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Upsets are one of the primary reasons why the NCAA Tournament 2023 is referred to as March Madness. In fact, all four No. 2 seeds have reached the Sweet 16 just twice in the past 25 tournaments. A double-digit seed has advanced to the Sweet 16 in 14 straight tournaments and 35 of the last 37 overall, so there will be more 2023 March Madness upsets when the NCAA Tournament 2023 schedule begins this week. There has also never been an Elite Eight without at least one No. 1 seed, so it is important to pick some of the 2023 NCAA Tournament favorites to advance in your 2023 March Madness bracket.
No. 1 seed Houston is the 6-1 favorite to cut down the nets in the NCAA Tournament odds at Caesars Sportsbook, but the other three No. 1 seeds are all 10-1 or shorter as well. Which teams should you select with your 2023 March Madness bracket picks? 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 model has to say.
Top 2023 March Madness bracket upset picks
One East Region surprise the model has identified: No. 9 seed Florida Atlantic beats No. 8 seed Memphis in the critical 8-9 matchup. The Tigers took advantage of a Marcus Sasser-less Houston team in the AAC Tournament title game on Sunday, but they will face a healthy opponent in the opening round of the Big Dance.
FAU has been one of the top mid-major teams in college basketball throughout the season, despite being picked fifth in the preseason poll for Conference USA. The Owls rank in the top 10 nationally in offensive rating, shooting better than 37% from three-point range as a team, which gives them the ability to get hot and take down Memphis in the first round.
Another surprise from the East Region: No. 4 Tennessee, despite losing point guard Zakai Zeigler (knee) for the season, makes a Sweet 16 run. The Vols are the only team in the top half of the region that did not win their conference tournament, but they still rank second nationally in defensive efficiency and first in defensive three-point percentage.
Louisiana has relied on its perimeter shooting to win games all season, but it will struggle to maintain that consistency in the first round. Meanwhile, Duke has a challenging opening-round matchup against Oral Roberts, putting Tennessee in a position to be fresher in the second round. See which other 2023 March Madness matchups to target here.
How to make 2023 NCAA Tournament bracket predictions
Who wins every tournament-defining matchup? And which teams will make surprising runs through the 2023 NCAA Tournament bracket? With the model’s track record of calling bracket-busting upsets, you’ll want to see which stunners it’s calling this year before locking in any 2023 NCAA bracket picks.
So what’s the optimal NCAA Tournament 2023 bracket? And which NCAA Tournament Cinderella teams will shock college basketball? Visit SportsLine now to see which double-digit seeds you can back with confidence, all from the model that’s called 18 upsets by double-digit seeds.
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