2017 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 March 14-15 March 16-17 March 18-19 March 23-24 March 25-26 April 1 April 3 April 1 March 25-26 March 23-24 March 18-19 March 16-17 OK) (Tulsa, Center BOK March 14-15 Fri 3/17 6:50 3/17 Fri Anderson / Webber / L. Johnson Big East, CC, RPI #1, SOS #25, 12-2 Key: (LOCATED ABOVE TEAMS) Point Spreads: Big 12, AL, RPI #3, SOS #21, 8-2 Bonner /Dan Harlan Kevin Northeast, CC, RPI #150, SOS #219, 0-6 1 Villanova (31-3) Conference, Champ (CC) or At-large Higher Seed Spread displayed (a spread of -4 Kansas (28-4) 1 MEAC, CC, RPI #202, SOS #350, 0-0 means higher seed favored by 4). Spreads 16 Mount St. Mary's (19-15) (AL), RPI Rank, Strength of Schedule "The Bracket That Has Everything...Except Winners" Rank, Record vs. Top 50 RPI captured on sportsbook.com 3/13/17 N.C. Central (25-8) 16 4 2 Thu 3/16 7:10 Thu 3/16 - SouthlanD, CC, RPI #154, SOS #274, 0-2 - 16 16 Big West, CC, RPI #166, SOS #315, 0-0 Fri 3/17 9:20 3/17 Fri NO NO 16 New Orleans (20-11) Big Ten, AL, RPI #36, SOS #68, 4-6 @czabe ACC, AL, RPI #42, SOS #34, 4-10 NCC UC Davis (22-12) 16 University of Dayton Arena 8 Wisconsin (25-9) Miami (21-11) 8 University of Dayton Arena Dayton, OH ACC, AL, RPI #48, SOS #65, 5-8 www.czabe.com - Big Ten, AL, RPI #50, SOS #9, 5-9 Dayton, OH 1 5 Kansas City, MO City, Kansas Verne LunDquist Verne LunDquist / Jim Spanarkel - Thu 3/16 9:40 Thu 3/16 2016 Center Sprint WeD 3/15 6:30 Tue 3/14 6:30 Center Niagara First NY) (Buffalo, 9 Virginia Tech (22-10) Michigan St. (19-14) 9 (Milwaukee, WI) (Milwaukee, BMO Harris BraDley Center Thu 3/16 9:57 Thu 3/16 "THE LOST LYRICS" ACC, AL, RPI #18, SOS #4, 6-8 2017 National Champion Big 12, CC, RPI #21, SOS #20, 7-7 Gminski / Mike Blackburn Carter Spero Dedes / Steve Smith / Len Elmore Come on anD watch some basketball, you'll watch it all... day… long...Come on and watch 5 Virginia (22-10) Iowa St. (23-10) 5 Nickname / Odds to Win some basketball, til.. your... pool sheet is done! - New York, NY York, New Miami Hurricanes 300/1 8 ..Come on anD watch some basketball, it's got it CAA CC, RPI #27, SOS #120, 0-1 5 Mt. West, CC, RPI #29, SOS #111, 0-1 - all…Tour-na-ment Madness … Throw in a few Madison Square Garden Square Madison Thu 3/16 12:40 Thu 3/16 12 UNC Wilmington (29-5) Nevada (28-6) 12 Providence Friars 300/1 parlays, Gambling is fun!... Walton anD WooDen Thu 3/16 7:27 Thu 3/16 own the court, Don't try them out... SEC, AL, RPI #10, SOS #7, 6-8 Big Ten, AL, RPI #19, SOS #52, 5-5 Seton Hall Pirates 300/1 you'll....lose... Packer anD Nantz call all the ganmes, just watch... Billy be wrong... Come on 4 Florida (24-8) Purdue (25-7) 4 VCU Rams 300/1 Ian Eagle / Steve Lavin / Steve Eagle Ian anD watch some basketball, your wife is maD... - Southern, CC, RPI #55, SOS #173, 0-2 Points 8 Amer. East, CC, #46, #176, 0-2 VanDerbilt Commodores 300/1 senD..her out shopping...Coach K is gay... Duke 9 Kansas City, MO City, Kansas - Thu 3/16 3:00 Thu 3/16 really sucks Center Sprint Amway Center Amway FL) (Orlando, 13 East Tennessee St. (27-7) Vermont (29-5) 13 Wake Forest Demon Deacons 300/1 (Sacramento, CA) (Sacramento, I Center Golden Fri 3/17 4:30 3/17 Fri Xavier Musketeers 400/1 Spero Dedes / Steve Smith / Len Elmore AAC, CC, RPI #13, SOS #77, 2-3 Big East, AL, RPI #26, SOS #36, 6-5 Elmore / Len Dedes Spero Big East, AL, RPI #26, SOS #47, 6-8 6 SMU (30-4) Creighton (25-9) 6 NevaDa Wolf Pack 500/1 New York, NY York, New 11 Providence (20-12) - A-10, CC, RPI #31, SOS #55, 3-3 USC Trojans 500/1 1 Fri 3/17 93:00 3/17 Fri Madison Square Garden Square Madison 3 Pac 12, AL, RPI #9, SOS #72, 2-6 - 11 Rhode Island (24-9) 11 Princeton Tigers 850/1 Fri 3/17 2:00 3/17 Fri 11 USC (24-9) USC Big 12, AL, RPI #11, SOS #6, 9-4 PAC 12, AL, RPI #9, SOS #35, 4-3 FloriDa Gulf Coast Eagles 2000/1 