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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
Saint Mary's(26-8) 16
Michigan(8-24) 133
NC State(26-15) 63
Missouri(8-24) 158

First 4 Out

Team Net
Louisville(8-24) 217
Saint Louis(13-20) 197
UCF(17-16) 61
Pittsburgh(22-11) 40
Team Bracket Index UpdatedJul 11, 1:57pm

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Seed Team Conf Net* Quad 1* Quad 2* Quad 3* Quad 4* Sos* Nc Sos* Next Game
1 E UConn(37-3) Big East 2 13-3 8-0 1-0 9-0 24 69 No Games Scheduled
M Kansas(23-11) Big 12 20 7-9 6-0 4-1 4-0 2 36 No Games Scheduled
S Alabama(25-12) SEC 9 4-10 7-1 7-0 3-0 3 18 No Games Scheduled
W Houston(32-5) Big 12 1 16-4 3-0 4-0 7-0 11 193 No Games Scheduled
2 E Gonzaga(27-8) West Coast 17 3-6 4-1 5-0 12-0 91 19 No Games Scheduled
M Auburn(27-8) SEC 5 2-7 10-0 9-0 5-0 66 171 No Games Scheduled
S Baylor(24-11) Big 12 14 10-9 4-1 3-0 5-0 1 70 No Games Scheduled
W N. Carolina(29-8) ACC 8 9-3 7-4 6-0 5-0 31 26 No Games Scheduled
3 E Iowa St.(29-8) Big 12 6 10-6 6-1 2-0 9-0 16 324 No Games Scheduled
M Purdue(34-5) Big Ten 3 12-4 8-0 6-0 3-0 7 9 No Games Scheduled
S Duke(27-9) ACC 10 5-4 6-4 7-0 6-0 71 116 No Games Scheduled
W Marquette(27-10) Big East 13 9-8 6-1 4-0 6-0 6 17 No Games Scheduled
4 E Texas A&M(21-15) SEC 45 7-7 6-3 2-4 5-0 18 21 No Games Scheduled
M Creighton(25-10) Big East 11 8-5 7-4 1-0 7-0 27 58 No Games Scheduled
S UCLA(16-17) Pac-12 107 1-10 6-2 3-4 5-1 67 72 No Games Scheduled
W Arkansas(16-17) SEC 115 2-9 1-6 7-1 6-1 57 148 No Games Scheduled
5 E Indiana(19-14) Big Ten 98 3-9 6-4 4-1 6-0 23 122 No Games Scheduled
M Tennessee(27-9) SEC 7 8-7 5-1 6-0 5-0 10 16 No Games Scheduled
S Florida(24-12) SEC 26 6-7 4-2 9-1 5-0 41 107 No Games Scheduled
W Arizona(27-9) Pac-12 4 8-3 7-4 8-1 2-0 49 13 No Games Scheduled
6 E Ole Miss(20-12) SEC 90 3-8 3-4 8-0 6-0 64 315 No Games Scheduled
M Xavier(16-18) Big East 64 2-13 6-2 1-1 7-1 4 34 No Games Scheduled
S Texas(21-13) Big 12 30 5-9 3-2 5-1 7-0 17 208 No Games Scheduled
W Cincinnati(22-15) Big 12 37 4-11 3-1 4-2 9-0 36 323 No Games Scheduled
7 E Kentucky(23-10) SEC 19 6-7 2-1 8-1 7-0 55 172 No Games Scheduled
M Rutgers(15-17) Big Ten 103 2-11 4-4 2-2 7-0 22 154 No Games Scheduled
S Ohio St.(22-14) Big Ten 49 3-7 3-5 9-1 5-0 58 251 No Games Scheduled
W Providence(21-14) Big East 57 6-9 3-4 1-0 11-0 34 227 No Games Scheduled
8 E Texas Tech(23-11) Big 12 28 6-9 4-1 6-0 7-0 29 311 No Games Scheduled
M Michigan St.(20-15) Big Ten 24 3-9 6-5 6-0 4-0 14 44 No Games Scheduled
S Wake Forest(21-14) ACC 43 2-8 7-4 5-1 6-0 73 248 No Games Scheduled
W St. John's(20-13) Big East 32 4-10 6-2 3-1 7-0 33 173 No Games Scheduled
9 E Miss. St.(21-14) SEC 31 4-9 4-3 7-0 6-1 28 234 No Games Scheduled
