2018 NCAA BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT First Four First Round Second Round Sweet 16 Elite 8 Final Four Championship Final Four Elite 8 Sweet 16 Second Round First Round First Four (Pittsburgh, PA) (Pittsburgh, March 13-14 March 15-16 March 17-18 March 22-23 March 24-25 March 31 April 2 March 31 March 24-25 March 22-23 March 17-18 March 15-16 Arena Viejas March 13-14 Thu 3/15 6:50 Thu 3/15 Nickname / Odds to Win ACC, RPI #1, SOS #6, 12-1, 7-1 Key: (LOCATED ABOVE TEAMS) Conference, Point Spreads: Big East, RPI #2, SOS #11, 10-3, 8-0 Bonner / Dan Harlan Kevin RPI Rank, Strength of Schedule, Quadrant I Higher Seed Spread displayed (a spread of -4 Villanova Wildcats 5/1 1 Virginia (31-2) Record, Quadrant II Record means higher seed favored by 4). Spreads Villanova (30-4) 1 Northeast, RPI #232, SOS #315, 0-0, 1-1 Virginia Cavaliers 5/1 AEAST, RPI #112, SOS #244, 1-3, 0-2 "The Bracket That Has Everything...Except Winners" captured on VegasInsider 3/12/18 LIU Brooklyn (18-16) 16 23 Fri 3/16 9:20 3/16 Fri 4 - Duke Blue Devils 6/1 16 UMBC (24-10) @czabe 16 - Big South, RPI #129, SOS #249, 0-3, 0-2 Thu 3/15 9:20 Thu 3/15 Michigan Wolverines 8/1 Big East, RPI #43, SOS #53, 2-9, 5-2 ACC,RPI #61, SOS #71, 5-7, 3-3 RAD Radford (22-12) 16 Michigan St. Spartans 8/1 8 Creighton (21-11) www.czabe.com Virginia Tech (21-11) 8 University of Dayton Arena Arizona Wildcats 12/1 Big 12, RPI #53, SOS #65, 4-9, 5-1 - SEC, RPI #42, SOS #3, 7-7, 4-5 Dayton, OH 2 J. Nantz Nantz J. B./ Raftery / Wolfson 2 Fri 3/16 6:50 3/16 Fri - Boston, MA Boston, (Charlotte, NC) (Charlotte, 14/1 Center Spectrum 9 Kansas State (22-11) Alabama (19-15) 9 Tue 3/13 6:40 Kansas Jayhawks TD Garden (San Diego, CA) Diego, (San BMO Harris BMO Harris Bradley Center C. Blackburn / S. Lappas / J. Erdahl / J. Lappas / S. Blackburn C. Purdue Boilermakers 15/1 SEC, RPI #10, SOS #4, 4-8, 9-2 2018 National Champion Big 12, RPI #27, SOS #37, 8-8, 7-0 4:00 3/16 Fri Spero Dedes / Steve Smith / Len Elmore North Carolina Tarheels 18/1 5 Kentucky (24-10) West Virginia (24-10) 5 "THE LOST LYRICS" - Atlanta, GA Atlanta, Come on and watch some basketball, you'll watch Phillips Arena Phillips Cincinnati Bearcats 22/1 10 A-10, RPI #47, SOS #84, 3-6, 1-0 6 OVC, RPI #48, SOS #193, 0-1, 3-2 it all... day… long...Come on and watch some - basketball, til.. your... pool sheet is done! ..Come Xavier Musketeers 22/1 7:10 Thu 3/15 12 Davidson (21-11) Murray State (26-5) 12 on and watch some basketball, it's got it Gonzaga Bulldogs 28/1 PAC 12, RPI #13, SOS #51, 5-3, 9-3 AAC, RPI #15, SOS #29, 