Bracketology 2023

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2023 NCAA Tournament Bracketology: OUTLOOK for Arizona State, Clemson, UNC & MORE | CBS Sports

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Big East Conf All RPI SOS Rk SOS
14 Marquette 20-3 28-6 0.6147 68 0.5440
21 Xavier 17-6 25-9 0.6013 32 0.5607
26 Connecticut 14-8 25-8 0.5987 67 0.5442
38 Creighton 15-7 21-12 0.5856 31 0.5610
70 Providence 13-8 21-11 0.5591 92 0.5291
123 Villanova 11-11 17-16 0.5284 83 0.5345
126 Seton Hall 10-11 16-15 0.5271 70 0.5438
140 St. John's 8-14 18-15 0.5165 111 0.5209
156 Butler 6-15 14-18 0.5069 80 0.5398
214 DePaul 4-18 10-23 0.4804 48 0.5498
301 Georgetown 2-19 7-25 0.4362

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2023 Selection Sunday BREAKDOWN: Predicting TOP SEEDS For NCAA Tournament I CBS Sports

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Clark Kellogg, Seth Davis make 2023 NCAA bracket picks

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Andy Katz's March Madness Bracket Picks

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NCAA bracket 2023: Printable March Madness bracket, NCAA Tournament predictions, picks, dates, scores
Get ready for this year's NCAA Tournament with a blank printable bracket to fill-in with the 68-team field revealed

23. (3) Xavier vs. (14) Kennesaw State
Friday | 12:40 p.m. | truTV
This is the 12th NCAA Tournament appearance for Xavier coach Sean Miller across time at Arizona and a prior stint with the Musketeers. He's only lost in the first round twice before, and that tally is unlikely to grow. Kennesaw State is an incredible story after finishing 1-28 just three years ago, but the Owls are in for a challenge against a Xavier team that ranks ninth nationally with 81.4 points per game.

21. (2) Marquette vs. (15) Vermont
Friday | 2:45 p.m. | CBS
It has been over a month since one of these teams lost. Vermont has won 15 straight, and Marquette's streak is at nine after a run through the Big East Tournament. The Golden Eagles should have no trouble considering how elite they are offensively. But the Catamounts are a sound team that could make it interesting if they are able to surpass their season average of 8.6 made 3-pointers.

17. (6) Creighton vs. (11) NC State
Friday | 4 p.m. | TNT
Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner is a fierce rim protector and his team's leading scorer with an obscene 71.4% shooting percentage. He will have his hands full with the lumbering load that is NC State big man D.J. Burns. The battle between those two gives this game some appeal.

10. (4) UConn vs. (13) Iona
Friday | 4:30 p.m. | TBS
Rick Pitino's next job is a point of discussion. No, it's not 1987. Pitino has just done such a good job at Iona that, at age 70, he is in the mix at St. John's (and maybe other places as well). This isn't a great draw for his Gaels as UConn is playing some of its best basketball entering the NCAA Tournament. But a coaching matchup of Pitino against UConn's Dan Hurley is a great show.

7. (6) Kentucky vs. (11) Providence
Friday | 7:10 p.m. | CBS
Bryce Hopkins played just 6.5 minutes per game as a freshman last season before transferring to Providence and becoming an all-Big East performer this season. The 6-foot-6 forward is the Friars' leading scorer and has a chance to inflict more first round misery on UK a season after he was part of the program's stunning loss to No. 15 seed Saint Peter's.