Making your men's NCAA tournament picks is as much an art as it is a science.
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The 17th year of Giant Killers, predicting the 10 most likely first-round upsets
Jay Bilas picks and breaks down every single game in the tournament
Tournament lines and betting report updated all week
Tools: ESPN+ Bracket Predictor | College BPI | ESPN+ PickCenter
Experts: Joe Lunardi's bracket | Jeff Borzello's bracket
Giant Killers: Top 10 upsets
Which underdogs are primed to make some noise and cause first-round upsets? The Giant Killers use a statistical model to help spot the teams most likely to outplay their seeds and take down the top squads in the bracket. Below are the top 10 upsets for the first round.
Top first-round upsets
No. 12
No. 11 Mississippi State Bulldogs vs. No. 6 Iowa State Cyclones (Upset chance: 42%)
No. 12 Charleston Cougars vs. No. 5 San Diego State Aztecs (Upset chance: 41%)
No. 11 Providence Friars vs. No. 6 Kentucky Wildcats (Upset chance: 40%)
No. 12 Drake Bulldogs vs. No. 5 Miami Hurricanes (Upset chance: 39%)
No. 11 Nevada Wolf Pack vs. No. 6 TCU Horned Frogs (Upset chance: 33%)
No. 14 Montana State Bobcats vs. No. 3 Kansas State Wildcats (Upset chance: 26%)
No. 13 Iona Gaels vs. No. 4 UConn Huskies (Upset chance: 25%)
**No. 11 Arizona State Sun Devils vs. No. 6 TCU Horned Frogs (Upset chance: 24%)
No. 12 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles vs. No. 5 Duke Blue Devils (Upset chance: 21%)
** Matchup is dependent on the results of a play-in game
Bilas' bracket
Jay Bilas walks you game by game through his entire bracket to help you find your way to the championship.
Sweet 16
West
Kansas vs. UConn
Gonzaga vs. UCLA
South
Creighton vs. Arizona
Alabama vs. Virginia
Midwest
Xavier vs. Texas
Houston vs. Drake
East
Purdue vs. Duke
Kentucky vs. Marquette
Elite Eight
West
Gonzaga vs. UConn
South
Alabama vs. Arizona
Midwest
Houston vs. Texas
East
Duke vs. Marquette
Final Four
Arizona vs. Duke
Texas vs. UConn
Title game
Arizona vs. UConn
Winner
Arizona
Tournament lines and betting report
Updated throughout the week as they change, check out betting lines for every first-round game here.
Top odds to win the championship as of March 15
Houston +600
Alabama +700
Kansas +1000
Purdue +1000
Texas +1200
UCLA +1200
Arizona +1200
Gonzaga +1500
UConn +1500
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