NCAA tournament

The top of this year's bracket will be headlined by Alabama, Houston, Kansas and Purdue after the programs were selected as No. 1 seeds on the heels of a ...

The 2023 NCAA March Madness schedule for the men's tournament, including links to live streams, times, and TV channels.

University of Texas at San Antonio, University of the Incarnate Word Arizona State University [Selection Sunday: Sunday, March 12 (6 p.m. State Farm Stadium - Sweet 16: March 23-24 on CBS and TBS (Games begin at 6:30 p.m.) - First round: March 16-17 on CBS, truTV, TBS and TNT (Games begin at 12:15 p.m.)

Whether you're filling out your ESPN Men's Tournament Challenge bracket or just can't get enough tourney intel, we've got plenty of historical facts and ...

• They have lost in the first round each of the past two years under Dan Hurley. • Only the second time in the past six tourneys the Zags are not a No. • In five previous tournament appearances as a No. • Last tourney win was 10 years ago when it reached the Elite Eight as a No. • Wildcats lost in the first round each of the past two times they were a top-4 seed (2019 to No. • This is its first time as a No. • SoCon teams are 4-33 in the first round. 1 seed has reached the Final Four in 10 straight tourneys and 14 of the past 15. • Four teams seeded 10th or worse have made it in each of the past two years. In six of the past eight tournaments, at least two teams seeded No. In the past five tournaments, only once has a No. In the past four tourneys, 12 of the 16 matchups between No.

History has taught us the do's and don'ts of picking the right teams for your bracket. You'll thank us later.

Kansas, the 2022 national champion, has history working against it. But don't be afraid to double up -- there are 24 instances in which a conference has sent two teams to the Final Four. Since 1979, only once has a conference sent three teams to the Final Four: the Big East in 1985 (St. Consider this: Since 1979, there have been 1,163 teams to play a tournament game seeded 10th or lower; six of them reached the Final Four. Since 1979, at least one team seeded fifth or lower has advanced to the Elite Eight in 40 of 43 years. Four teams: four times Identifying who Cinderella might be in a given year is always challenging, but one nearly always winds up dancing through the first weekend. 2 seeds advance to the second weekend of the tournament (63%) at a considerably lower rate than 1-seeds do (84%). Since the NCAA tournament expanded to 64 teams in 1985, there have been 53 12-over-5 upsets for an average of 1.4 per year. In doing so, I have created 10 tried-and-true guidelines based upon more than 40 years of precedent since seeding for the men's tournament began (1979). Do you favor the eye test? Which strategy do you employ when filling out your NCAA men's basketball tournament bracket?

Alabama players hold up a trophy while wearing Southeastern Conference tournament championship T-shirts and. Alabama rode into the tournament with a ...

They are the first top-ranked team at the start of the season to miss the tournament since North Carolina State in 1975. The Big 12 has produced the last two champions, Kansas and Baylor, and nearly a third with Texas Tech losing in overtime of the 2019 title game. Mary’s to win the West Coast Conference tournament, and the Blue Devils rolled to the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament title. In the 2019-20 season, the Owls were 1-28 in Coach Amir Abdur-Rahim’s first year. A sign of just how wide-open the tournament is shaping up to be is North Carolina’s absence. Duke, along with another nationally branded program, Gonzaga, is entering the tournament without the usual Final Four-or-bust expectations — Gonzaga is a No. But the Bruins, who won the Pac-12 regular-season title by four games, lost to Arizona in the conference tournament final without their two best defenders, forward Adem Bona and guard Jaylen Clark, the latter seemingly unlikely to return this season. Athletic Director Martin Jarmond from the selection committee after the school announced it planned to jump to the Big Ten in 2024. Tennessee was seeded fourth, while Rutgers was left out of the tournament despite winning at Purdue earlier this season. The Jayhawks were blown out Saturday by Texas in the conference title game but were still given a No. officials, it was hard to make a case for anyone else to be the top overall seed. But today with the team, we’re going to celebrate this win without losing sight of that.

The 2023 NCAA Tournament bracket is set, paving the way for each of the 68 qualifying teams to have a clear path to a national championship.

(25) - 9) (1916) 1 seed (in this case: Alabama) in the same region as the worst No. 2 seed (in this case: Arizona), the best No. (26-8) (286) (22-13) Miami (FL) (25-7) 2 overall team followed by Kansas and Purdue just based on the live reveal on CBS. (23-9) 3 seed (Baylor), and so on. The 2023 NCAA Tournament bracket is set, paving the way for each of the 68 qualifying teams to have a clear path to a national championship.

Sammy P gives his early thoughts on the Men's NCAA Tournament. Read which games and teams he is targeting to bet on right out of the gates.

