March Madness Bracket

SOUTH

1
Houston
+24½
16
Longwood
-24½

Analysis

8
Nebraska
+1½
9
Texas A&M
-1½

Analysis

12
Wisconsin
-5½
4
James Madison
+5½

Analysis

4
Duke
-12½
13
Vermont
+12½

Analysis

6
Texas Tech
-5½
11
NC State
+5½

Analysis

3
Kentucky
-13½
14
Oakland
+13½

Analysis

7
Florida
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2
Marquette
-14½
15
Western KY
+14½

Analysis

MIDWEST

1
Purdue
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8
Utah St
+3½
9
TCU
-3½

Analysis

5
Gonzaga
-6½
12
McNesse
+6½

Analysis

4
Kansas
-7½
13
Samford
+7½

Analysis

6
South Carolina
-1½
11
Oregon
+1½

Analysis

3
Creighton
+12½
14
Akron
-12½

Analysis

7
Texas
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2
Tennessee
-21½
15
St. Peters
+21½

Analysis

SOUTH

MIDWEST

SOUTH

MIDWEST

SOUTH

MIDWEST

FINAL FOUR

San Diego St

FINAL FOUR

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CHAMPION

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EAST

1
UConn
-26½
16
Stetson
+26½

Analysis

8
FAU
-2½
9
Northwestern

Analysis

5
San Diego St
-6½
12
UAB
+6½

Analysis

4
Auburn
-13
13
Yale
+13

Analysis

6
BYU
-9½
11
Duquesne
+9½

Analysis

3
Illinois
-12
14
Morehead St
+12

Analysis

7
Washington St
+2
10
Drake
-2

Analysis

2
Iowa St
-16½
15
S Dakota St
+16½

Analysis

WEST

1
North Carolina
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8
Mississippi St
+1
9
Michigan St
-1

Analysis

5
St. Marys
-5½
12
Grand Canyon
+5½

Analysis

4
Alabama
-9½
13
Charleston
+9½

Analysis

6
Clemson
+1½
11
New Mexico
-1½

Analysis

3
Baylor
-13½
14
Colgate
+13½

Analysis

7
Dayton
+1
10
Nevada
-1

Analysis

2
Arizona
-20½
15
Long Beach St
+20½

Analysis

EAST

WEST

EAST

WEST

EAST

WEST

FINAL FOUR

NCAA Tournament Matchups & Odds

March Madness Bracket

The NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament is a tournament that handles 68 teams in a single-elimination event. These teams compete in seven rounds for the national championship. The first NCAA Division I men’s basketball tournament was held in the year 1939 and every year afterwards until the pandemic hit the 2019-20 NCAAB season. Then, it picked up again after everything had settled down.

The tournament handles 68 teams in a single-elimination event. These teams compete in seven rounds for the national championship.

There are two ways in which the teams are chosen:

  • For example, 32 of the 68 teams are picked using “automatic bids”, which means these college basketball teams won their conference’s tournament and automatically got into the March Madness tournament.
  • The other 36 are taken in as “at-large” bids, and will be chosen by the NCAA Selection Committee as teams which almost made it automatically but didn’t, and still are worthy of a shot at the madness.

Once the teams are whittled down to 68, each team is assigned a seed and assigned one of four regions. This helps define what will be their first-round matchups and how their routes towards the championship are going to take place.

March Madness Round

2023 March Madness Recap

In the 2023 NCAA men’s basketball tournament, in other words, at the 2023 March Madness bracket, UConn emerged victorious, capturing its fifth national title with a commanding 76-59 win over San Diego State.

The dynamic duo of forward Adama Sanogo and guard Jordan Hawkins led the Huskies, dominating the competition with an impressive average victory margin of 20 points per game. The March Madness updated bracket really left everyone holding their lower jawbone.

This NCAA tournament bracket 2023 was filled with the unexpected, especially the historic elimination of all four No. 1 seeds before the Elite Eight—a tournament first.

This included a shocking upset of Purdue by No. 16 seed Fairleigh Dickinson, marking only the second instance a 16 seed has toppled a No. 1 seed since the expansion to 64 teams, thus blasting many already-made March Madness bracket predictions.

The Final Four’s lineup was unusually diverse, featuring No. 4 seed UConn, two No. 5 seeds—SDSU and Miami (FL)—and No. 9 seed Florida Atlantic, with not a single top three seed in sight. This made it the best March Madness bracket… or not, depending on how you want to look at it.

The NCAA basketball tournament bracket kicked off with the First Four in Dayton, Ohio, setting the stage for a series of upsets and breathtaking moments across the First Round and subsequent rounds.

Outstanding upsets included FDU’s victory over Purdue, Arkansas’s narrow win over Kansas, and Princeton’s stunning performances against Arizona and Missouri.

As the rounds progressed, the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight further whittled down the competition, with UConn and San Diego State advancing to the Final Four alongside Miami (FL) and FAU.

UConn’s path to the championship was highlighted by their overwhelming win against Gonzaga in the Elite Eight and a solid performance against Miami (FL) in the semifinals.

The NCAA tournament bracket culminated with UConn’s triumph over San Diego State in the National Championship, sealing their place as 2023 NCAA champions and adding another chapter filled with madness to March Madness history.

T’was the perfect March Madness bracket in terms of madness, that’s for sure!

March Madness Bracket FAQs

What’s the origin of the term March Madness?

The term “March Madness” was first used by an Illinois high school official, Henry V. Porter, in 1939 to refer to basketball. However, it wasn’t until 1982, when CBS broadcaster Brent Musburger used the term during coverage of the NCAA tournament, that it became synonymous with the event.

How has the NCAA tournament changed over the years?

The NCAA tournament has grown significantly since its inception in 1939. It started with just eight teams, then expanded to 16 in 1951, and continued to grow until the modern 64-team format was introduced in 1985. In 2001, the addition of the Mountain West Conference pushed the number of teams to 65, and a play-in game was added. Three more teams were added in 2011, bringing the total to 68.

How are the teams selected for March Madness?

Teams are chosen through a process called “Selection Sunday.” A committee of NCAA basketball experts evaluates each team’s performance throughout the season and selects the top 68 (men) or 64 (women) teams to participate in the tournament.

When does March Madness take place?

March Madness takes place in March and April, with the men’s and women’s NCAA basketball tournaments starting in mid-March and concluding in early April. The exact dates can vary each year, but the semi-final and championship games, known as the Final Four, are usually held in the first week of April.
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