Bracketology
By CBS College Hoops expert Jerry Palm on NCAA March Madness Bracket Projections
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First Four
East
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10
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10
Midwest
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11
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11
West
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16
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16
First Round
East
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1
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16
Brooklyn
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8
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9
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5
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12
Spokane
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4
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13
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6
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11
Brooklyn
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3
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14
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7
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10
Charlotte
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2
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15
Midwest
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1
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16
Indianapolis
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8
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9
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5
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12
Omaha
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4
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13
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6
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11
Memphis
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3
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14
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7
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10
Charlotte
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2
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15
West
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1
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16
Omaha
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8
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9
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5
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12
Salt Lake
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4
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13
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6
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11
Pittsburgh
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3
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14
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7
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10
Salt Lake
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2
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15
South
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1
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16
Memphis
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8
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9
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5
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12
Spokane
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4
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13
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6
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11
Pittsburgh
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3
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14
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7
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10
Indianapolis
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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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Seed | Team | Conf | Net* | Quad 1* | Quad 2* | Quad 3* | Quad 4* | Sos* | Nc Sos* | Next Game | |||
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1 | E | UConn(31-3) | Big East | 2 | 13-3 | 8-0 | 1-0 | 9-0 | 24 | 69 | Mar 22, 2:45pm ET | Stetson | |
M | Purdue(29-4) | Big Ten | 3 | 12-4 | 8-0 | 6-0 | 3-0 | 7 | 9 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | Houston(30-4) | Big 12 | 1 | 16-4 | 3-0 | 4-0 | 7-0 | 11 | 193 | Mar 22, 9:20pm ET | Longwood | ||
W | Iowa St.(27-7) | Big 12 | 6 | 10-6 | 6-1 | 2-0 | 9-0 | 16 | 324 | Mar 21, 7:35pm ET | S. Dak. St. | ||
2 | E | N. Carolina(27-7) | ACC | 8 | 9-3 | 7-4 | 6-0 | 5-0 | 31 | 26 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | Tennessee(24-8) | SEC | 7 | 8-7 | 5-1 | 6-0 | 5-0 | 10 | 16 | Mar 21, 9:20pm ET | St. Peter's | ||
S | Marquette(25-9) | Big East | 13 | 9-8 | 6-1 | 4-0 | 6-0 | 6 | 17 | Mar 22, 2:00pm ET | W. Kentucky | ||
W | Arizona(25-8) | Pac-12 | 4 | 8-3 | 7-4 | 8-1 | 2-0 | 49 | 13 | Mar 21, 2:00pm ET | LBSU | ||
3 | E | Kentucky(23-9) | SEC | 19 | 6-7 | 2-1 | 8-1 | 7-0 | 55 | 172 | Mar 21, 7:10pm ET | Oakland | |
M | Baylor(23-10) | Big 12 | 14 | 10-9 | 4-1 | 3-0 | 5-0 | 1 | 70 | Mar 22, 12:40pm ET | Colgate | ||
S | Illinois(26-8) | Big Ten | 15 | 7-6 | 6-1 | 7-1 | 5-0 | 40 | 151 | Mar 21, 3:10pm ET | Morehead St. | ||
W | Creighton(23-9) | Big East | 11 | 8-5 | 7-4 | 1-0 | 7-0 | 27 | 58 | Mar 21, 1:30pm ET | Akron | ||
4 | E | Kansas(22-10) | Big 12 | 20 | 7-9 | 6-0 | 4-1 | 4-0 | 2 | 36 | Mar 21, 9:55pm ET | Samford | |
M | Duke(24-8) | ACC | 10 | 5-4 | 6-4 | 7-0 | 6-0 | 71 | 116 | Mar 22, 7:10pm ET | Vermont | ||
S | Auburn(27-7) | SEC | 5 | 2-7 | 10-0 | 9-0 | 5-0 | 66 | 171 | Mar 22, 4:15pm ET | Yale | ||
W | Alabama(21-11) | SEC | 9 | 4-10 | 7-1 | 7-0 | 3-0 | 3 | 18 | Mar 22, 7:35pm ET | Charleston | ||
5 | E | Utah St.(27-6) | Mountain West | 38 | 4-5 | 4-1 | 7-0 | 10-0 | 90 | 198 | Mar 22, 9:55pm ET | TCU | |
M | S. Carolina(26-7) | SEC | 51 | 6-5 | 5-0 | 6-2 | 9-0 | 70 | 289 | Mar 21, 4:00pm ET | Oregon | ||
S | Texas Tech(23-10) | Big 12 | 28 | 6-9 | 4-1 | 6-0 | 7-0 | 29 | 311 | Mar 21, 9:40pm ET | NC State | ||
W | BYU(23-10) | Big 12 | 12 | 6-8 | 5-2 | 4-0 | 8-0 | 38 | 294 | Mar 21, 12:40pm ET | Duquesne | ||
6 | E | San Diego St.(24-10) | Mountain West | 21 | 4-9 | 6-1 | 6-0 | 6-0 | 25 | 15 | Mar 22, 1:45pm ET | UAB | |
M | Nevada(26-7) | Mountain West | 34 | 6-6 | 2-0 | 8-1 | 9-0 | 88 | 247 | Mar 21, 4:30pm ET | Dayton | ||
S | Saint Mary's(26-7) | West Coast | 16 | 5-3 | 3-2 | 5-2 | 12-0 | 102 | 80 | Mar 22, 10:05pm ET | Grand Canyon | ||
W | Wisconsin(22-13) | Big Ten | 18 | 5-8 | 9-4 | 4-0 | 4-0 | 8 | 25 | Mar 22, 9:40pm ET | James Madison | ||
7 | E | Florida(24-11) | SEC | 26 | 6-7 | 4-2 | 9-1 | 5-0 | 41 | 107 | No Games Scheduled | ||
M | Gonzaga(25-7) | West Coast | 17 | 3-6 | 4-1 | 5-0 | 12-0 | 91 | 19 | Mar 21, 7:25pm ET | McNeese | ||
