Bracketology
By CBS College Hoops experts on NCAA March Madness Bracket Projections
First Four
South
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11
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East
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16
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South
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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
Seattle
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4
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13
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6
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11
Wichita
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14
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7
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Cleveland
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2
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15
West
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16
Raleigh
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8
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5
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Denver
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4
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13
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6
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Milwaukee
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3
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14
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7
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10
Providence
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2
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15
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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Duke(0-0) | ACC | 1 | 9-3 | 7-0 | 10-0 | 5-0 | 57 | 12 | Nov 04, 8:45pm ET |
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Houston(0-0) | Big 12 | 3 | 14-3 | 6-1 | 5-0 | 5-0 | 24 | 74 | Nov 03, 11:11am ET |
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Auburn(0-0) | SEC | 2 | 16-5 | 6-0 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 2 | 8 | Nov 03, 11:11am ET |
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Florida(0-0) | SEC | 4 | 10-4 | 9-0 | 4-0 | 6-0 | 23 | 262 | Nov 03, 7:00pm ET |
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Alabama(0-0) | SEC | 6 | 11-8 | 8-0 | 4-0 | 2-0 | 1 | 9 | Nov 03, 11:11am ET |
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Tennessee(0-0) | SEC | 5 | 11-6 | 5-0 | 5-0 | 6-0 | 8 | 129 | Nov 03, 7:00pm ET |
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Michigan St.(0-0) | Big Ten | 11 | 13-5 | 5-1 | 5-0 | 4-0 | 30 | 135 | Nov 03, 7:00pm ET |
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St. John's(0-0) | Big East | 13 | 6-4 | 11-0 | 7-0 | 6-0 | 65 | 167 | Nov 03, 6:30pm ET |
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Michigan(0-0) | Big Ten | 25 | 11-7 | 4-2 | 7-0 | 2-0 | 26 | 126 | Nov 03, 8:30pm ET |
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Wisconsin(0-0) | Big Ten | 14 | 8-7 | 10-1 | 2-0 | 6-0 | 31 | 114 | Nov 03, 8:00pm ET |
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Texas Tech(0-0) | Big 12 | 7 | 10-5 | 3-3 | 6-0 | 6-0 | 47 | 296 | Nov 04, 11:11am ET |
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Kentucky(0-0) | SEC | 15 | 11-10 | 1-1 | 4-0 | 6-0 | 3 | 46 | Nov 04, 7:00pm ET |
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Iowa St.(0-0) | Big 12 | 9 | 10-7 | 6-2 | 3-0 | 5-0 | 36 | 94 | Nov 03, 8:00pm ET |
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Texas A&M(0-0) | SEC | 18 | 7-9 | 9-1 | 1-0 | 5-0 | 6 | 36 | Nov 03, 8:00pm ET |
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Oregon(0-0) | Big Ten | 29 | 8-7 | 8-2 | 5-0 | 3-0 | 28 | 66 | Nov 04, 10:30pm ET |
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Maryland(0-0) | Big Ten | 10 | 8-7 | 6-1 | 3-0 | 8-0 | 52 | 327 | Nov 03, 6:30pm ET |
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Purdue(0-0) | Big Ten | 19 | 7-10 | 9-1 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 13 | 10 | Nov 04, 11:11am ET |
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Arizona(0-0) | Big 12 | 12 | 10-11 | 4-1 | 4-0 | 4-0 | 4 | 34 | Nov 03, 7:00pm ET |
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Marquette(0-0) | Big East | 26 | 6-8 | 7-2 | 5-0 | 5-0 | 40 | 13 | Nov 03, 8:00pm ET |
