2023 NCAA Tournament Preview

WEST

BEST TEAM: (4) UCONN

TOP SLEEPER: (10) BOISE ST

1st RD UPSET: (12) VCU over (5) ST. MARY'S

EAST

BEST TEAM: (2) MARQUETTE

TOP SLEEPERS: (6) KENTUCKY; (11) PROVIDENCE

1st RD UPSETS: (12) ORAL ROBERTS over (5) DUKE

SOUTH

BEST TEAM: (1) ALABAMA

TOP SLEEPERS: (6) CREIGHTON

1st RD UPSET: (10) UTAH ST. over (7) MISSOURI

MIDWEST

BEST TEAM: (3) XAVIER

TOP SLEEPERS: (12) DRAKE

1st RD UPSETS: (12) DRAKE over (5) MIAMI

FINAL FOUR

(1) Alabama vs (2) Marquette

(3) Xavier vs (4) UCONN

2023 NATIONAL CHAMPION 

(1) Alabama

*Remember: Picking upsets on the first few days can be a lot of fun. BUT the real value lies in identifying and picking high leverage "upsets" later in the tournament. THAT is going to be how you win your pool, more often than not. Particularly if you choose a popular champion. Good Luck!*

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College Hoops Top 16 (3/3/23)

College Hoops Top 16

1. UCLA (26-4) 1

  2. Houston (28-2) 2

3. Marquette (24-6) 3

4. Gonzaga (26-5) 8

5. St. Mary's (25-6) 5

6. Kansas (25-5) 6

7. UCONN (23-7) 7

8. Creighton (19-11) 4

9. Alabama (26-4) 10

10. Xavier (22-8) NR

11. Tennessee (22-8) 14

12. Purdue (25-5) 11

13. Arizona (25-5) 12

14. Baylor (22-8) 13

15. Texas (22-8) 9

16. San Diego St. (23-6) 15

just missed: Arkansas; TCU; Kentucky

dropped: (16) Maryland

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College Hoops Top 16 (2/24/23)

College Hoops Top 16

1. UCLA (24-4) 1

  2. Houston (26-2) 2

3. Marquette (22-6) 6

4. Creighton (18-10) 3

5. St. Mary's (25-5) 4

6. Kansas (23-5) 12

7. UCONN (21-7) 16

8. Gonzaga (24-5) 14

9. Texas (22-6) 11

10. Alabama (24-4) 5

11. Purdue (24-4) 8

12. Arizona (24-4) 13

13. Baylor (20-6) 7

14. Tennessee (20-8) 10

15. San Diego St. (22-5) NR

16. Maryland (19-9) NR

just missed: Arkansas; Auburn; Xavier; Providence

dropped: (9) Providence; (15) Virginia

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College Hoops Top 25 (2/17/23)

College Hoops Top 16

1. UCLA (22-4) 1

  2. Houston (24-2) 2

3. Creighton (17-9) 4

4. St. Mary's (23-5) 5

5. Alabama (22-4) 6

6. Marquette (21-6) 7

7. Baylor (20-6) 13

8. Purdue (23-4) 3

9. Providence (19-7) 14

10. Tennessee (20-6) 8

11. Texas (20-6) 9

12. Kansas (21-5) 10

13. Arizona (23-4) 11

14. Gonzaga (22-5) 12

15. Virginia (20-4) 16

16. UCONN (19-7) NR

just missed: Iowa St; Maryland; Xavier; Auburn; SDSU

dropped: (15) Xavier

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