S | Wash. St.(24-9) | Pac-12 | 44 | 6-4 | 3-4 | 7-1 | 8-0 | 87 | 295 | Mar 21, 10:05pm ET | Drake | ||
W | Boise St.(22-10) | Mountain West | 27 | 6-5 | 3-4 | 3-1 | 8-0 | 51 | 32 | Mar 20, 9:10pm ET | Colorado | ||
8 | E | TCU(21-12) | Big 12 | 42 | 5-11 | 3-1 | 5-0 | 8-0 | 26 | 328 | Mar 22, 9:55pm ET | Utah St. | |
M | Colo. St.(24-10) | Mountain West | 36 | 6-7 | 3-2 | 7-1 | 6-0 | 60 | 82 | Mar 19, 9:10pm ET | Virginia | ||
S | Clemson(21-11) | ACC | 35 | 5-5 | 5-5 | 6-1 | 5-0 | 52 | 64 | Mar 22, 3:10pm ET | New Mexico | ||
W | New Mexico(26-9) | Mountain West | 22 | 5-6 | 3-1 | 7-1 | 10-1 | 82 | 273 | Mar 22, 3:10pm ET | Clemson | ||
9 | E | Miss. St.(21-13) | SEC | 31 | 4-9 | 4-3 | 7-0 | 6-1 | 28 | 234 | Mar 21, 12:15pm ET | Michigan St. | |
M | Texas(20-12) | Big 12 | 30 | 5-9 | 3-2 | 5-1 | 7-0 | 17 | 208 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | Northwestern(21-11) | Big Ten | 53 | 4-7 | 5-3 | 5-0 | 7-1 | 47 | 330 | Mar 22, 12:15pm ET | FAU | ||
W | Nebraska(23-10) | Big Ten | 33 | 4-7 | 5-3 | 7-0 | 7-0 | 68 | 304 | Mar 22, 6:50pm ET | Texas A&M | ||
10 | E | Michigan St.(19-14) | Big Ten | 24 | 3-9 | 6-5 | 6-0 | 4-0 | 14 | 44 | Mar 21, 12:15pm ET | Miss. St. | |
E | Dayton(24-7) | Atlantic 10 | 23 | 3-4 | 5-3 | 9-0 | 7-0 | 92 | 39 | Mar 21, 4:30pm ET | Nevada | ||
M | Oregon(23-11) | Pac-12 | 59 | 4-6 | 5-4 | 8-1 | 6-0 | 72 | 244 | Mar 21, 4:00pm ET | S. Carolina | ||
S | Oklahoma(20-12) | Big 12 | 46 | 4-12 | 5-0 | 3-0 | 8-0 | 21 | 274 | No Games Scheduled | |||
W | FAU(25-8) | American Athletic | 39 | 2-2 | 8-3 | 8-1 | 7-2 | 99 | 51 | Mar 22, 12:15pm ET | Northwestern | ||
11 | E | Drake(28-6) | Missouri Valley | 47 | 4-1 | 3-3 | 9-2 | 11-0 | 132 | 282 | Mar 21, 10:05pm ET | Wash. St. | |
M | Texas A&M(20-14) | SEC | 45 | 7-7 | 6-3 | 2-4 | 5-0 | 18 | 21 | Mar 22, 6:50pm ET | Nebraska | ||
M | St. John's(20-13) | Big East | 32 | 4-10 | 6-2 | 3-1 | 7-0 | 33 | 173 | No Games Scheduled | |||
S | Grand Canyon(29-4) | WAC | 50 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 11-2 | 14-0 | 258 | 214 | Mar 22, 10:05pm ET | Saint Mary's | ||
W | NC State(22-14) | ACC | 63 | 3-8 | 6-5 | 4-1 | 9-0 | 48 | 188 | Mar 21, 9:40pm ET | Texas Tech | ||
12 | E | Duquesne(24-11) | Atlantic 10 | 83 | 2-3 | 5-5 | 5-3 | 10-0 | 96 | 181 | Mar 21, 12:40pm ET | BYU | |
M | James Madison(31-3) | Sun Belt | 52 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 7-1 | 22-0 | 320 | 331 | Mar 22, 9:40pm ET | Wisconsin | ||
S | McNeese(30-3) | Southland | 56 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 4-0 | 19-1 | 338 | 128 | Mar 21, 7:25pm ET | Gonzaga | ||
W | Samford(29-5) | Southern | 74 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 10-3 | 15-0 | 260 | 261 | Mar 21, 9:55pm ET | Kansas | ||
13 | E | Charleston(27-7) | Coastal Athletic | 97 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 11-4 | 14-0 | 268 | 256 | Mar 22, 7:35pm ET | Alabama | |
M | UAB(23-11) | American Athletic | 105 | 0-4 | 7-3 | 8-2 | 6-2 | 110 | 207 | Mar 22, 1:45pm ET | San Diego St. | ||
S | Vermont(28-6) | America East | 102 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 9-3 | 15-1 | 285 | 182 | Mar 22, 7:10pm ET | Duke | ||
W | Yale(22-9) | Ivy | 81 | 0-3 | 3-2 | 9-2 | 7-2 | 129 | 92 | Mar 22, 4:15pm ET | Auburn | ||
14 | E | Morehead St.(26-8) | Ohio Valley | 106 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 3-2 | 19-2 | 267 | 27 | Mar 21, 3:10pm ET | Illinois | |
M | Colgate(25-9) | Patriot | 125 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 2-1 | 21-3 | 270 | 42 | Mar 22, 12:40pm ET | Baylor | ||
