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The 2023 NCAA Tournament bracket has been announced and the Houston Cougars will begin their quest to play in a Final Four in their hometown on Thursday. The No. 1 seed in the Midwest Region of the 2023 March Madness bracket will take on No. 16 seed Northern Kentucky, and if Houston can secure four victories, it will be the first program since Butler in 2010 to play a Final Four game within 15 miles of campus. That could motivate the Cougars or create added pressure; you’ll have to decide which as you fill out your 2023 NCAA bracket.
Picking 2023 March Madness upsets will also be crucial to winning your 2023 NCAA Tournament picks. Last season, four double-digit seeds advanced to the Sweet 16, with two making it to the regional finals. 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
Another team to back in your 2023 NCAA Tournament picks: No. 9 seed FAU defeats No. 8 Memphis in a critical 8 vs. 9 matchup. Memphis just upset Houston to win the AAC tournament title, but FAU is in the midst of a historic season. Dusty May broke Mike Jarvis’ school record of 21 wins on Feb. 4 and the team continued to add victories to the total with nine more wins in the last 10 games. FAU has a road win over Florida on its resume and also hammered fellow NCAA Tournament 2023 team Northern Kentucky at home, so the Owls will be itching to continue proving themselves against the Tigers.
Another surprise from the East Region: No. 6 Kentucky barely sneaks by Providence in the first round and then fails to make it to the Sweet 16. Much of the attention will be on former top-30 prospect Bryce Hopkins, who spent a season at Kentucky before transferring to Providence and blossoming this year. Hopkins averaged 16.1 points and 8.5 rebounds after barely seeing the floor for the Wildcats. Meanwhile, Kentucky righted what appeared to be a sinking ship, but still closed out the season with losses in two of its last three and hasn’t won an NCAA Tournament game since 2019. 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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