[TCU](https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/tcu-horned-frogs-team), odds are good it’ll face [UCLA](https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/ucla-bruins-team) in the Sweet 16. [Title odds for every tournament team](https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-basketball/2023-ncaa-championship-every-teams-odds-favorites-to-win-march-madness) [2023 NCAA Conference Tournament Tracker: Schedule, automatic bids](https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-basketball/2023-ncaa-conference-tournaments) [Why Patrick Ewing and Georgetown didn't work, and what must come next](https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-basketball/why-patrick-ewing-and-georgetown-didnt-work-and-what-must-come-next) [Which struggling blue bloods present betting value for March Madness title run?](https://www.foxsports.com/stories/college-basketball/march-madness-bluebloods-struggling-to-clinch-a-spot-in-the-tourney) [Download the FOX Super 6 app](https://foxsuper6.onelink.me/y0bF?pid=Cross_Sale&c=FOX_Sports&is_retargeting=true&af_dp=super6%3A%2F%2F&af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxsuper6.com%2F%3Fsource%3D19259167&af_adset=Sports&af_ad=college-football-odds-week-2-betting-lines-point-spreads-results-more&af_sub1=Article&af_sub2=ALL&af_sub4=19259167&af_sub5=Editorial) for your chance to win thousands of dollars on the biggest sporting events each and every week! [Vermont](https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/vermont-catamounts-team) and [Michigan State](https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/michigan-state-spartans-team), the East could really open up. With no [Jaylen Clark](https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/jaylen-clark-player) and maybe no [Adem Bona](https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/adem-bona-player), the Bruins might be down two of their best defenders. Peter’s](https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/saint-peters-peacocks-team) last year or [LaSalle](https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/la-salle-explorers-team) 10 years ago, every dog has its day in March. A [Kansas](https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/kansas-jayhawks-team)-Gonzaga regional final would be legit. He’s the type of player you want with the ball in the final minutes. This is one of the most important lessons in the NCAA Tournament. Wooden award front runner [Zach Edey](https://www.foxsports.com/college-basketball/zach-edey-player) is a special college player, but Memphis’ physical front court could really be a problem. Analytics wizard Ken Pomeroy believes Gonzaga has the best offense in the entire country, and after it smashes Grand Canyon and likely It’s important to separate church [bracket] and state [bets] when you’re betting on the tourney because matchups are everything. I’m laying the two touchdowns in a game that has all the makings of a 20-point victory.

The opening act of the 2022-23 men's college basketball season was characterized by the rise of unfamiliar top dogs, the preseason favorite falling flat and ...

All of those teams have at least a 5 percent chance to make it to the Elite Eight, making them intriguing picks if you want to take a chance on an under-the-radar team. [under coach Ed Cooley](https://kenpom.com/history.php?t=Providence), which consistently attacks the glass and earns a lot of free throw attempts, both of which are prized in tournament games. 3 Kansas State (50 percent) and No. Conversely, Kansas State has a championship-level defense, but it lacks the offense to keep pace. Xavier had a strong performance in the Big East Tournament, advancing to the championship game, but its defense [ranks 70th](https://kenpom.com/index.php?s=RankAdjDE) per KenPom, and the Musketeers struggle to limit opponent production along the perimeter. After Houston came [within 6 points](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401408630) of a second consecutive Final Four last season, expectations are high, and the Cougars have done nothing but deliver. [leading scorer](https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/houston/men/2023.html) and [AAC Player of the Year](https://defendernetwork.com/sports/college-sports/uh-cougars-marcus-sasser-earns-aac-player-of-the-year/) Marcus Sasser to a [strained groin](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/35837414/no-1-houston-battles-adversity-advances-aac-tourney-final) in the semifinals of the AAC Tournament. [3](#fn-3) [KenPom’s advanced metrics](https://kenpom.com/index.php?s=RankAdjOE). 10 seeds here, since No. 48 overall in its KenPom, Since 2000, no conference has undershot the expected performance of its seeds in the tourney more than the MWC, and it’s not even remotely close. [long](https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/arkansas/men/) Final Four [droughts](https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/illinois/men/). [unfamiliar top dogs](https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/purdue-and-zach-edey-have-defied-expectations-again-can-they-do-it-in-march/), the [preseason favorite falling flat](https://apnews.com/article/march-madness-north-carolina-left-out-16e5709c3c1f97a1d52f485d292715e0) and [the game’s great innovators](https://slate.com/culture/2023/03/jim-boeheim-syracuse-fired-retired-pushed-out.html) continuing to ride off into the sunset.

SportsLine's model has nailed 18 first-round upsets by double-digit seeds and revealed its NCAA Tournament bracket 2023.

No. 9 [Illinois](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/ILL/illinois-fighting-illini/) in the West Region. [Arkansas](https://www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/teams/ARK/arkansas-razorbacks/) vs. And which teams will make surprising runs through the 2023 NCAA Tournament bracket? Another 2023 March Madness matchup to keep an eye on: No. The model also nailed three teams in the West and South Region Sweet 16 last year, including No. The Crimson Tide won the SEC regular-season and SEC Tournament thanks to an efficient offense, which enters the 2023 [March Madness](/college-basketball/ncaa-tournament/) bracket averaging 82.8 points per game. Will Alabama run the table and cut down the nets in Houston, or will a team like Arizona, Baylor, Virginia or Creighton represent the South Region in the 2023 March Madness bracket Final Four? The SportsLine Projection Model simulated the entire 2023 NCAA Tournament 10,000 times. There's no reason to rely on luck when there's proven technology to help you dominate your 2023 March Madness picks. [2023 NCAA Tournament bracket](https://www.sportsline.com/brackets/) after a highly successful season. 1 overall seed in the

Texas A&M is headed to March Madness as the No. 7 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA Tournament as the selection committee revealed the field of 68 for ...

