Bracketology
By CBS College Hoops expert Jerry Palm on NCAA March Madness Bracket Projections
Booth Recap: No. 12 Gonzaga Defeats Santa Clara
Rich Waltz and Dan Dickau recap the game between no. 12 Gonzaga and Santa Clara on Thursday, February 2nd
First Four
Midwest
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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
Columbus
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8
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9
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5
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12
Orlando
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4
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13
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6
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11
Greensboro
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3
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14
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7
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10
Denver
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2
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15
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West
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1
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16
Denver
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8
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9
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5
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12
Albany
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4
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13
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6
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11
Sacramento
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3
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14
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7
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10
Columbus
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2
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15
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East
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1
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16
Des Moines
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8
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9
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5
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12
Sacramento
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4
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13
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6
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11
Greensboro
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3
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14
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7
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10
Birmingham
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2
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15
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Jerry Palm started writing about sports on the Internet right after Al Gore invented it. He was the first to bring RPI out in the open and is one of the pioneers of predicting the March Madness bracket.... Full Bio
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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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1 | E | Kansas(18-4) | Big 12 | 7 | 9-4 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 1 | 14 | Feb 04, 12:00pm ET | Iowa St. | |
M | Alabama(19-3) | SEC | 4 | 6-3 | 5-0 | 4-0 | 4-0 | 4 | 8 | Feb 04, 4:00pm ET | LSU | ||
S | Purdue(22-1) | Big 10 | 3 | 9-1 | 3-0 | 5-0 | 5-0 | 44 | 90 | Feb 04, 4:00pm ET | Indiana | ||
