NCAA bracket predictions: A tried-and-true college basketball model yields surprising results Picks for the March Madness 2023 tournament

SportsLine’s model has predicted 18 double-digit seed upsets and has simulated the NCAA bracket for 2023 10,000 times.

Kansas State is the only team in the country with two players on the AP All-America teams, Keyontae Johnson and Markquis Nowell, ahead of the 2023 NCAA Tournament bracket. They account for nearly half of K-points, State’s but the No. 3 Wildcats are part of a loaded East Region of the 2023 March Madness bracket. Six-seed Kentucky is led by reigning Player of the Year Oscar Tshiebwe, while one-seed Purdue may be led by this year’s award winner, Zach Edey. Who has the best team and talent combination for your 2023 NCAA bracket? Before making any 2023 March Madness bracket predictions, be sure to check out SportsLine’s proven computer model’s 2023 NCAA Tournament bracket picks.

The SportsLine Projection Model ran 10,000 simulations of the 2023 NCAA Tournament. It has completely dominated its March Madness picks, outperforming over 92% of all CBS Sports brackets in two of the last four tournaments. Last year, the model correctly predicted three teams in the West and South Region Sweet 16s, including No. 5 seed Houston.
It is also capable of detecting an upset. The same model has produced brackets that have predicted 18 double-digit seed upsets in the first round. It also predicted the championship game between Gonzaga and Baylor and correctly predicted Houston’s Midwest Region win despite the Cougars not being the top seed two years ago.
There’s no reason to rely on chance when there’s proven technology to help you dominate your March Madness picks in 2023. Now that the NCAA bracket for 2023 has been revealed, the model is simulating the matchups, and the results are in. It’s only available at SportsLine.

Three March Madness bracket games to watch in 2023

No. 8 Maryland vs. No. 9 West Virginia is one matchup to watch in the South Region. The Terrapins went 5-4 against top-25 opponents, but finished the regular season with three losses in their final four games. Nonetheless, KenPom ranks Maryland in the top 40 in offensive and defensive efficiency. West Virginia is led by Bob Huggins, one of the most experienced coaches in the field, and will enter the NCAA Tournament in 2023 as one of the most battle-tested teams in the country. The Mountaineers have won four of their last six games despite playing the fourth most difficult schedule in college basketball.

Another must-see South game is No. 5 San Diego State vs. No. 12 Charleston. Although the Cougars rank second in three-point attempts, they are only 227th in three-point percentage. They do, however, have the third-most offensive rebounds per game, which allows them to have more possessions. San Diego State only has one player averaging double figures, but the Aztecs are battle-tested, having gone 8-3 against teams in the 2023 March Madness bracket.

Look for No. 4 Virginia vs. No. 13 Furman in the South in 2023 March Madness. Kihei Clark (10.9 points, 5.4 assists) was a member of the Cavaliers’ championship-winning team in 2019. He is the driving force behind a team that leads the country in assist-to-turnover ratio. Jalen Swanson (15.7 points, 7.1 rebounds) of Furman is the SoCon Player of the Year, and Mike Bothwell is the conference’s leading scorer (18 points per game). The Paladins rank eighth in the country with 82.1 points per game, but UVA hasn’t allowed an opponent to score more than 79 points this season. The model’s NCAA bracket picks for 2023 can be found here.

How to Predict the NCAA Bracket in 2023

Who triumphs in each tournament-defining matchup? And which teams will make unexpected runs through the NCAA Tournament bracket in 2023? Given the model’s track record of calling bracket-busting upsets, you’ll want to see which upsets it predicts this year before making any 2023 NCAA bracket picks.
So, what is the best NCAA Tournament bracket for 2023? And which NCAA Tournament Cinderella teams will take college basketball by surprise? Visit SportsLine now to see which double-digit seeds you can trust, based on the 18 upsets by double-digit seeds model.