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There was surprisingly less confidence in reigning champs and 1-seed Kansas (19.5%) than in 4-seed UConn (31.7%). This might be the most interesting of the regions this year, at least to ESPN's experts, who were split five ways on the eventual winner. The West is at an impasse 2023 MEN'S BRACKET TALK And why not? In addition to the Blue Devils, Big East champ Marquette is as dangerous as a 2-seed gets and comes in as the second overall favorite (11 of 42). In fact, here's an interesting trend: 45% picked both Alabama and Duke to be in the Final Four 26% picked Alabama, Texas and Duke for the Final Four.Ī brave few (2) believe 1-seed Purdue's chances to reach the Final Four, but for the most part, our experts predict some significant upsets here. The first-year Duke head coach, who guided his freshman-dominant crew to a 5-seed, has the confidence of 62% of our experts. There's a lot of faith in Jon Scheyer among our experts and the larger population of bracket fillers. The East goes Blue Men's Tournament ChallengeĬomplete your bracket by selecting the winner for each game of the 2023 men's NCAA tournament. The third Texan school in this region got a vote, too: Given Texas A&M's relative success in the SEC this season, it's not entirely outside the realm of possibility for Marty Smith. Each of the top five seeds in this quarter of the bracket received at least one vote, with over half going to the 2-seed Longhorns (54.8%, or 23 votes), one-third to the 1-seed Cougars (14) and single-digit votes for 3-seed Xavier (2), 4-seed Indiana (1) and 5-seed Miami (1). Two teams from the Lone Star State anchor this region: Houston and Texas. Does Sam Ravech know something we don't about the upset potential within this region?

Other picks include 2-seed Arizona (7 votes), 3-seed Baylor (4) and one lone taker for 6-seed Creighton. Twenty-nine of our 42 experts have Nate Oats' squad entering the Final Four. 1 overall seed on Selection Sunday - and hasn't seemed to hurt their chances to win the South Region, either. The Crimson Tide's newsmaking off the court didn't hurt their selection as the No.

Jay Bilas picks every single game in the NCAA men's basketball tournament.

The South region belongs to Alabama Editor's Picks They picked from among 10 teams, which proves it's a wide, wide open field, and anyone's for the taking.ĭon't forget to fill out your own brackets in ESPN's Tournament Challenge! Printable brackets can be found here. Our group of 42 experts failed to reach a consensus this season on which team will win its way to a spot in the Final Four and cut down the nets at NRG Stadium in Houston on April 3. Who do they have winning each region, and who do they have winning it all? We polled ESPN's crew of men's college basketball commentators, analysts and writers - the experts off the court, if you will - for their thoughts on the best of the field of 68.

You've picked your bracket and you're ready for all the rounds. By now you're cross-eyed reading about every team competing for the 2023 NCAA title.