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First Four
Midwest
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11
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11
East
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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
Lexington
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8
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9
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5
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12
Cleveland
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4
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13
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6
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11
Milwaukee
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3
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14
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7
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10
Milwaukee
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2
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15
Midwest
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1
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16
Wichita
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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
Lexington
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3
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14
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7
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10
Raleigh
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2
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15
East
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1
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16
Providence
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8
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9
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5
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12
Providence
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4
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13
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6
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11
Denver
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3
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14
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7
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10
Raleigh
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2
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15
West
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1
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16
Wichita
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8
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9
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5
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12
Cleveland
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4
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13
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6
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11
Denver
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3
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14
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7
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10
Seattle
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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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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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UConn(3-0) | Big East | 2 | 13-3 | 8-0 | 1-0 | 9-0 | 24 | 69 | Nov 19, 7:00pm ET |
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Kansas(4-0) | Big 12 | 20 | 7-9 | 6-0 | 4-1 | 4-0 | 2 | 36 | Nov 19, 8:00pm ET |
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Alabama(3-1) | SEC | 9 | 4-10 | 7-1 | 7-0 | 3-0 | 3 | 18 | Nov 20, 9:00pm ET |
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Houston(2-1) | Big 12 | 1 | 16-4 | 3-0 | 4-0 | 7-0 | 11 | 193 | Nov 22, 8:00pm ET |
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Duke(3-1) | ACC | 10 | 5-4 | 6-4 | 7-0 | 6-0 | 71 | 116 | Nov 22, 10:30pm ET |
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N. Carolina(2-1) | ACC | 8 | 9-3 | 7-4 | 6-0 | 5-0 | 31 | 26 | Nov 23, 12:30am ET |
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Iowa St.(3-0) | Big 12 | 6 | 10-6 | 6-1 | 2-0 | 9-0 | 16 | 324 | Nov 25, 9:00pm ET |
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Gonzaga(3-0) | West Coast | 17 | 3-6 | 4-1 | 5-0 | 12-0 | 91 | 19 | Nov 18, 10:00pm ET |