M Clemson(24-12) ACC 35 5-5 5-5 6-1 5-0 52 64 No Games Scheduled
S Kansas St.(19-15) Big 12 71 5-8 4-5 5-1 5-0 12 218 No Games Scheduled
W Boise St.(22-11) Mountain West 27 6-5 3-4 3-1 8-0 51 32 No Games Scheduled
10 E BYU(23-11) Big 12 12 6-8 5-2 4-0 8-0 38 294 No Games Scheduled
M Memphis(22-10) American Athletic 75 2-3 4-3 11-3 5-1 100 86 No Games Scheduled
S Miami(15-17) ACC 101 1-9 7-4 1-3 6-1 62 159 No Games Scheduled
W Oregon(24-12) Pac-12 59 4-6 5-4 8-1 6-0 72 244 No Games Scheduled
11 E Dayton(25-8) Atlantic 10 23 3-4 5-3 9-0 7-0 92 39 No Games Scheduled
M Missouri(8-24) SEC 158 1-10 1-9 1-4 5-1 39 102 No Games Scheduled
M NC State(26-15) ACC 63 3-8 6-5 4-1 9-0 48 188 No Games Scheduled
S Illinois(29-9) Big Ten 15 7-6 6-1 7-1 5-0 40 151 No Games Scheduled
W Michigan(8-24) Big Ten 133 3-12 1-8 2-3 2-1 5 41 No Games Scheduled
W Saint Mary's(26-8) West Coast 16 5-3 3-2 5-2 12-0 102 80 No Games Scheduled
12 E Ohio(20-13) Mid-American 139 0-0 0-2 5-9 14-2 342 347 No Games Scheduled
M Sam Houston(21-12) Conference USA 152 0-2 1-3 6-4 12-3 198 133 No Games Scheduled
S Yale(23-10) Ivy 81 0-3 3-2 9-2 7-2 129 92 No Games Scheduled
W Grand Canyon(30-5) WAC 50 1-0 2-2 11-2 14-0 258 214 No Games Scheduled
13 E Colgate(25-10) Patriot 125 0-2 1-3 2-1 21-3 270 42 No Games Scheduled
M Samford(29-6) Southern 74 0-2 2-0 10-3 15-0 260 261 No Games Scheduled
S McNeese(30-4) Southland 56 1-0 2-2 4-0 19-1 338 128 No Games Scheduled
W N. Iowa(19-14) Missouri Valley 109 0-6 5-3 6-4 7-1 98 48 No Games Scheduled
14 E UC San Diego(21-12) Big West 120 0-2 0-3 6-3 13-3 265 231 No Games Scheduled
M Vermont(28-7) America East 102 0-2 2-0 9-3 15-1 285 182 No Games Scheduled
S Troy(20-12) Sun Belt 137 0-1 1-1 3-8 13-2 284 199 No Games Scheduled
W Towson(20-14) Coastal Athletic 149 0-3 1-4 5-4 13-3 169 99 No Games Scheduled
15 E N. Colorado(19-14) Big Sky 188 0-1 0-1 3-5 14-6 325 301 No Games Scheduled
M St. Peter's(19-14) MAAC 189 0-1 0-2 3-6 15-4 318 186 No Games Scheduled
S UMKC(16-16) Summit League 233 0-3 0-1 2-6 11-6 235 117 No Games Scheduled
W E. Kentucky(17-14) Atlantic Sun 219 0-2 0-1 1-6 13-5 237 79 No Games Scheduled
16 E Youngstown St.(22-10) Horizon 131 0-1 0-2 6-5 12-2 295 143 No Games Scheduled
M High Point(27-9) Big South 110 0-0 0-1 6-4 17-3 353 344 No Games Scheduled
S Southern U.(18-14) SWAC 257 1-4 1-0 0-1 13-9 156 3 No Games Scheduled
S Wagner(17-16) Northeast 290 0-2 0-0 3-3 11-10 351 225 No Games Scheduled
W Norfolk St.(24-11) MEAC 223 1-1 0-1 2-4 15-5 315 150 No Games Scheduled
W Tennessee St.(18-15) Ohio Valley 282 0-2 0-1 0-5 14-7 322 153 No Games Scheduled
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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