With the recent retirements of Coach K, Roy Williams and Jay Wright, the number of head coaches with multiple NCAA Tournament championships is a short one. There’s Bill Self of 1-seed Kansas, and the only other in the 2023 NCAA Tournament bracket is Rick Pitino of No. 13 Iona. He’s the only head coach in history to win championships at two schools, potentially making the Gaels a 2023 March Madness Cinderella pick.
First, Iona must get past No. 4 UConn, and the Huskies are one of the 2023 NCAA Tournament sleepers to target. With Kansas, UCLA and Gonzaga also in the West Region, there’s no shortage of proven programs in March Madness 2023. Before filling out your NCAA Tournament bracket 2023, be sure to see the 2023 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.
There’s no reason to rely on luck when there’s proven technology to help you dominate your 2023 March Madness picks. Now, with the 2023 NCAA bracket revealed, the model is simulating the matchups and its results are in. You can only see it over at SportsLine.
Three 2023 March Madness bracket games to watch
One of the East Region picks from the model: No. 2 seed Marquette survives and advances to the Elite Eight. The Golden Eagles are one of the few teams to be regular season and conference tournament champions, and Marquette posted impressive wins over Baylor, UConn and Xavier along the way. Big East Player of the Year Tyler Kolek (13.3 points, 7.7 assists) ranks second in the nation in assists and powers a top-10 offense in efficiency. Marquette’s side of the 2023 NCAA Tournament bracket features more high-profile teams like Kentucky and Michigan State, but Shaka Smart should avoid any 2023 March Madness upsets on the way to the Elite Eight.
Another surprise in the East: No. 5 Duke fails to make the Sweet 16. Duke is as talented as any team in March Madness 2023, but has two glaring weaknesses. One is inexperience, as five of its top six players in minutes per game are freshmen. The other is three-point shooting (33.6%, 215th in nation), which could be a fatal shortcoming in today’s era of basketball. Duke’s poor shooting and potentially facing Tennessee’s No. 2 defense in the second round projects as a short stay in the tournament for the Blue Devils, according to the model. You can see the model’s 2023 NCAA bracket picks here.
How to make 2023 NCAA 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 and beaten over 92% of CBS Sports brackets two of the last four tournaments.
