After top-seeded Purdue became the second No. 1 to lose to a 16-seed last year, all eyes will be on if another top-seed is primed for an upset in the 2024 NCAA Tournament. However, one shouldn’t overlook the 2 vs. 15 matchups either, and there’s an active three-year streak of 15-seeds upsetting 2-seeds. This year’s No. 2 seeds are Marquette, Iowa State, Arizona and Tennessee, with the Vols being squarely on upset alert considering their opponent. They drew No. 15 Saint Peter’s, who infamously dethroned a 2-seed in 2022 en route to making the Elite Eight. You can expect many to pencil in Saint Peter’s over Tennessee as one of their 2024 March Madness upset picks.
Iowa State vs. No. 15 South Dakota State also carries intrigue since the Jackrabbits enter the NCAA Tournament 2024 on an eight-game win streak. The Cyclones lost their first-round matchup the last time they were a 2-seed (2001), so one can’t rule out history repeating itself. Before you make your 2024 NCAA Tournament predictions, see the March Madness bracket picks from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
This model, which simulates every game 10,000 times, has nailed 20 first-round upsets by double-digit seeds since its inception in 2016 and nailed UConn’s dramatic Final Four run as a 4-seed last year. It went an amazing 22-10 in the first round, including an astounding 12-4 in the Midwest and West regions.
Last year, SportsLine’s computer simulation nailed massive upsets, including huge wins by No. 13 Furman over No. 4 Virginia and No. 10 Penn State over No. 7 Texas A&M. The model has beaten over 92% of all CBS Sports bracket players in three of the past five tournaments.
Now, SportsLine’s advanced computer model has simulated the entire 2024 NCAA Tournament 10,000 times to come up with the perfect 2024 NCAA Tournament bracket and find out which teams will pull off the biggest upsets. You shouldn’t even think about making a pick without…
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