3-4, 11-2 1:30 3/16 Fri all…Tour-na-ment Madness … Throw in a few parlays, Gambling is fun!... Walton and Wooden Kentucky Wildcats 28/1 4 Arizona (27-7) Wichita State (25-7) 4 own the court, don't try them out... you'll....lose... - Packer and Nantz call all the ganmes, just watch... West Virginia Mountaineers 40/1 MidAm, RPI #25, SOS #83, 0-5, 3-0 12 USA, RPI #87, SOS #165, 3-2, 1-3 9 Billy be wrong... Come on and watch some - Anderson / Webber / Byington / Webber Anderson Thu 3/15 9:40 Thu 3/15 basketball, your wife is mad... send..her out Boston, MA Boston, Points TD Garden (Boise, ID) (Boise, Texas Tech Red Raiders 45/1 Arena Bell Taco 13 Buffalo (26-8) Marshall (24-10) 13 (Dallas, TX) (Dallas, American Airlines Center Airlines American shopping...Coach K is gay... Duke really sucks Thu 3/15 9:57 Thu 3/15 Wichita St. Shockers 45/1 ACC, RPI #28, SOS #50, 5-6, 3-2 SEC, RPI #46, SOS #24, 9-5, 4-4 Dedes / Elmore / Smith Elmore / Dedes Florida Gators 55/1 6 Miami (22-9) Florida (20-12) 6 A-10, RPI #24, SOS #89, 3-3, 6-1 Atlanta, GA Atlanta, Phillips Arena Phillips Tennessee Volunteers 60/1 MVC, RPI #22, SOS #127, 1-1, 3-1 - 1 St. Bonaventure (25-7) 11 2 - 3 Thu 3/15 3:10 Thu 3/15 Auburn Tigers 65/1 11 Loyola-Chicago (28-5) 11 - Pac 12, RPI #36, SOS #48, 3-7, 5-2 Thu 3/15 7:27 Thu 3/15 Missouri Tigers 65/1 SEC, RPI #8, SOS #18, 6-6, 5-1 Big 12, RPI #23, SOS #52, 7-7, 6-1 UCLA (21-11) 11 UCLA UCLA Ohio St. Buckeyes 80/1 3 Tennessee (25-8) Texas Tech (24-9) 3 University of Dayton Arena - Houston Cougars 100/1 Horizon, RPI #99, SOS #238, 1-2, 1-1 11 Southland, #104, #321, 0-2, 1-0 Dayton, OH 13 S. Dedes / S. Smith / L. Elmore Smith / S. S. Dedes Thu 3/15 12:40 Thu 3/15 - American Airlines Center Airlines American TX) (Dallas, 14 Wright State (25-9) MA Boston, Stephen Austin (28-6) 14 Tue 3/13 9:10 Rhode Island Rams 100/1 TD Garden (Detroit, MI) (Detroit, Arena Caesers Little Thu 3/16 3:10 Thu 3/16 Texas A&M Aggies 100/1 MWC, RPI #17, SOS #61, 2-3, 8-2 SEC, RPI #30, SOS #35, 6-9, 3-1 / LaForce Spanarkel / J. I. Eagle Spero Dedes / Steve Smith / Len Elmore Oklahoma Sooners 150/1 7 Nevada (27-7) Arkansas (23-11) 7 Atlanta, GA Atlanta, Phillips Arena Phillips + 1 + San Diego St. Aztecs 150/1 Big 12, RPI #51, SOS #20, 6-11, 2-3 1 Big East, #41, #21, 4-10, 4-2 South Dakota St. Jackrabbits 1000/1 Fri 3/16 4:30 3/16 Fri - TCU Horned Frogs 150/1 10 Texas (19-14) Butler (20-13) 10 CS Fullerton Titans 2000/1 Thu 3/16 12:40 Thu 3/16 Alabama Crimson Tide 200/1 AAC, RPI #6, SOS #45, 5-4, 7-0 Big Ten, RPI #9, SOS #40, 6-5, 5-1 Charleston Cougars 2000/1 Arkansas