

They have the pedigree, talent, size, strength and toughness to do this.Īs for Purdue, it's got the best player in college basketball. And if Marcus Sasser's groin issue can subside, it means the Cougars will have a nasty three-guard attack, a future lottery pick (Jarace Walker) and a coach (Kelvin Sampson) who took this school to the biggest stage just two years ago. It's no guarantee this team even reaches the Final Four, but it is the best candidate. But I'm doing this, most of all, because Houston has rated as the best team in college basketball in every mainstream advanced analytic metric for months. I'm going Houston to do this, with UH alumnus Jim Nantz on the mic for the final NCAA Tournament call of his Hall of Fame career. I'm going Houston to do what hasn't been done since 1972: a team winning the national championship in its home city (UCLA did it in '68 and '72). 2023 NCAA Tournament bracket predictions Gary Parrish

OK, let's dive into the good stuff: The brackets. Each of our experts filled out separate brackets, which we're happy to lend you as a cheat sheet or just to use as a guide to steer you in the right direction. Our college hoops squad has spent all season long preparing for the madness of March by watching games, gathering intel, crunching the numbers and doing what we think is best to deliver you what you need to fill your bracket out. 1 seeds have been eliminated and brackets are in a shambles. We've made it through March Madness but not every team can say the same. Well, we are down to just two teams remaining. You remember that nice, neat clean sheet with 68 team names on 68 lines on the March Madness bracket. Even with the NCAA Tournament down to just one game, doesn't it feel like Selection Sunday was just yesterday? It's hard to believe that the 68-team field for the 2023 NCAA Tournament was unveiled over two weeks ago, yet here we are, ready to bring March Madness to a close.