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Ole Miss(0-0) | SEC | 28 | 8-10 | 5-1 | 2-0 | 7-0 | 5 | 71 | Nov 03, 8:00pm ET |
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Clemson(0-0) | ACC | 22 | 5-3 | 8-2 | 8-1 | 6-0 | 76 | 78 | Nov 03, 7:00pm ET |
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Louisville(0-0) | ACC | 23 | 4-6 | 11-1 | 7-0 | 5-0 | 58 | 31 | Nov 03, 9:00pm ET |
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Memphis(0-0) | American | 50 | 6-1 | 5-2 | 10-2 | 7-0 | 90 | 4 | Nov 08, 11:11am ET |
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Kansas(0-0) | Big 12 | 20 | 6-11 | 7-1 | 5-0 | 3-0 | 12 | 20 | Nov 03, 11:11am ET |
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Saint Mary's(0-0) | West Coast | 21 | 4-3 | 6-2 | 7-0 | 10-0 | 92 | 106 | Nov 03, 10:00pm ET |
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Miss. St.(0-0) | SEC | 34 | 7-10 | 6-2 | 2-0 | 6-0 | 15 | 128 | Nov 05, 9:00pm ET |
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Missouri(0-0) | SEC | 16 | 7-11 | 3-0 | 4-0 | 8-0 | 19 | 227 | Nov 03, 11:11am ET |
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BYU(0-0) | Big 12 | 24 | 8-7 | 6-2 | 4-0 | 6-0 | 45 | 313 | Nov 03, 9:30pm ET |
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Gonzaga(0-0) | West Coast | 8 | 5-5 | 5-3 | 5-0 | 10-0 | 73 | 30 | Nov 03, 11:11am ET |
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Illinois(0-0) | Big Ten | 17 | 8-10 | 7-2 | 0-0 | 6-0 | 10 | 22 | Nov 03, 8:30pm ET |
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UCLA(0-0) | Big Ten | 27 | 9-8 | 5-1 | 1-1 | 7-0 | 33 | 84 | Nov 03, 10:30pm ET |
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Creighton(0-0) | Big East | 38 | 6-6 | 5-4 | 8-0 | 5-0 | 53 | 49 | Nov 05, 8:00pm ET |
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Oklahoma(0-0) | SEC | 43 | 7-11 | 4-1 | 2-1 | 7-0 | 11 | 143 | Nov 03, 8:30pm ET |
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Georgia(0-0) | SEC | 33 | 4-11 | 5-1 | 3-0 | 8-0 | 18 | 220 | Nov 03, 7:30pm ET |
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UConn(0-0) | Big East | 32 | 6-6 | 7-3 | 4-1 | 6-0 | 54 | 63 | Nov 03, 7:00pm ET |
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New Mexico(0-0) | Mountain West | 42 | 3-4 | 8-1 | 4-2 | 10-0 | 80 | 61 | Nov 05, 11:11am ET |
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Arkansas(0-0) | SEC | 40 | 5-10 | 4-3 | 4-0 | 7-0 | 21 | 175 | Nov 03, 7:00pm ET |
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Baylor(0-0) | Big 12 | 30 | 5-12 | 7-1 | 1-1 | 5-0 | 7 | 11 | Nov 03, 11:11am ET |
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Utah St.(0-0) | Mountain West | 37 | 2-4 | 8-3 | 5-0 | 10-0 | 86 | 105 | Nov 03, 11:11am ET |
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Vanderbilt(0-0) | SEC | 48 | 5-9 | 4-3 | 3-0 | 8-0 | 27 | 330 | Nov 03, 8:00pm ET |
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VCU(0-0) | Atlantic 10 | 31 | 2-1 | 5-4 | 6-0 | 13-1 | 133 | 275 | Nov 03, 7:00pm ET |
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Colo. St.(0-0) | Mountain West | 47 | 3-5 | 7-2 | 4-2 | 11-0 | 84 | 139 | Nov 03, 9:00pm ET |
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San Diego St.(0-0) | Mountain West | 52 | 3-6 | 5-2 | 4-1 | 8-0 | 64 | 7 | Nov 04, 11:11am ET |
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West Virginia(0-0) | Big 12 | 51 | 6-10 | 4-3 | 4-0 | 5-0 | 25 | 62 | Nov 04, 11:11am ET |
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Boise St.(0-0) | Mountain West | 44 | 3-6 | 5-2 | 5-1 | 10-1 | 79 | 121 | Nov 03, 9:00pm ET |
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Indiana(0-0) | Big Ten | 54 | 4-13 | 5-0 | 6-0 | 4-0 | 34 | 158 | Nov 05, 11:11am ET |
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Drake(0-0) | Missouri Valley | 56 | 2-0 | 4-0 | 11-3 | 11-0 | 200 | 258 | Nov 03, 4:00pm ET |
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UC San Diego(0-0) | Big West | 35 | 2-1 | 2-1 | 9-2 | 15-0 | 197 | 226 | Nov 03, 10:00pm ET |
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McNeese(0-0) | Southland | 58 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 6-2 | 18-0 | 217 | 44 | Nov 03, 7:30pm ET |
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Liberty(0-0) | Conference USA | 60 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 14-4 | 8-0 | 222 | 294 | Nov 03, 11:11am ET |
