While many fans filling out their 2023 NCAA Tournament bracket picks are eager to pick 2023 March Madness upsets, it’s fair to note that in 14 straight seasons, a double-digit seeded team has made the Sweet 16. Last year, there were four March Madness bracket busters: No. 10 Miami (FL), No. 11 Iowa State, No. 11 Michigan, and No. 15 Saint Peters. Choose wisely when looking for your 2023 March Madness Cinderella picks since the risk may be worth the reward.
Despite the madness, a No. 1 seed has won the NCAA Tournament bracket five years in a row, yet the No. 1 overall seed hasn’t won since 2013. Those stats are a positive omen for Houston, Kansas, and Purdue, but not Alabama, the top seed in the NCAA Tournament basketball 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 model has to say.
Top 2023 March Madness bracket upset picks
One surprise the model has identified: No. 4 Tennessee makes a Sweet 16 run despite missing point guard Zakai Zeigler (knee) for the remainder of the season. The Volunteers excel defensively, ranking third in points surrendered per game (58.0). Though Rick Barnes’ team is only 5-7 since Feb. 1, the model projects Tennessee to beat No. 13 Louisiana and No. 5 Duke en route to the second weekend of the NCAA Tournament bracket 2023.
Another East Region shocker: No. 9 seed Florida Atlantic defeats No. 8 Memphis in a first-round surprise. The Owls rolled through Conference USA’s regular season, going 18-2 in conference and 31-3 overall. They then won the conference tournament title over UAB in blowout fashion, 78-56. While the Tigers, 26-8, defeated No. 1 seed Houston in the AAC Championship Game, they might struggle against FAU, which doesn’t have a major weakness and hasn’t been severely outplayed this season. 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.