W | Arizona(20-3) | Pac-12 | 10 | 7-2 | 4-1 | 3-0 | 6-0 | 37 | 52 | Feb 04, 9:30pm ET | Oregon St. | ||
2 | E | Tennessee(18-4) | SEC | 2 | 4-2 | 3-2 | 5-0 | 6-0 | 33 | 49 | Feb 04, 2:00pm ET | Auburn | |
M | Houston(21-2) | AAC | 1 | 4-1 | 6-0 | 3-1 | 8-0 | 43 | 65 | Feb 05, 6:00pm ET | Temple | ||
S | Texas(18-4) | Big 12 | 9 | 7-4 | 2-0 | 3-0 | 6-0 | 16 | 113 | Feb 04, 4:00pm ET | Kansas St. | ||
W | Kansas St.(18-4) | Big 12 | 18 | 5-3 | 3-1 | 4-0 | 6-0 | 30 | 297 | Feb 04, 4:00pm ET | Texas | ||
3 | E | Virginia(17-3) | ACC | 13 | 4-3 | 3-0 | 4-0 | 6-0 | 49 | 30 | Feb 04, 12:00pm ET | Va. Tech | |
M | Marquette(18-5) | Big East | 12 | 4-4 | 4-1 | 4-0 | 6-0 | 62 | 144 | Feb 04, 2:00pm ET | Butler | ||
S | Xavier(18-5) | Big East | 26 | 6-4 | 5-0 | 0-1 | 7-0 | 19 | 45 | Feb 04, 5:00pm ET | St. John's | ||
W | Gonzaga(19-4) | WCC | 11 | 3-3 | 5-0 | 4-1 | 6-0 | 10 | 7 | Feb 04, 10:30pm ET | Saint Mary's | ||
4 | E | UCLA(18-4) | Pac-12 | 5 | 4-4 | 5-0 | 4-0 | 5-0 | 18 | 100 | Feb 04, 7:00pm ET | Washington St. | |
M | TCU(17-5) | Big 12 | 16 | 5-4 | 4-0 | 0-0 | 8-1 | 87 | 250 | Feb 04, 2:00pm ET | Okla. St. | ||
S | Baylor(16-6) | Big 12 | 14 | 7-6 | 2-0 | 0-0 | 7-0 | 6 | 41 | Feb 04, 1:00pm ET | Texas Tech | ||
W | Iowa St.(15-6) | Big 12 | 15 | 6-6 | 2-0 | 1-0 | 6-0 | 42 | 98 | Feb 04, 12:00pm ET | Kansas | ||
5 | E | Indiana(15-7) | Big 10 | 22 | 2-6 | 4-1 | 3-0 | 6-0 | 56 | 96 | Feb 04, 4:00pm ET | Purdue | |
M | Illinois(16-6) | Big 10 | 25 | 3-5 | 4-1 | 3-0 | 6-0 | 70 | 92 | Feb 04, 2:30pm ET | Iowa | ||
S | Missouri(17-5) | SEC | 45 | 3-5 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 8-0 | 57 | 184 | Feb 04, 6:00pm ET | Miss. St. | ||
W | UConn(17-6) | Big East | 8 | 4-5 | 3-0 | 4-1 | 6-0 | 58 | 66 | Feb 04, 12:00pm ET | Georgetown | ||
6 | E | Saint Mary's(20-4) | WCC | 6 | 1-1 | 5-1 | 9-2 | 4-0 | 28 | 112 | Feb 04, 10:30pm ET | Gonzaga | |
M | Duke(16-6) | ACC | 23 | 2-6 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 8-0 | 24 | 44 | Feb 04, 6:30pm ET | N. Carolina | ||
S | Miami(17-5) | ACC | 40 | 4-4 | 2-0 | 5-1 | 6-0 | 65 | 128 | Feb 04, 3:00pm ET | Clemson | ||
W | San Diego St(18-5) | MWC | 28 | 2-4 | 4-1 | 9-0 | 1-0 | 8 | 24 | Feb 08, 10:00pm ET | Utah St. | ||
7 | E | Rutgers(15-7) | Big 10 | 19 | 4-4 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 7-0 | 59 | 303 | Feb 04, 12:00pm ET | Michigan St. | |
M | Iowa(14-8) | Big 10 | 33 | 6-5 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 5-1 | 40 | 99 | Feb 04, 2:30pm ET | Illinois | ||
S | Michigan St.(14-8) | Big 10 | 47 | 4-6 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 4-0 | 7 | 60 | Feb 04, 12:00pm ET | Rutgers | ||
W | Providence(17-6) | Big East | 35 | 3-5 | 2-1 | 4-0 | 8-0 | 91 | 260 | Feb 08, 8:00pm ET | Georgetown | ||
8 | E | Maryland(15-7) | Big 10 | 30 | 3-7 | 4-0 | 1-0 | 7-0 | 28 | 143 | Feb 04, 9:00pm ET | Minnesota | |
M | USC(16-6) | Pac-12 | 52 | 3-4 | 4-1 | 5-1 | 4-0 | 52 | 158 | Feb 04, 9:30pm ET | Washington | ||
S | Pittsburgh(16-7) | ACC | 58 | 4-2 | 4-4 | 1-0 | 7-1 | 46 | 200 | Feb 07, 7:00pm ET | Louisville | ||
W | NC State(18-5) | ACC | 38 | 3-4 | 2-1 | 4-0 | 9-0 | 101 | 255 | Feb 04, 1:00pm ET | Ga. Tech | ||
9 | E | New Mexico(19-4) | MWC | 37 | 3-2 | 1-1 | 8-1 | 6-0 | 84 | 244 | Feb 07, 10:30pm ET | Nevada | |
M | N. Carolina(15-7) | ACC | 43 | 1-6 | 5-1 | 3-0 | 6-0 | 22 | 17 | Feb 04, 6:30pm ET | Duke | ||
S | Creighton(14-8) | Big East | 17 | 2-5 | 4-2 | 3-1 | 5-0 | 15 | 33 | Feb 04, 7:30pm ET | Villanova | ||
W | Nevada(18-6) | MWC | 34 | 2-5 | 5-1 | 5-0 | 4-0 | 11 | 135 | Feb 07, 10:30pm ET | New Mexico | ||
10 | E | Memphis(17-5) | AAC | 42 | 1-2 | 5-3 | 5-0 | 6-0 | 88 | 56 | Feb 04, 2:00pm ET | Tulane | |
M | Auburn(17-5) | SEC | 29 | 1-3 | 6-2 | 6-0 | 4-0 | 31 | 94 | Feb 04, 2:00pm ET | Tennessee | ||
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