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Bracket Predictions UpdatedDec 15, 1:11pm

First Four

First Round

West

1

Arizona
16

Salt Lake

8

Alabama
9

Washington

5

BYU
12

Princeton

Salt Lake

4

Texas A&M
13

UC Irvine

6

San Diego St.
11

Omaha

3

Wisconsin
14

Hofstra

7

Ohio St.
10

Duke

Memphis

2

Houston
15

Colgate

Midwest

1

Purdue
16

Indianapolis

8

South Carolina
9

Colorado

5

Utah
12

Dayton

Spokane

4

Memphis
13

Portland St.

6

Colo. St.
11

Northwestern

Charlotte

3

Clemson
14

UNCG

7

Ole Miss
10

Creighton

Memphis

2

Baylor
15

UMass Lowell

East

1

UConn
16

Marist

Brooklyn

8

Auburn
9

Grand Canyon

5

FAU
12

Indiana St.

Spokane

4

Oklahoma
13

McNeese St.

6

Gonzaga
11

Providence

Pittsburgh

3

N. Carolina
14

PFW

7

Miami
10

Nevada

Charlotte

2

Tennessee
15

Longwood

South

1

Kansas
16

S. Dak. St.

Omaha

8

Kentucky
9

Texas Tech

5

James Madison
12

Brooklyn

4

Illinois
13

La. Tech

6

Villanova
11

Florida

Pittsburgh

3

Virginia
14

Akron

7

Kansas St.
10

Va. Tech

Indianapolis

2

Marquette
15

Morehead St.

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Last 4 In

Team		Net
	Iowa St.(11-2)	6
	Butler(10-4)	59
	Oregon(10-3)	71
	St. John's(10-4)	51

First 4 Out

Team		Net
	Utah St.(13-1)	38
	Miss. St.(11-2)	35
	TCU(11-2)	43
	New Mexico(12-2)	36