S | Akron(24-10) | Mid-American | 108 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 6-2 | 14-2 | 212 | 59 | Mar 21, 1:30pm ET | Creighton | ||
W | Oakland(23-11) | Horizon | 126 | 1-5 | 1-0 | 7-6 | 14-0 | 157 | 14 | Mar 21, 7:10pm ET | Kentucky | ||
15 | E | Longwood(21-13) | Big South | 162 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 13-6 | 302 | 326 | Mar 22, 9:20pm ET | Houston | |
M | W. Kentucky(22-11) | Conference USA | 136 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 6-7 | 12-4 | 328 | 345 | Mar 22, 2:00pm ET | Marquette | ||
S | S. Dak. St.(22-12) | Summit League | 135 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 7-4 | 12-5 | 312 | 213 | Mar 21, 7:35pm ET | Iowa St. | ||
W | LBSU(21-14) | Big West | 170 | 0-1 | 3-2 | 7-5 | 9-6 | 225 | 185 | Mar 21, 2:00pm ET | Arizona | ||
16 | E | Wagner(16-15) | Northeast | 290 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 11-10 | 351 | 225 | Mar 19, 6:40pm ET | Howard | |
E | Howard(18-16) | MEAC | 273 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 1-5 | 15-7 | 336 | 241 | Mar 19, 6:40pm ET | Wagner | ||
M | Stetson(22-12) | Atlantic Sun | 209 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 1-0 | 17-8 | 242 | 62 | Mar 22, 2:45pm ET | UConn | ||
S | St. Peter's(19-13) | MAAC | 189 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 3-6 | 15-4 | 318 | 186 | Mar 21, 9:20pm ET | Tennessee | ||
W | Grambling(20-14) | SWAC | 279 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 17-6 | 168 | 2 | Mar 20, 6:40pm ET | Montana St. | ||
W | Montana St.(17-17) | Big Sky | 208 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4-6 | 10-7 | 307 | 271 | Mar 20, 6:40pm ET | Grambling |
- 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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Colorado(24-10) | Pac-12 | 25 | 4-5 | 6-5 | 7-0 | 7-0 | 81 | 262 | Mar 20, 9:10pm ET |
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Dayton(24-7) | Atlantic 10 | 23 | 3-4 | 5-3 | 9-0 | 7-0 | 92 | 39 | Mar 21, 4:30pm ET |
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FAU(25-8) | American Athletic | 39 | 2-2 | 8-3 | 8-1 | 7-2 | 99 | 51 | Mar 22, 12:15pm ET |
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Indiana St.(28-6) | Missouri Valley | 29 | 1-4 | 4-1 | 10-0 | 12-1 | 130 | 187 | Mar 20, 7:00pm ET |
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Michigan St.(19-14) | Big Ten | 24 | 3-9 | 6-5 | 6-0 | 4-0 | 14 | 44 | Mar 21, 12:15pm ET |
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Oklahoma(20-12) | Big 12 | 46 | 4-12 | 5-0 | 3-0 | 8-0 | 21 | 274 | No Games Scheduled | ||
Pittsburgh(22-11) | ACC | 40 | 4-6 | 5-3 | 6-2 | 7-0 | 78 | 343 | No Games Scheduled | ||
Seton Hall(20-12) | Big East | 67 | 5-8 | 4-3 | 2-1 | 9-0 | 32 | 228 | Mar 20, 7:00pm ET |
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St. John's(20-13) | Big East | 32 | 4-10 | 6-2 | 3-1 | 7-0 | 33 | 173 | No Games Scheduled | ||
Texas A&M(20-14) | SEC | 45 | 7-7 | 6-3 | 2-4 | 5-0 | 18 | 21 | Mar 22, 6:50pm ET |
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Utah(19-14) | Pac-12 | 48 | 4-9 | 4-3 | 6-2 | 5-0 | 44 | 28 | Mar 19, 11:00pm ET |
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Virginia(23-10) | ACC | 54 | 2-7 | 8-3 | 7-0 | 6-0 | 80 | 157 | Mar 19, 9:10pm ET |
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Wake Forest(20-13) | ACC | 43 | 2-8 | 7-4 | 5-1 | 6-0 | 73 | 248 | Mar 20, 8:00pm 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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