nov 23, 12:00pm ET
W Creighton(4-1) Big East 11 8-5 7-4 1-0 7-0 27 58 Nov 26, 2:00pm ET
4 E Tennessee(6-0) SEC 7 8-7 5-1 6-0 5-0 10 16 Nov 27, 4:00pm ET
M Arizona(2-2) Pac-12 4 8-3 7-4 8-1 2-0 49 13 Nov 27, 7:30pm ET
S Marquette(5-0) Big East 13 9-8 6-1 4-0 6-0 6 17 Nov 23, 11:00am ET
W Texas A&M(4-1) SEC 45 7-7 6-3 2-4 5-0 18 21 Nov 26, 4:30pm ET
5 E Illinois(3-1) Big Ten 15 7-6 6-1 7-1 5-0 40 151 Nov 23, 4:00pm ET
M Arkansas(4-1) SEC 115 2-9 1-6 7-1 6-1 57 148 Nov 25, 8:00pm ET
S Indiana(4-0) Big Ten 98 3-9 6-4 4-1 6-0 23 122 Nov 27, 12:00pm ET
W St. John's(5-1) Big East 32 4-10 6-2 3-1 7-0 33 173 Nov 24, 11:00am ET
6 E UCLA(5-1) Pac-12 107 1-10 6-2 3-4 5-1 67 72 Nov 26, 10:00pm ET
M Cincinnati(4-0) Big 12 37 4-11 3-1 4-2 9-0 36 323 Nov 23, 2:00pm ET
S Xavier(5-0) Big East 64 2-13 6-2 1-1 7-1 4 34 Nov 25, 8:30pm ET
W Florida(6-0) SEC 26 6-7 4-2 9-1 5-0 41 107 Nov 28, 2:30pm ET
7 E Michigan St.(4-1) Big Ten 24 3-9 6-5 6-0 4-0 14 44 Nov 25, 5:00pm ET
M Kentucky(5-0) SEC 19 6-7 2-1 8-1 7-0 55 172 Nov 26, 6:30pm ET
S Texas(5-1) Big 12 30 5-9 3-2 5-1 7-0 17 208 Nov 29, 9:00pm ET
W Ohio St.(4-1) Big Ten 49 3-7 3-5 9-1 5-0 58 251 Nov 25, 7:00pm ET
8 E Texas Tech(5-1) Big 12 28 6-9 4-1 6-0 7-0 29 311 Nov 29, 8:00pm ET
M Wake Forest(5-1) ACC 43 2-8 7-4 5-1 6-0 73 248 Nov 23, 4:00pm ET
S Kansas St.(4-1) Big 12 71 5-8 4-5 5-1 5-0 12 218 Nov 24, 8:00pm ET
W Oregon(5-0) Pac-12 59 4-6 5-4 8-1 6-0 72 244 Nov 26, 4:30pm ET
9 E Rutgers(4-0) Big Ten 103 2-11 4-4 2-2 7-0 22 154 Nov 24, 1:00pm ET
M Boise St.(3-1) Mountain West 27 6-5 3-4 3-1 8-0 51 32 Nov 24, 11:00am ET
S San Diego St.(2-1) Mountain West 21 4-9 6-1 6-0 6-0 25 15 Nov 26, 2:00pm ET
W Saint Mary's(5-0) West Coast 16 5-3 3-2 5-2 12-0 102 80 Nov 23, 8:00pm ET
10 E Ole Miss(5-0) SEC 90 3-8 3-4 8-0 6-0 64 315 Nov 28, 5:30pm ET
M Michigan(4-1) Big Ten 133 3-12 1-8 2-3 2-1 5 41 Nov 25, 6:00pm ET
S Dayton(5-0) Atlantic 10 23 3-4 5-3 9-0 7-0 92 39 Nov 25, 11:30pm ET
W Clemson(4-1) ACC 35 5-5 5-5 6-1 5-0 52 64 Nov 25, 6:30pm ET
11 E McNeese(3-2) Southland 56 1-0 2-2 4-0 19-1 338 128 Nov 24, 5:30pm ET
M Providence(5-0) Big East 57 6-9 3-4 1-0 11-0 34 227 Nov 27, 5:00pm ET
M Maryland(4-1) Big Ten 82 2-9 4-4 3-4 7-0 56 308 Nov 24, 1:00pm ET
S Memphis(4-0) American Athletic 75 2-3 4-3 11-3 5-1 100 86 Nov 25, 2:30pm ET
S Miami(3-2) ACC 101 1-9 7-4 1-3 6-1 62 159 Nov 24, 12:30pm ET
W VCU(4-2) Atlantic 10 69 1-4 7-4 7-2 7-2 103 169 Nov 24, 12:30pm ET
12 E UAB(3-3) American Athletic 105 0-4 7-3 8-2 6-2 110 207 Nov 23, 3:00pm ET
M Grand Canyon(3-2) WAC 50 1-0 2-2 11-2 14-0 258 214 Nov 26, 7:00pm ET
S Bradley(5-1) Missouri Valley 58 0-4 3-4 12-2 6-1 127 204 Nov 24, 5:30pm ET
W UC Irvine(5-0) Big West 77 0-3 1-2 7-3 15-1 174 40 Nov 28, 7:30pm ET
13 E Princeton(4-3) Ivy 55 0-0 2-3 11-1 9-0 193 196 Nov 24, 10:30am ET
M High Point(5-0) Big South 110 0-0 0-1 6-4 17-3 353 344 Nov 24, 5:00pm ET
S Ohio(2-4) Mid-American 139 0-0 0-2 5-9 14-2 342 347 Nov 24, 8:00pm ET
W Arkansas St.(4-1) Sun Belt 148 0-4 1-3 7-6 10-3 153 112 Nov 29, 4:30pm ET
14 E Towson(3-2) Coastal Athletic 149 0-3 1-4 5-4 13-3 169 99 Nov 24, 4:00pm ET
M La. Tech(4-0) Conference USA 99 0-3 1-1 6-5 12-1 192 91 Nov 25, 3:00pm ET
S Vermont(2-3) America East 102 0-2 2-0 9-3 15-1 285 182 Nov 23, 12:00pm ET
W Lipscomb(2-4) Atlantic Sun 166 0-2 1-2 4-3 13-5 280 146 Nov 24, 5:00pm ET
15 E Chattanooga(3-3) Southern 140 0-2 2-2 6-6 11-2 228 267 Nov 25, 7:00pm ET
M Kansas City(3-3) Summit League 233 0-3 0-1 2-6 11-6 235 117 Nov 23, 1:00pm ET
S PFW(3-2) Horizon 157 0-2 1-2 4-4 14-4 317 299 Nov 25, 12:30pm ET
W Weber St.(1-4) Big Sky 153 1-1 1-0 5-6 10-5 234 89 Nov 25, 9:00pm ET
16 E Norfolk St.(4-3) MEAC 223 1-1 0-1 2-4 15-5 315 150 Nov 25, 9:00pm ET
E Little Rock(3-3) Ohio Valley 182 0-0 0-0 2-4 19-8 362 360 Nov 25, 9:00pm ET
M Colgate(1-4) Patriot 125 0-2 1-3 2-1 21-3 270 42 Nov 27, 7:00pm ET
S Wagner(2-3) Northeast 290 0-2 0-0 3-3 11-10 351 225 Nov 23, 4:00pm ET
S Grambling St.(1-3) SWAC 279 0-6 0-0 0-2 17-6 168 2 Nov 24, 7:00pm ET
W Quinnipiac(3-2) MAAC 160 0-1 0-1 4-3 19-4 344 292 Nov 23, 1:00pm 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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