The 2024 NCAA Tournament bracket is set with the UConn Huskies, Purdue Boilermakers, Houston Cougars and North Carolina Tar Heels earning the four No. 1 seeds. UConn was awarded the top overall seed and will be looking to become the first repeat national champion since the Florida Gators won back-to-back titles in 2006 and 2007. The Huskies were dominant all season, and enter the March Madness bracket 2024 with a 30-3 overall record. Dan Hurley’s team is the betting favorite to win this year’s national championship, but will face stiff competition from the likes of Iowa State, Auburn, and San Diego State in the East Region of the 2024 NCAA bracket.
Should you back the Huskies to make another Final Four run when filling out your 2024 March Madness bracket picks? Or would it make more sense to target one of the potential 2024 March Madness sleepers to make a Cinderella run? Before filling out your NCAA Tournament bracket 2024, be sure to see the 2024 March Madness bracket picks from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
SportsLine’s projection model has simulated every game in the tournament 10,000 times. It has absolutely crushed its March Madness picks recently, beating over 92% of all CBS Sports brackets in three of the past five tournaments. In an upset-laden 2023 NCAA Tournament, the model was all over UConn’s shocking Final Four run as a 4-seed. It went an amazing 23-9 in the first round, including an astounding 12-4 in the Midwest and West regions.
It knows how to spot an upset as well. The same model has produced brackets that have nailed 20 first-round upsets by double-digit seeds since its inception in 2016.
There’s no reason to rely on luck when there’s proven technology to help you dominate your 2024 March Madness picks. Now, with the 2024 NCAA bracket revealed, the model is simulating the matchups and its results are in. You can only see it over at SportsLine.
Top 2024 March Madness bracket picks
One of the Midwest Region picks from the model: No. 3 seed Creighton goes on a surprise run to the Final Four. The Bluejays were upset by Providence in the first round of the Big East Tournament, but closed out the regular season by going 7-1 and notching wins over UConn and Marquette. Doug McDermott is in his 14th season on the job and he returned the core group of his team that went on a run to the Elite Eight in 2023.
Creighton proved it can play with and beat any team in the country, with wins over UConn and Marquette down the stretch. The Bluejays trio of Baylor Scheierman, Trey Alexander, and Ryan Kalkbrenner are experienced, productive, and talented. Each of the three averages 17.1 or more points per game, led by Scheierman, who averages 18.4 points, 9.0 rebounds, and 4.0 assists per game.
Another surprise: No. 5 Gonzaga gets past No. 4 Kansas in the Midwest. The Bulldogs will open up with No. 12 seed McNeese State in the 2024 NCAA Tournament bracket, while the Jayhawks will take on No. 13 Samford in the first round. However, the model is predicting that Gonzaga and Kansas face off in the Round of 32.
Kansas has made the NCAA Tournament 34 times in a row, while Gonzaga received its 25th bid in a row this season. However, the Jayhawks are coming off a stunning second-round exit as a No. 1 seed last season and suffered 10 losses before the start of tournament play for the first time since 1989 this season. Kevin McCullar (knee, out) and Hunter Dickinson (shoulder) are both ailing, a major reason why the model predicts Gonzaga makes its ninth consecutive Sweet 16. You can see the model’s 2024 NCAA bracket picks here.
How to make 2024 NCAA bracket predictions
Who wins every tournament-defining matchup, and which teams will make surprising runs through the 2024 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 2024 NCAA bracket picks.
So what’s the optimal NCAA Tournament 2024 bracket, and which NCAA Tournament Cinderella teams will shock college basketball? Visit SportsLine now to see which region the 1- and 3-seeds go down in flames before the Elite Eight, and which region features a 4-seed in the Final Four, all from the model that has beaten 92% of bracket players three of the last five tournaments.
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