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2023 men's NCAA tournament ESPN+ bracket cheat sheet

Jalen Wilson and the Kansas Jayhawks enter the Big Dance with high hopes. John E. Moore III/Getty Images

Making your men's NCAA tournament picks is as much an art as it is a science.

To aid you in your quest to become master of the bracket, we've corralled the best minds in the game to provide you with all the info you need to pick winners and emerge victorious in bracket contests.

Check back throughout the week, as we add more.


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 VCU Rams vs. No. 5 St. Mary's Gaels (Upset chance: 43%)

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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