Razorbacks 200/1 2 Cincinnati (30-4) Purdue (28-6) 2 Georgia State Panthers 2000/1 - Clemson Tigers 200/1 SunBelt, RPI #119,SOS #263, 0-0, 1-1 21 Big West, #131, #211, 0-2, 2-2 NC Greensboro Spartans 2000/1 14 Fri 3/16 2:00 3/16 Fri San Antonio, TX Antonio, San A. Catalon / S. Lappas / J. Erdahl / J. Lappas / S. Catalon A. - Bridgestone Arena Bridgestone TN) (Nashville, Davidson Wildcats 200/1 15 Georgia State (24-10) Alamodome CS Fullerton (20-11) 15 Pennsylvania Quakers 2000/1 (Wichita, KS) (Wichita, Arena Bank INTRUST B. Nessler / S. Lavin / Washburn / S. Lavin Nessler B. Thu 3/15 2:00 Thu 3/15 Ian Eagle / Jim Spanarkal / LaForce Big East,RPI #3, SOS #12, 5-4, 10-1 Big 12, RPI #5, SOS #2, 12-3, 9-3 Iona Gaels 5000/1 MEAC, RPI #279, SOS #350, 0-0, 0-1 1 Xavier (28-5) Kansas (27-7) 1 LIU Brooklyn Blackirds 5000/1 Alamodome - San Antonio, TX Antonio, San 16 N.C. Central (19-15) 14 Ivy, RPI #111, SOS #278, 0-1, 0-3 Lipscomb Bison 5000/1 Fri 3/16 7:20 3/16 Fri SWAC, RPI #279, SOS #350, 0-0, 0-1 4 16 Pennsylvania (24-8) 16 - NC Central Eagles 5000/1 SEC, RPI #43, SOS #34, 5-7, 5-3 Big East, RPI #31, SOS #23, 4-8, 4-1 4:20 3/15 Thu Radford Highlanders 5000/1 16 Texas Southern (15-19) TEX University of Dayton Arena 8 Missouri (20-12) Seton Hall (21-11) 8 Texas Southern Tigers 5000/1 Dayton, OH ACC, RPI #54, SOS #76, 6-7, 1-3 San Antonio, TX - ACC, RPI #64, SOS #64, 5-7, 3-2 UMBC Retrievers 5000/1 1 CenturyLink Center CenturyLink 2 Fri 3/16 9:50 3/16 Fri - J. Catalon / S. Lappas / J. Erdahl / J. / S. Lappas Catalon J. (Nashville, TN) (Nashville, Wed 3/14 6:30 Bridgestone Arena 9 Florida State (20-11) Alamodome NC State (21-11) 9 Omaha, NE Omaha, (San Diego, CA) Diego, (San Arena Viejas Miami Hurricanes 200/1 Big Ten, RPI #20, SOS #30, 3-5, 6-2 Monday, April 2, 2017 ACC, RPI #11, SOS #13, 4-8, 7-1 9:57 3/16 Fri C. Blackburn / Anotonelli Blackburn C. Channel Seton Hall Pirates 200/1 5 Ohio State (24-8) Clemson (23-9) 5 Staples Center Staples - Texas Longhorns 200/1 Summit, RPI #37, SOS #161, 1-2, 1-3 CA Angeles, Los WAC, RPI #35, SOS #166, 1-2, 3-1 8 5 - Loyola-Chicago Ramblers 250/1 4:00 Thu 3/15 12 South Dakota State (28-6) New Mexico St. (28-5) 12 N.C. State Wolfpack 250/1 7:27 3/16 Fri WCC, RPI #21, SOS #125, 5-3, 3-1 SEC, RPI #15, SOS #47, 7-5, 2-2 Channel Butler Bulldogs 300/1 4 Gonzaga (30-7) Auburn (25-7) 4 - B. Anderson / C. Webber / Anderson B. Southern, RPI #65, SOS #206, 1-1, 3-1 CAA, RPI #57, SOS #199, 1-2, 4-1 Creighton Blue Jays 300/1 11 CentruyLink Center CentruyLink 12 Thu 3/15 1:30 Thu 3/15 - (Boise, ID) (Boise, Florida St.