The 2024 NCAA Tournament bracket will feature eight SEC teams, which is tied with the Big 12 for the most of any conference in college basketball this season. The Tennessee Volunteers are the highest seed among those eight teams as the No. 2 seed in the Midwest, where they will compete with teams like Purdue, Gonzaga and Kansas for a chance to go to the Final Four in Glendale, Arizona. Tennessee has never advanced beyond the Elite Eight, but can superstar transfer Dalton Knecht finally lead them to the top to make a deep run during the 2024 March Madness bracket?
Millions of people will be filling out their 2024 NCAA Tournament brackets ahead of first-round games beginning at 12:15 p.m. ET on Thursday. Who are some of the potential 2024 March Madness upset picks you need to keep an eye on and how can you pick a handful of Final Four teams to give yourself a chance in your 2024 March Madness selections? Before making any 2024 March Madness bracket predictions, be sure to check out the 2024 NCAA Tournament bracket selections from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
Their proven projection model has simulated every game of the tournament 10,000 times. It has absolutely crushed its March Madness picks recently, beating more than 92 percent of the CBS Sports bracket in three of the last five tournaments. In the tumultuous 2023 NCAA Tournament, the model was in UConn’s shocking Final Four run as a 4-seed. It went an astonishing 23–9 in the first round, including an astonishing 12–4 in the Midwest and West regions.
It also knows how to recognize trouble. The same model has produced brackets that have produced double-digit upsets in the first round 20 times since their inception in 2016. There’s no reason to rely on luck when proven technology exists 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 watch it only on SportsLine.
Three 2024 March Madness bracket games to watch
One of the most interesting 2024 March Madness matchups to watch: No. 5 San Diego State vs. No. 12 UAB. The Aztecs are coming off their first Final Four appearance, but were defeated in the national championship game by UConn. They are ranked 20th in the NET rankings, but went only 4-9 in Quad 1 games. Meanwhile, UAB fell out of the top 100 and had to attend the 2024 AAC Tournament to get into the 2024 NCAA Tournament field. However, Andy Kennedy’s team has had impressive performances in the tournament the past two years, winning the conference tournament this year in addition to making the NIT finals in 2023.
Another 2024 March Madness matchup to keep an eye on is No. 8 Florida Atlantic vs. No. 9 Northwestern in the East Region. FAU’s Johnell Davis and Northwestern’s Boo Bui are two of the most dynamic guards in the country and they will both have tough competition throughout the tournament. Davis averaged 18.2 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.0 assists per game and played a major role in FAU’s Final Four run a season ago. Meanwhile, Buie averaged 19.2 points and 5.1 assists per game and is Northwestern’s all-time leading scorer with 2,156 points.
Another 2024 March Madness matchup worth watching: No. 4 seed Auburn will battle No. 13 seed Yale in the East Region. The Tigers finished second in the SEC standings behind Tennessee, but went on to win the 2024 SEC Tournament. However, a 3–7 record in Quad 1 play likely kept them from becoming a No. 3 or No. 2 seed. Now, they will face a well-prepared Yale team that has won at least 19 games over the last five years, and has made the tournament three times during that span. 7-foot sophomore Danny Wolf leads the team in scoring (14.3) and rebounding (9.8) and his size could cause problems for Auburn. You can see the model’s 2024 NCAA bracket picks here.
How to make 2024 NCAA bracket predictions
Who wins each tournament-defining matchup? And which teams will make a surprise run through the 2024 NCAA Tournament bracket? With the model’s track record of calling bracket-busting upsets, you might want to see what stunners it’s calling this year before locking in any 2024 NCAA bracket picks.
So what is 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 a model called 20 Upsets by Double-Digit Seeds.
