March Madness 2023 bracket: NCAA Tournament picks, predictions from advanced college basketball model

The 2023 NCAA Tournament bracket was just revealed. Sixty-eight teams will compete in the 2023 March Madness bracket, featuring a plethora of mouthwatering college basketball tournament matchups. The Alabama Crimson Tide enter the 2023 NCAA bracket as the No. 1 overall seed after scoring 82.8 points per game. The Crimson Tide are joined by fellow No. 1 seeds Houston, Purdue and Kansas, the defending champions. Since the NCAA bracket went to a 64-team field in 1985, a No. 1 seed has won 24 of the 37 championships.

However, there are a number of teams assembled to make a deep run in the March Madness bracket 2023, including blue bloods like Kentucky, Duke, UCLA and Arizona. 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 team set to disrupt 2023 March Madness brackets: The model says No. 7 Michigan State loses to No. 10 USC in the first round in the East Region. The Spartans are giving up 67.4 points per game this season, which ranks 100th in the nation. Meanwhile, the Trojans feature a dynamic duo between Boogie Ellis and Drew Peterson. Ellis is averaging 18.0 points per game, while Peterson averages 6.2 rebounds and 4.4 assists. SportsLine’s model expects Michigan State’s defense to struggle against the Trojans, resulting in an early exit for the Spartans.

Also in the East Region, No. 6 Kentucky makes the Sweet 16 despite a shaky year overall. The Wildcats were inconsistent all season, but they feature one of the nation’s most dominant players. Senior Oscar Tshiebwe enters the NCAA Tournament 2023 averaging 16.5 points and 13.1 rebounds per game. He’s posted 19 double-doubles this season, a big reason why SportsLine’s model expects Kentucky to beat Providence and Kansas State en route to the Sweet 16. 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.