NCAA Tournament 2024 bracket picks, upsets, Cinderella teams: Model simulates March Madness 10,000 times

Florida Atlantic went on an impressive run in last year’s NCAA Tournament bracket and will try to defy the odds yet again as March Madness 2024 gets underway. The Owls were seeded ninth in 2023 and upset many March Madness bracket pools by making it all the way to the Final Four. They are a No. 8 seed in the 2024 NCAA Tournament bracket and will try to be one of the 2024 March Madness bracket busters when they face No. 9 seed Northwestern Wildcats on Friday. Florida Atlantic is coming off of a disappointing 74-73 loss to the Temple Owls to end the AAC Tournament, so there is no doubt they are eager for March Madness 2024 to get underway.

Elsewhere in the East Region, reigning champions UConn will defend their tournament title as a No. 1 seed when they face the No. 16-seeded Stetson Hatters. Should you have the Huskies going far in your 2024 March Madness bracket, or will you back the Owls to make another surprising run? Before making any 2024 March Madness bracket predictions, be sure to check out the 2024 NCAA Tournament bracket picks from the proven computer model at SportsLine. 

Their proven projection model has simulated every game in the tournament 10,000 times. It has absolutely crushed its March Madness picks recently, beating over 92 percent of all CBS Sports brackets three of the past five tournaments. In an upset-laden 2023 NCAA Tournament, the model was all over UConn’s shocking Final Four run as a 4-seed. It went an amazing 23-9 in the first round, including an astounding 12-4 in the Midwest and West regions.

It knows how to spot an upset as well. The same model has produced brackets that have nailed 20 first-round upsets by double-digit seeds since its inception in 2016.

There’s simply no reason to rely on luck when there’s proven technology to help you dominate your 2024 March Madness pools. Now, with the 2024 NCAA bracket being revealed, the model is simulating the matchups and its results are in. You can only see it over at SportsLine.

2024 March Madness bracket games to watchOne of the 2024 March Madness matchups to keep an eye on: No. 4 seed Duke vs. No. 13 seed Vermont in the South Region. The Blue Devils fell to Tennessee in the Round of 32 last season and will be more eager than ever to make a deep NCAA Tournament run coming off of a disappointing 74-69 loss to NC State in the ACC Tournament final. The Catamounts will be hard to keep down, however, as they are riding a 10-game winning streak.

Also in the South Region, Wisconsin vs. James Madison figures to be yet another pivotal 5 vs. 12 matchup. The Dukes finished second in the Sun Belt and are coming off of a conference final victory against Arkansas State, making it their 13th win in a row. They are also scoring 84.4 points per game and outgunning their opponents by 15.2 points, so the Badgers will have their hands full.

The third matchup to watch in the South Region features No. 3 seed Kentucky vs. No. 14 seed Oakland. The Wildcats are regulars, setting the record with 57 NCAA Tournament appearances. They have also made it to the Elite Eight 38 times, although John Calipari’s team hasn’t advanced to the Final Four since 2015. They kick off March Madness 2024 against a Golden Grizzlies team that has won their last four games and recently topped the Horizon Conference. You can see how far all these teams go over at SportsLine.

How to make 2024 NCAA bracket predictionsHow far will those major programs go? And which Cinderella teams will make surprising runs through the 2024 NCAA Tournament bracket? With the model’s track record of calling bracket-busting upsets, you’ll want to see which stunners it is calling this year before locking in any NCAA bracket picks.

So what’s the optimal NCAA Tournament bracket 2024? And which March Madness underdogs will shock college basketball? Visit SportsLine now to see which teams you can back with confidence, all from the model that’s nailed 20 upsets by double-digit seeds since its inception and beat over 92 percent of players three of the last five tournaments.