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Yale(0-0) | Ivy | 72 | 0-1 | 2-1 | 5-3 | 13-2 | 263 | 216 | Nov 07, 8:30pm ET |
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Grand Canyon(0-0) | Mountain West | 92 | 0-1 | 1-3 | 9-2 | 15-1 | 292 | 285 | Nov 03, 9:00pm ET |
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Akron(0-0) | Mid-American | 91 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 7-3 | 18-0 | 297 | 191 | Nov 03, 11:11am ET |
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High Point(0-0) | Big South | 82 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 8-3 | 18-2 | 354 | 356 | Nov 03, 6:30pm ET |
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Robert Morris(0-0) | Horizon | 139 | 0-1 | 2-0 | 9-4 | 14-3 | 335 | 316 | Nov 04, 11:11am ET |
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Lipscomb(0-0) | Atlantic Sun | 84 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 6-3 | 16-2 | 253 | 98 | Nov 03, 8:00pm ET |
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Troy(0-0) | Sun Belt | 99 | 0-3 | 2-1 | 5-3 | 14-3 | 170 | 64 | Nov 03, 7:00pm ET |
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UNCW(0-0) | Coastal Athletic | 102 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 8-3 | 17-3 | 329 | 321 | Nov 03, 7:00pm ET |
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Montana(0-0) | Big Sky | 143 | 0-4 | 1-2 | 4-3 | 17-0 | 146 | 19 | Nov 03, 9:00pm ET |
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Wofford(0-0) | Southern | 131 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 6-9 | 9-1 | 184 | 104 | Nov 03, 11:11am ET |
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Norfolk St.(0-0) | MEAC | 183 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 4-3 | 16-3 | 245 | 100 | Nov 03, 7:00pm ET |
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Omaha(0-0) | Summit League | 160 | 0-1 | 0-6 | 6-1 | 14-4 | 233 | 182 | Nov 03, 1:30pm ET |
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Mt St Mary's(0-0) | MAAC | 236 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 4-1 | 17-8 | 320 | 166 | Nov 04, 11:11am ET |
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American(0-0) | Patriot | 226 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 19-6 | 324 | 168 | Nov 03, 8:00pm ET |
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SIUE(0-0) | Ohio Valley | 216 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 17-7 | 343 | 164 | Nov 04, 8:00pm ET |
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Alabama St.(0-0) | SWAC | 274 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 3-1 | 15-8 | 262 | 60 | Nov 07, 11:11am ET |
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Saint Francis(0-0) | Northeast | 297 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 11-9 | 208 | 40 | Nov 03, 8:30pm ET |
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Bryant(0-0) | America East | 141 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 3-2 | 18-5 | 312 | 193 | Nov 03, 7:00pm 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
On The Bubble
Team | Conf | Net* | Quad 1* | Quad 2* | Quad 3* | Quad 4* | Sos* | Nc Sos* | Next Game | ||
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Baylor(0-0) | Big 12 | 30 | 5-12 | 7-1 | 1-1 | 5-0 | 7 | 11 | Nov 03, 11:11am ET |
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Boise St.(0-0) | Mountain West | 44 | 3-6 | 5-2 | 5-1 | 10-1 | 79 | 121 | Nov 03, 9:00pm ET |
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Indiana(0-0) | Big Ten | 54 | 4-13 | 5-0 | 6-0 | 4-0 | 34 | 158 | Nov 05, 11:11am ET |
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N. Carolina(0-0) | ACC | 36 | 1-12 | 8-0 | 7-1 | 6-0 | 42 | 5 | Nov 03, 7:00pm ET |
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San Diego St.(0-0) | Mountain West | 52 | 3-6 | 5-2 | 4-1 | 8-0 | 64 | 7 | Nov 04, 11:11am ET |
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Texas(0-0) | SEC | 39 | 7-10 | 3-5 | 2-0 | 7-0 | 16 | 287 | Nov 04, 8:45pm ET |
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West Virginia(0-0) | Big 12 | 51 | 6-10 | 4-3 | 4-0 | 5-0 | 25 | 62 | Nov 04, 11:11am ET |
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Xavier(0-0) | Big East | 45 | 1-9 | 8-2 | 5-0 | 7-0 | 60 | 144 | Nov 03, 7:15pm 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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