With first-round action beginning on Thursday at 12:15 p.m. ET, you're already running out of time to submit your 2024 NCAA Tournament bracket. With more data available to make 2024 March Madness picks, understanding how your
Friends, family, and coworkers will pick can help you make more informed decisions and give you a better chance of winning your NCAA Tournament 2024 pools. Upsets are always a major part of the March Madness bracket, but which underdogs should you back to make a deep run in the 2024 NCAA bracket? The Michigan State Spartans have made 10 trips to the Final Four, but they're the No. 8 seed in the West Region of the March Madness bracket 2024. If the Spartans can beat Mississippi State in the first round, they'll have a shot at upsetting No. 1 seed North Carolina. Could Michigan State be a sleeper to back with your 2024 NCAA Tournament upset picks, or should you back another underdog like
Florida,
Texas Tech or NC State? Before filling out your NCAA Tournament bracket 2024, be sure to . SportsLine's projection model has simulated every game in the tournament 10,000 times. It has absolutely crushed its March Madness picks recently, beating over 92% of all CBS Sports brackets in three of the past five tournaments. In an upset-laden 2023 NCAA Tournament, the model was all over 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 no reason to rely on luck when there's proven technology 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. . One of the Midwest Region picks from the model: No. 3 Creighton advances to the Final Four, defeating Purdue and Tennessee in the process. The Bluejays have an experienced head coach in Greg McDermott, who owns a 323-159 record in his 14th year with Creighton. McDermott has the Bluejays firing on all cylinders offensively this season. Creighton enters the NCAA Tournament scoring 80.5 points per game, which ranks 33rd in the nation. Creighton has also racked up wins over UConn, Marquette and
Alabama this season, proving the Bluejays have the squad to make a deep run in the 2024 NCAA Tournament bracket. Meanwhile, Purdue has lost in the first round of the NCAA bracket in two of the past three seasons, and Tennessee hasn't advanced past the Sweet 16 since 2010. Another surprise: No. 5 Gonzaga gets past No. 4 Kansas in the Midwest. The Bulldogs have been among the favorites to win the NCAA Tournament in recent years, but Mark Few's squad is flying under the radar in 2024. The Zags still feature one of the most explosive offenses in the nation, scoring 84.9 points per game, which ranks seventh in college
basketball. Forward Graham Ike leads the team in both scoring (16.5) and rebounds (7.2). Kansas, meanwhile, has lost four of its last five games and SportsLine's model sees an early exit for the Jayhawks. . Who wins every tournament-defining matchup, and which 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 .