Team Bracket Index UpdatedDec 15, 1:11pm

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Seed		Team	Conf	Net*	Quad 1*	Quad 2*	Quad 3*	Quad 4*	Sos*	Nc Sos*	Next Game
1	E	UConn(12-2)	Big East	9	2-1	3-1	1-0	5-0	83	102	Jan 05, 6:30pm ET	@ Butler
	M	Purdue(13-1)	Big 10	3	4-1	3-0	2-0	3-0	17	16	Jan 05, 8:30pm ET	vs Illinois
	S	Kansas(12-1)	Big 12	11	3-1	1-0	3-0	4-0	53	54	Jan 06, 2:00pm ET	vs TCU
	W	Arizona(10-3)	Pac-12	4	4-2	0-1	3-0	3-0	14	9	Jan 04, 9:30pm ET	vs Colorado
2	E	Tennessee(10-3)	SEC	7	2-3	2-0	2-0	3-0	9	11	Jan 06, 6:00pm ET	vs Ole Miss
	M	Baylor(11-2)	Big 12	19	2-2	0-0	2-0	5-0	103	110	Jan 06, 3:00pm ET	@ Okla. St.
	S	Marquette(11-3)	Big East	10	3-3	1-0	2-0	5-0	20	19	Jan 06, 12:00pm ET	@ Seton Hall
	W	Houston(13-0)	BIG12	1	4-0	0-0	1-0	8-0	142	145	Jan 06, 2:00pm ET	vs West Virginia
3	E	N. Carolina(10-3)	ACC	20	2-3	1-0	3-0	3-0	36	25	Jan 06, 12:00pm ET	@ Clemson
	M	Clemson(11-2)	ACC	8	3-1	2-0	2-0	4-0	39	72	Jan 06, 12:00pm ET	vs N. Carolina
	S	Virginia(11-3)	ACC	55	2-2	0-0	3-1	5-0	148	131	Jan 06, 2:00pm ET	@ NC State
	W	Wisconsin(10-3)	Big 10	17	3-3	1-0	1-0	4-0	16	21	Jan 06, 2:15pm ET	vs Nebraska
4	E	Oklahoma(12-1)	Big 12	28	0-1	4-0	0-0	8-0	291	287	Jan 06, 6:00pm ET	vs Iowa St.
	M	Memphis(11-2)	AAC	40	2-2	5-0	0-0	4-0	28	34	Jan 04, 8:00pm ET	@ Tulsa
	S	Illinois(11-2)	Big 10	12	1-2	1-0	3-0	5-0	99	121	Jan 05, 8:30pm ET	@ Purdue
	W	Texas A&M(9-4)	SEC	24	3-3	0-1	1-0	5-0	11	14	Jan 06, 8:30pm ET	vs LSU
5	E	FAU(11-3)	AAC	18	2-1	3-0	3-0	2-2	47	49	Jan 06, 4:00pm ET	@ Charlotte
	M	Utah(11-2)	Pac-12	16	2-1	3-1	2-0	4-0	37	32	Jan 04, 11:00pm ET	@ Arizona St.
	S	James Madison(13-0)	BELT	32	1-0	2-0	1-0	8-0	313	297	Jan 04, 8:00pm ET	@ Louisiana
	W	BYU(12-1)	BIG12	2	1-1	1-0	3-0	7-0	245	247	Jan 06, 10:00pm ET	vs Cincinnati
6	E	Gonzaga(9-4)	WCC	57	0-4	2-0	2-0	4-0	51	52	Jan 04, 9:00pm ET	vs Pepperdine
	M	Colo. St.(13-1)	MWC	15	2-0	3-1	3-0	2-0	115	118	Jan 06, 9:00pm ET	@ Utah St.
	S	Villanova(10-4)	Big East	26	4-0	0-2	2-2	3-0	66	100	Jan 06, 1:00pm ET	vs St. John's
	W	San Diego St.(12-2)	MWC	22	1-2	3-0	3-0	2-0	21	22	Jan 06, 4:00pm ET	vs UNLV
7	E	Miami(11-2)	ACC	52	0-2	2-0	1-0	7-0	219	192	Jan 06, 2:15pm ET	@ Wake Forest
	M	Ole Miss(13-0)	SEC	60	1-0	2-0	2-0	8-0	331	329	Jan 06, 6:00pm ET	@ Tennessee
	S	Kansas St.(10-3)	Big 12	88	2-0	0-3	2-0	5-0	218	224	Jan 06, 6:00pm ET	vs UCF
	W	Ohio St.(12-2)	Big 10	33	1-1	0-1	5-0	5-0	229	246	Jan 06, 8:00pm ET	@ Indiana
8	E	Auburn(11-2)	SEC	13	0-1	3-1	3-0	4-0	202	206	Jan 06, 2:00pm ET	@ Arkansas
	M	South Carolina(12-1)	SEC	45	1-1	1-0	2-0	8-0	254	257	Jan 06, 12:00pm ET	vs Miss. St.
	S	Kentucky(10-2)	SEC	23	1-1	2-0	1-1	6-0	193	198	Jan 06, 12:30pm ET	@ Florida
	W	Alabama(8-5)	SEC	5	0-5	3-0	1-0	4-0	13	15	Jan 06, 3:30pm ET	@ Vanderbilt
9	E	Grand Canyon(12-1)	WAC	42	2-1	2-0	0-0	7-0	191	143	Jan 04, 8:30pm ET	@ So. Utah
	M	Colorado(11-2)	Pac-12	30	0-1	4-0	0-1	7-0	225	250	Jan 04, 9:30pm ET	@ Arizona
