The 2024 NCAA Tournament bracket is set and defending national champions UConn earned the No. 1 overall seed. The Huskies will play in the East Region, which will conclude at TD Garden Arena in Boston roughly 90 minutes away from UConn’s campus. Connecticut went 31-3 on the season and ranked top 25 in the nation in points per game (81.5) and scoring defense (64.4). How far will the Huskies advance in the 2024 NCAA Tournament bracket and which teams should you have your eye on during March Madness 2024?
Dominating your friends, family and co-workers with optimal 2024 NCAA bracket picks is all about nailing your 2024 Final Four predictions and hitting a few timely 2024 March Madness upset picks. 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 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.
Three 2024 March Madness bracket games to watch
One of the most intriguing 2024 March Madness matchups to watch: No. 8 seed Florida Atlantic will take on No. 9 seed Northwestern in the East Region. After a stunning Final Four run in 2023, the Owls managed to hold on to head coach Dusty May this offseason and returned 90% of its scoring from last season. Johnell Davis averaged 18.2 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists this season. Meanwhile, the Wildcats are led by fifth-year senior Boo Buie, who has piled up 2,156 points during his career at Northwestern. Buie averaged 19.2 points and 5.1 assists this season.
Another 2024 March Madness matchup to keep an eye on: No. 5 seed San Diego State will match up with No. 12 seed UAB in the East. After losing the national championship game to UConn last season, SDSU had to replace over half its scoring from last season, but Jaedon Ledee stepped up for Brian Dutcher’s crew. After coming off the bench last year, Ledee averaged 21.1 points and 8.4 rebounds. He’ll match up against another high-level big man, Yaxel Lendeborg, who averaged a double-double per game this season (13.8 points and 10.5 rebounds) for UAB.
Another 2024 March Madness matchup to watch out for: No. 4 seed Auburn will battle No. 13 seed Yale in the East Region. Bruce Pearl’s squad is coming off a SEC Tournament championship over Florida earlier on Sunday and went 27-7 on the season. Johni Broome led the team in scoring (16.2 points per game) and rebounding (8.3 rebounds per game). Yale won the 2024 Ivy League Tournament as well on Sunday and will be making its fourth NCAA Tournament appearance in the last eight years. The Bulldogs went 22-9 this season and have five players averaging double-figures scoring. 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 double-digit seeds you can back with confidence, all from the model that’s called 20 upsets by double-digit seeds.