7 seed in the NCAA Tournament in 2018 and 2011. The winner of the game will face the No. Donors and season ticket holders who submitted a request for NCAA tournament tickets through the 12th Man Foundation will receive an email confirming whether their ticket requests have been fulfilled or not based on availability and priority point rank. He also took Marquette (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) and Virginia Tech (2017, 2018, 2019) to the NCAA Tournament. (CT) on TBS with Brian Anderson and Jim Jackson on the call. – Texas A&M is headed to March Madness as the No.

The fine folks at Caesars Sportsbook then helped complete one of the final pieces of the puzzle necessary to fill out your bracket with betting odds and lines ...

No. Kansas, the No. In opening lines, only four of the higher-seeded teams are underdogs in their first games, and by a slim margin, so Vegas lines are projecting a fairly chalky first weekend. The odds piece is merely one of many factors to consider when filling out your bracket, but it does give a good idea of how close the matchups are expected to be by the pros. 1 Alabama and No. Only two of the No. 1 Purdue await the winners of the First Four, but No. March Madness is known for its unpredictability and randomness, and this year should be no different -- so pick upsets and underdogs at your own peril. 16 seed Howard, just edging No. The fine folks at Caesars Sportsbook then helped complete one of the final pieces of the puzzle necessary to fill out your bracket with betting odds and lines for every single game of the First Four and the first round. 3 overall team, is the biggest favorite at 21.5 points over No. 1 seed Kansas in the West Region and No.

Houston over Kansas and Texas A&M's seeding were among the selection committee's most controversial decisions, as was one bubble team's inclusion in the ...

Who would win the NCAA men's basketball tournament if academic performance trumped athletic skill? An Inside Higher Ed tradition since 2006.

[graduation success rate](https://web3.ncaa.org/aprsearch/gsrsearch) for 2021–22, which measures the proportion of athletes who graduated within six years of entering the institution. [The graduation success rate](http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/research/why-gsr-better-methodology) also excludes athletes who leave the institution in good academic standing and credits programs for players who transfer in and go on to graduate from the institution. [academic progress rate](https://web3.ncaa.org/aprsearch/aprsearch), the NCAA’s multiyear measure of a team’s academic performance. Among other things, [the APR excludes athletes](http://www.ncaa.org/about/resources/research/division-i-academic-progress-rate-apr) who leave in good academic standing, so powerhouse programs where players tend to go pro early can still fare well on the measure. [Managing cognitive load for EAL – and all – students](https://timeshighereducation.com/campus/managing-cognitive-load-eal-and-all-students) [The five key steps for getting the best out of a flipped classroom](https://timeshighereducation.com/campus/five-key-steps-getting-best-out-flipped-classroom) [Keep calm and carry on: ChatGPT doesn’t change a thing for academic integrity](https://timeshighereducation.com/campus/keep-calm-and-carry-chatgpt-doesnt-change-thing-academic-integrity) [It takes a village: using a trading game to teach economics](https://timeshighereducation.com/campus/it-takes-village-using-trading-game-teach-economics) [Good daily work habits for early career researchers](https://timeshighereducation.com/campus/good-daily-work-habits-early-career-researchers) Since 2006, Inside Higher Ed has tried to do its small part to contribute, with this, our annual Academic Performance Tournament.

This is the third time the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City has served as the Midwest Regional site. Expect a surprising regional champ if the first two ...

He's the Cougars' go-to guy on offense (17.1 ppg), but he also smothers opposing guards as the tone-setter (1.7 spg) on the nation's No. He leads the Hoosiers in scoring (20.8 ppg), rebounding (10.8 rpg), passing (4.1 apg) and blocks (2.7 bpg). The metrics say the ACC regular-season champion Hurricanes are way overseeded and should be closer to a 9 or 10. The Bulldogs aren't the biggest, strongest or fastest mid-major, but they could be the oldest. Houston ranks as the nation's No. The Hawkeyes are the nation's fifth-most efficient offensive team but also are struggling lately. In 2017, top-seeded Kansas earned the chance to play in Tulsa and Kansas City on the road to the Final Four. Can they push the pace and hit enough 3s to frustrate Auburn and former Iowa assistant coach Bruce Pearl? The Golden Flashes have great fifth-year guards (Sincere Carry and Malique Jacobs) to challenge IU freshman Jalen Hood-Schifino, but does Kent State have enough fouls to slow Trayce Jackson-Davis? Like Houston, the Longhorns expect to have a key player back for the NCAAs as Timmy Allen (10.5 ppg) missed the Big 12 tournament with a lower-leg injury. But the Cougars slipped to the No. The Jayhawks crushed UC-Davis, Michigan State and Purdue -- only to suffer a 14-point Elite Eight loss to No.