University of Dayton Arena 3 Baylor (25-7) Oregon (29-5) 3 Bucknell Bison 5000/1 - 14 Dayton, OH Bonner / Dan Harlan Kevin WAC, CC, RPI #59, SOS #244, 0-0 MAAC, CC, RPI #88, SOS #159, 1-4 East Tennessee St Buccaneers 5000/1 12 Kansas City, MO City, Kansas Fri 3/17 12:40 3/17 Fri - Sprint Center Sprint WeD 3/15 9:00 Center BOK OK) (Tulsa, 14 New Mexico St. (28-5) Iona (22-12) 14 Iona Gaels 5000/1 (Indianapolis, IN) (Indianapolis, Center Scottrade Fri 3/17 12:15 3/17 Fri Nickname / Odds to Win SEC, AL, RPI #43, SOS #42, 4-5 Big Ten, CC, RPI #25, SOS #27, 7-7 / Hill Bill Raftery / Nantz Jim Jacksonville State Tigers 5000/1 Duke Blue Devils 6/1 7 South Carolina (22-10) Michigan (24-11) 7 Kent State Golden Flashes 5000/1 New York, NY York, New - North Carolina Tarheels 13/2 Big East, AL, RPI #114, SOS #190, 7-7 1 Big 12, AL, RPI #40, SOS #16, 3-10 Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers 5000/1 2 Fri 3/17 9:50 3/17 Fri - Kansas Jayhawks 17/2 10 Marquette (19-12) Garden Square Madison Oklahoma St. (20-12) 10 NC Central Eagles 5000/1 Kentucky WilDcats 17/2 ACC, CC, RPI #6, SOS #3, 13-6 ACC, AL, RPI #7, SOS #2, 7-8 2:45 3/17 Fri New Mexico State Aggies 5000/1 Villanova WilDcats 17/2 2 Duke (27-8) Stadium Phoenix of University Louisville (24-8) 2 New Orleans Privateers 5000/1 - Arizona WilDcats 10/1 Sun Belt, CC, RPI #147,SOS #230, 1-2 19 Ohio Valley, CC, #151, #248, 0-1 North Dakota Fighting Hawks 5000/1 19 Fri 3/17 7:20 3/17 Fri Brian Anderson / Lewis Johnson / Lewis Anderson Brian - Bon Secours Arena Secours Bon SC) (Greenville, Gonzaga BullDogs 10/1 15 Troy (22-14) AZ Phoenix, Jacksonville St. (20-14) 15 Northern Kentucky Norse 5000/1 (Greenville, SC) (Greenville, Arena Secours Bon B Anderson / Johnson / Webber / Johnson Anderson B UCLA Bruins 12/1 West Coast, CC, RPI #8, SOS #78, 6-0 ACC, AL, RPI #5, SOS #11, 11-5 4:00 3/17 Fri South Dakota State Jackrabbits 5000/1 Louisville CarDinals 14/1 1 Gonzaga (32-1) North Carolina (27-7) 1 Texas Southern Tigers 5000/1 Phoenix, AZ Phoenix, - Oregon Ducks 25/1 Summit, CC, RPI #155, SOS #154, 0-1 26 SWAC, CC, #103, #306, 0-5 Troy Trojans 5000/1 22 Thu 3/16 2:00 Thu 3/16 FloriDa Gators 30/1 16 S. Dakota St. (18-16) - Texas Southern (23-11) 16 UC Davis Aggies 5000/1 University of Phoenix Stadium Phoenix of University FloriDa State Seminoles 30/1 Big Ten, AL, RPI #51, SOS #60, 5-8 SEC, AL, RPI #28, SOS #46, 4-7 1:30 3/17 Fri UNC Wilmington Seahawks 5000/1 PurDue Boilermakers 30/1 8 Northwestern (23-11) Arkansas (25-9) 8 Vermont Catamounts 5000/1 SMU Mustangs 30/1 SEC, AL, RPI #38, SOS #1, 6-8 Phoenix, AZ - Big East, AL, #44, #40, 4-7 Winthrop Eagles 5000/1 1 Thu 3/16 4:30 Thu 3/16 + 1 + Andrew Catalon / Steve Lappas / Steve Catalon Andrew Vivent Vivent Smart Home Arena UT) City, Lake (Salt Memphis, TN Memphis, West Virginia Mountaineers 35/1 9 Vanderbilt (19-15) University of Phoenix Stadium Forum FedEx Seton Hall (21-11) 9 My Channels (Milwaukee, WI) (Milwaukee, Center Bradleyi Harris Carter Blackburn / Mike Gminski / Mike Blackburn Carter Virginia Cavaliers 40/1 ACC, AL, RPI #23, SOS #31, 7-8 MonDay, April 3, 2017 Big Ten, AL, RPI #20, SOS #23, 7-7 4:00 Thu 3/16 Baylor Bears 50/1 5 Notre Dame (25-9) Minnesota (24-9) 5 Pick SAP Center SAP San Jose, CA Jose, San Butler BullDogs 55/1 Ivy, CC, RPI #47, SOS #149, 0-2 7 C-USA, CC, #35, #152, 2-1 Thu Thu 3/16 12:15 - Iowa State Cyclones 65/1 12 Princeton (23-6) Middle Tennessee (30-4) 12 Thu 3/16 1:30 Thu 3/16 Michigan Wolverines 75/1 Big 12, AL, RPI #24, SOS #59, 6-4 Big East, AL, RPI #15, SOS #10, 9-4 Minnesota Golden Gophers 75/1 4 West Virginia (26-8) Butler (23-8) 4 Patriot, CC, RPI #63, SOS #185, 1-3 - Big South, CC, #70, #241, 0-2 Notre Dame Fighting Irish 80/1 11 13 Thu 3/16 2:45 Thu 3/16 - Memphis, TN Memphis, FedEx Forum FedEx Wichita St.