At least one top-4 seed has lost in the first round in 13 of the past 14 NCAA Tournament brackets and 32 of the last 37, with No. 2 seed Kentucky falling to No. 15 seed Saint Peter’s last year. Identifying the correct 2023 March Madness upset picks can go a long way towards building a successful 2023 NCAA Tournament bracket. At least one No. 12 seed has defeated a No. 5 seed in 32 of 37 NCAA college basketball tournaments as well, with two of them winning last year. No. 12 seeds are always popular NCAA Tournament Cinderella picks, but which should you pick in your 2023 March Madness bracket picks?
One team that is on upset alert early in the first round is No. 4 seed Virginia, which is only a six-point favorite against No. 13 seed Furman on Thursday afternoon. Should you back the Paladins when you submit your 2023 NCAA bracket? Before you make your 2023 NCAA Tournament predictions, see the March Madness bracket picks from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulated the entire 2023 NCAA Tournament 10,000 times. It has absolutely crushed its March Madness picks, beating over 92% of all CBS Sports brackets two of the last four tournaments. The model also nailed three teams in the West and South Region Sweet 16 last year, including No. 5 seed Houston.
It knows how to spot an upset as well. The same model has produced brackets that have nailed 18 first-round upsets by double-digit seeds. It also nailed some massive upsets two years ago, including predicting the championship game between Gonzaga and Baylor and hitting Houston’s Midwest Region win even though the Cougars weren’t the No. 1 seed.
Now, SportsLine’s advanced computer model has simulated the entire NCAA Tournament 10,000 times to come up with the perfect 2023 NCAA Tournament bracket and find out which teams will pull off the biggest upsets. You shouldn’t even think about making a pick without seeing what their…
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Author : CBS Sports Staff
Publish date : 2023-03-16 00:46:06
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