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Baylor(3-1) | Big 12 | 14 | 10-9 | 4-1 | 3-0 | 5-0 | 1 | 70 | Nov 21, 7:00pm ET |
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Auburn(4-0) | SEC | 5 | 2-7 | 10-0 | 9-0 | 5-0 | 66 | 171 | Nov 25, 9:00pm ET |
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Purdue(4-0) | Big Ten | 3 | 12-4 | 8-0 | 6-0 | 3-0 | 7 | 9 | Nov 19, 9:00pm ET |
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Creighton(4-0) | Big East | 11 | 8-5 | 7-4 | 1-0 | 7-0 | 27 | 58 | Nov 22, 8:00pm ET |
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Tennessee(4-0) | SEC | 7 | 8-7 | 5-1 | 6-0 | 5-0 | 10 | 16 | Nov 21, 9:30pm ET |
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Arizona(2-1) | Pac-12 | 4 | 8-3 | 7-4 | 8-1 | 2-0 | 49 | 13 | Nov 22, 10:30pm ET |
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Marquette(4-0) | Big East | 13 | 9-8 | 6-1 | 4-0 | 6-0 | 6 | 17 | Nov 19, 9:00pm ET |
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Texas A&M(3-1) | SEC | 45 | 7-7 | 6-3 | 2-4 | 5-0 | 18 | 21 | Nov 20, 8:00pm ET |
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5 | E |
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Illinois(3-0) | Big Ten | 15 | 7-6 | 6-1 | 7-1 | 5-0 | 40 | 151 | Nov 20, 9:00pm ET |
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Arkansas(3-1) | SEC | 115 | 2-9 | 1-6 | 7-1 | 6-1 | 57 | 148 | Nov 22, 9:00pm ET |
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Indiana(3-0) | Big Ten | 98 | 3-9 | 6-4 | 4-1 | 6-0 | 23 | 122 | Nov 21, 6:30pm ET |
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St. John's(4-0) | Big East | 32 | 4-10 | 6-2 | 3-1 | 7-0 | 33 | 173 | Nov 21, 7:00pm ET |
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UCLA(3-1) | Pac-12 | 107 | 1-10 | 6-2 | 3-4 | 5-1 | 67 | 72 | Nov 20, 11:00pm ET |
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Cincinnati(3-0) | Big 12 | 37 | 4-11 | 3-1 | 4-2 | 9-0 | 36 | 323 | Nov 19, 7:00pm ET |
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Xavier(4-0) | Big East | 64 | 2-13 | 6-2 | 1-1 | 7-1 | 4 | 34 | Nov 20, 6:30pm ET |
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Florida(4-0) | SEC | 26 | 6-7 | 4-2 | 9-1 | 5-0 | 41 | 107 | Nov 19, 7:00pm ET |
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Michigan St.(3-1) | Big Ten | 24 | 3-9 | 6-5 | 6-0 | 4-0 | 14 | 44 | Nov 19, 8:00pm ET |
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Kentucky(3-0) | SEC | 19 | 6-7 | 2-1 | 8-1 | 7-0 | 55 | 172 | Nov 19, 7:00pm ET |
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Texas(3-1) | Big 12 | 30 | 5-9 | 3-2 | 5-1 | 7-0 | 17 | 208 | Nov 21, 7:00pm ET |
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Ohio St.(2-1) | Big Ten | 49 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 9-1 | 5-0 | 58 | 251 | Nov 19, 7:00pm ET |
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Texas Tech(4-0) | Big 12 | 28 | 6-9 | 4-1 | 6-0 | 7-0 | 29 | 311 | Nov 21, 9:00pm ET |
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Wake Forest(4-1) | ACC | 43 | 2-8 | 7-4 | 5-1 | 6-0 | 73 | 248 | Nov 19, 7:00pm ET |
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Kansas St.(2-1) | Big 12 | 71 | 5-8 | 4-5 | 5-1 | 5-0 | 12 | 218 | Nov 19, 8:00pm ET |
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Oregon(4-0) | Pac-12 | 59 | 4-6 | 5-4 | 8-1 | 6-0 | 72 | 244 | Nov 21, 10:00pm ET |
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Rutgers(3-0) | Big Ten | 103 | 2-11 | 4-4 | 2-2 | 7-0 | 22 | 154 | Nov 20, 8:00pm ET |
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Boise St.(3-1) | Mountain West | 27 | 6-5 | 3-4 | 3-1 | 8-0 | 51 | 32 | Nov 24, 11:00am ET |
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San Diego St.(2-0) | Mountain West | 21 | 4-9 | 6-1 | 6-0 | 6-0 | 25 | 15 | Nov 18, 10:00pm ET |
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Saint Mary's(4-0) | West Coast | 16 | 5-3 | 3-2 | 5-2 | 12-0 | 102 | 80 | Nov 20, 10:00pm ET |
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Ole Miss(4-0) | SEC | 90 | 3-8 | 3-4 | 8-0 | 6-0 | 64 | 315 | Nov 21, 8:00pm ET |
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Michigan(3-1) | Big Ten | 133 | 3-12 | 1-8 | 2-3 | 2-1 | 5 | 41 | Nov 21, 8:30pm ET |
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Dayton(4-0) | Atlantic 10 | 23 | 3-4 | 5-3 | 9-0 | 7-0 | 92 | 39 | Nov 20, 7:00pm ET |
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Clemson(3-1) | ACC | 35 | 5-5 | 5-5 | 6-1 | 5-0 | 52 | 64 | Nov 21, 7:00pm ET |
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McNeese(2-2) | Southland | 56 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 4-0 | 19-1 | 338 | 128 | Nov 22, 3:00pm ET |
