NCAA Tournament 2024 bracket picks, upsets, Cinderella teams: Model simulates March Madness 10,000 times
No. 1 seed Houston is seeking its first national championship, but it might have to get past multiple blue bloods to reach the Final Four of the 2024 NCAA Tournament bracket. The Cougars could face No. 4 seed Duke in the Sweet 16 and No. 3 seed Kentucky in the Elite Eight, making it a tricky region to nail down with your 2024 March Madness picks. Houston is also trying to bounce back from a blowout loss to Iowa State in the Big 12 Tournament title game after an impressive regular season. Should you trust Houston when you fill out your 2024 March Madness bracket?
The other top seeds in the 2024 NCAA college basketball bracket are UConn, North Carolina and Purdue, who are all capable of making a run to the Final Four. However, last year was the first NCAA Tournament that featured no 1-seeds in the Elite Eight, so should you expect more mayhem in the Big Dance? Before making any 2024 March Madness bracket predictions, be sure to check out the 2024 NCAA Tournament bracket picks from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
Their proven projection model has simulated every game in the tournament 10,000 times. It has absolutely crushed its March Madness picks recently, beating over 92 percent of all CBS Sports brackets 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 simply no reason to rely on luck when there’s proven technology to help you dominate your 2024 March Madness pools. Now, with the 2024 NCAA bracket being revealed, the model is simulating the matchups and its results are in. You can only see it over at SportsLine.
2024 March Madness bracket games to watch
One of the 2024 March Madness matchups to keep an eye on: No. 4 seed Duke vs. No. 13 seed Vermont in the South Region. There has been at least one No. 13 seed that has won a game in four of the last five tournaments, and Vermont will try to add another upset this year. The Catamounts are making their tenth trip to the NCAA Tournament, where they hold a 2-9 record all-time. Duke has not lost a Round of 64 game since 2015 and has the best all-time record in the Big Dance at 119-40.
Also in the South Region, Wisconsin vs. James Madison figures to be yet another pivotal 5 vs. 12 matchup. The Badgers are coming off an impressive run to the Big Ten Tournament title game, including a win over Purdue. They went 2-6 in February following a 16-4 start to the season, so their resurgence last week gives them momentum heading into a difficult matchup. James Madison ranks 10th in Division I in scoring (84.4 points per game) and has the longest active winning streak in the country at 13 games.
The third matchup to watch in the South Region features No. 3 seed Kentucky vs. No. 14 seed Oakland. Kentucky has reached the Elite Eight a record 34 times and enters the NCAA Tournament bracket 2024 with a 23-9 record this season. The Wildcats had multiple freshmen on the All-SEC Second Team, while senior guard Antonio Reeves was named to the All-SEC First Team. Oakland has won 17 of its last 20 games to make its first March Madness appearance since 2011, when it lost to Texas in the first round as a No. 13 seed. You can see how far all these teams go over at SportsLine.
How to make 2024 NCAA bracket predictions
How far will those major programs go? And which Cinderella 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 is calling this year before locking in any NCAA bracket picks.
So what’s the optimal NCAA Tournament bracket 2024? And which March Madness underdogs will shock college basketball? Visit SportsLine now to see which teams you can back with confidence, all from the model that’s nailed 20 upsets by double-digit seeds since its inception and beat over 92 percent of players three of the last five tournaments.