	S	Texas Tech(11-2)	Big 12	49	0-2	1-0	1-0	9-0	287	284	Jan 06, 8:00pm ET	@ Texas
	W	Washington(8-5)	Pac-12	58	0-4	3-1	1-0	4-0	22	89	Jan 04, 9:00pm ET	vs Oregon
10	E	Nevada(13-1)	MWC	34	2-0	0-1	4-0	6-0	251	253	Jan 06, 7:00pm ET	@ Fresno St.
	M	Creighton(10-4)	Big East	14	2-3	1-1	2-0	4-0	35	90	Jan 06, 2:00pm ET	vs Providence
	S	Va. Tech(9-4)	ACC	62	1-4	1-0	1-0	6-0	45	46	Jan 06, 4:00pm ET	@ Florida St.
	W	Duke(10-3)	ACC	21	2-1	0-2	2-0	5-0	95	108	Jan 06, 6:00pm ET	@ Notre Dame
11	E	Providence(11-3)	Big East	50	2-1	1-1	1-0	7-0	170	244	Jan 06, 2:00pm ET	@ Creighton
	M	Northwestern(10-3)	Big 10	72	2-1	0-0	1-0	7-1	207	318	Jan 07, 7:30pm ET	vs Michigan St.
	S	Florida(10-3)	SEC	48	1-2	2-1	1-0	6-0	144	146	Jan 06, 12:30pm ET	vs Kentucky
	W	Iowa St.(11-2)	Big 12	6	0-1	2-1	1-0	8-0	319	311	Jan 06, 6:00pm ET	@ Oklahoma
	W	Butler(10-4)	Big East	59	0-3	2-0	1-0	6-0	96	126	Jan 05, 6:30pm ET	vs UConn
12	E	Indiana St.(12-2)	MVC	31	0-2	1-0	3-0	6-0	153	150	Jan 07, 3:00pm ET	@ N. Iowa
	M	Dayton(11-2)	A10	25	2-2	1-0	4-0	3-0	44	47	Jan 07, 1:00pm ET	vs Massachusetts
	S	Oregon(10-3)	Pac-12	71	0-1	0-1	6-1	4-0	263	239	Jan 04, 9:00pm ET	@ Washington
	S	St. John's(10-4)	Big East	51	1-2	2-1	2-1	4-0	79	153	Jan 06, 1:00pm ET	@ Villanova
	W	Princeton(12-1)	IVY	27	0-1	3-0	3-0	4-0	149	152	Jan 06, 2:00pm ET	vs Harvard
13	E	McNeese St.(11-2)	SthLnd	44	0-1	2-1	3-0	2-0	137	138	Jan 06, 2:00pm ET	@ Texas A&M-Commerce
	M	Portland St.(10-4)	BigSky	146	0-1	0-1	4-2	3-0	250	255	Jan 06, 8:00pm ET	@ UMKC
	S	La. Tech(10-5)	USA	74	0-3	1-1	2-1	4-0	59	63	Jan 06, 5:30pm ET	@ Sam Houston
	W	UC Irvine(9-5)	BigWst	66	0-3	1-1	1-1	6-0	67	31	Jan 04, 10:00pm ET	vs CS Fullerton
14	E	PFW(13-2)	Hor	82	0-2	1-0	0-0	10-0	279	220	Jan 06, 1:00pm ET	vs Wright St.
	M	UNCG(10-4)	SoCon	162	0-1	1-1	2-1	4-1	234	241	Jan 06, 4:00pm ET	vs ETSU
	S	Akron(9-4)	MAC	122	0-1	0-3	3-0	3-0	196	201	Jan 05, 9:00pm ET	vs Bowling Green
	W	Hofstra(7-6)	CAA	96	0-3	0-1	4-2	2-0	91	95	Jan 04, 7:00pm ET	vs Charleston
15	E	Longwood(12-4)	BigSou	105	0-2	0-0	0-0	9-1	302	300	Jan 06, 3:00pm ET	vs Charleston So.
	M	UMass Lowell(9-4)	AmEast	113	0-0	1-2	1-1	4-1	294	293	Jan 06, 12:00pm ET	@ New Hamp.
	S	Morehead St.(10-4)	OVC	109	0-2	0-2	1-0	5-0	52	33	Jan 04, 7:00pm ET	vs Tenn. Tech
	W	Colgate(7-7)	PAT	149	0-2	2-2	0-3	3-0	34	37	Jan 06, 1:00pm ET	@ Navy
16	E	Marist(7-4)	MAAC	152	0-0	0-0	1-2	6-2	357	358	Jan 07, 2:00pm ET	@ Fairfield
	M	Lipscomb(9-6)	ASUN	127	0-2	0-2	3-2	4-0	184	188	Jan 04, 7:00pm ET	@ E. Kentucky
	M	Southern U.(6-7)	SWAC	188	1-4	1-1	0-0	1-2	2	2	Jan 06, 6:30pm ET	vs Texas So.
	S	S. Dak. St.(7-8)	Summit	193	0-0	0-3	1-4	3-0	281	248	Jan 06, 5:15pm ET	vs Montana St.
	W	Merrimack(6-8)	NEC	202	0-3	0-2	2-1	2-2	75	76	Jan 04, 7:00pm ET	vs FDU
	W	Norfolk St.(9-7)	MEAC	170	0-0	1-2	2-1	3-3	300	298	Jan 06, 4:00pm ET	@ SC State

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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