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Providence(4-0) | Big East | 57 | 6-9 | 3-4 | 1-0 | 11-0 | 34 | 227 | Nov 19, 7:00pm ET |
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Maryland(3-1) | Big Ten | 82 | 2-9 | 4-4 | 3-4 | 7-0 | 56 | 308 | Nov 19, 7:00pm ET |
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Miami(3-0) | ACC | 101 | 1-9 | 7-4 | 1-3 | 6-1 | 62 | 159 | Nov 21, 12:00pm ET |
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Memphis(3-0) | American Athletic | 75 | 2-3 | 4-3 | 11-3 | 5-1 | 100 | 86 | Nov 21, 10:00pm ET |
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VCU(4-0) | Atlantic 10 | 69 | 1-4 | 7-4 | 7-2 | 7-2 | 103 | 169 | Nov 21, 5:00pm ET |
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UAB(3-2) | American Athletic | 105 | 0-4 | 7-3 | 8-2 | 6-2 | 110 | 207 | Nov 22, 12:30pm ET |
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Grand Canyon(2-1) | WAC | 50 | 1-0 | 2-2 | 11-2 | 14-0 | 258 | 214 | Nov 20, 9:00pm ET |
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Bradley(3-1) | Missouri Valley | 58 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 12-2 | 6-1 | 127 | 204 | Nov 21, 5:30pm ET |
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UC Irvine(4-0) | Big West | 77 | 0-3 | 1-2 | 7-3 | 15-1 | 174 | 40 | Nov 22, 9:00pm ET |
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13 | E |
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Princeton(4-1) | Ivy | 55 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 11-1 | 9-0 | 193 | 196 | Nov 21, 8:00pm ET |
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High Point(5-0) | Big South | 110 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 6-4 | 17-3 | 353 | 344 | Nov 24, 5:00pm ET |
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Ohio(1-3) | Mid-American | 139 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 5-9 | 14-2 | 342 | 347 | Nov 21, 12:00pm ET |
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Arkansas St.(3-1) | Sun Belt | 148 | 0-4 | 1-3 | 7-6 | 10-3 | 153 | 112 | Nov 22, 8:00pm ET |
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14 | E |
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Towson(2-2) | Coastal Athletic | 149 | 0-3 | 1-4 | 5-4 | 13-3 | 169 | 99 | Nov 20, 7:30pm ET |
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La. Tech(4-0) | Conference USA | 99 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 6-5 | 12-1 | 192 | 91 | Nov 25, 3:00pm ET |
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Vermont(1-3) | America East | 102 | 0-2 | 2-0 | 9-3 | 15-1 | 285 | 182 | Nov 19, 7:00pm ET |
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Lipscomb(2-3) | Atlantic Sun | 166 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 4-3 | 13-5 | 280 | 146 | Nov 19, 7:00pm ET |
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Chattanooga(2-3) | Southern | 140 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 6-6 | 11-2 | 228 | 267 | Nov 21, 7:00pm ET |
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Kansas City(3-2) | Summit League | 233 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 2-6 | 11-6 | 235 | 117 | Nov 22, 5:30pm ET |
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PFW(3-1) | Horizon | 157 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 4-4 | 14-4 | 317 | 299 | Nov 20, 7:00pm ET |
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Weber St.(1-3) | Big Sky | 153 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 5-6 | 10-5 | 234 | 89 | Nov 22, 9:00pm ET |
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16 | E |
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Norfolk St.(4-1) | MEAC | 223 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 2-4 | 15-5 | 315 | 150 | Nov 20, 10:00pm ET |
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Little Rock(2-2) | Ohio Valley | 182 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 19-8 | 362 | 360 | Nov 20, 8:00pm ET |
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Colgate(1-3) | Patriot | 125 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 2-1 | 21-3 | 270 | 42 | Nov 22, 7:00pm ET |
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Wagner(1-3) | Northeast | 290 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 11-10 | 351 | 225 | Nov 19, 7:00pm ET |
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Grambling St.(1-2) | SWAC | 279 | 0-6 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 17-6 | 168 | 2 | Nov 21, 9:00pm ET |
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Quinnipiac(2-2) | MAAC | 160 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 4-3 | 19-4 | 344 | 292 | Nov 19, 5:30pm 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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