![]() ![]() But I am taking Illinois, which has been the best team in college basketball the past three weeks. Asking Gonzaga to win six more games and make history is asking a lot. Stars galore, with bigs, wings and guards that could make for an epic title game. Illinois is the best combination of offensive acumen and defensive fortitude. 1 seed ( Texas) that has as much talent as any other 1.Īnd in the title game, I'm going with the two best teams in the sport heading into the Big Dance. I can't and won't bring myself to pick all four No. 3 because I've maintained for two-plus months now that the teams projected on the No. This is a unique NCAA Tournament, held in one location, still happening amid a pandemic. So here's my thing: this bracket is probably going to offer up some wild upsets in the first three rounds. Repeating that kind of soothsaying power, it's a lot of pressure on a guy. I was the only expert in 2019 at to pick Virginia to win it all. Our team has taken that expertise and put it on the line with their own bracket picks for fans to use and consider when making their own predictions. Lucky for them, CBS Sports has some of the best experts in the sport that have been following these teams closely all season long. With so much on tap, fans are looking for every edge they can find in making their picks for bracket pools and on individual games. One more win for Baylor would put them in their first Final Four since 1950. 5 seed Villanova to advance to their first Elite Eight since 2012 and the fifth in school history. 12 seed to ever reach the Elite Eight.īut there's also been a steadying presence to make the quarterfinals as well in No. The Beavers have been playing lights out for the last month and could advance to their first Final Four since 1963 with one more win. 12 seed Oregon State, who needed to win the Pac-12 Tournament just to make the field of 68, is heading to the national quarterfinals after an upset of No. ![]() Some of the biggest surprises have legitimate shots at making the Final Four heading into this weekend. Four double-digit seeds are still alive and that doesn't even include darling Loyola Chicago. The NCAA Tournament, which takes place every March, is a spectacle of stunning upsets and college basketball storylines that captivates its audience year after year. But no year in recent memory can compare to this as the highest seed total ever to reach the Sweet 16 since the field expanded in 1986. None would argue that there is a better sporting experience than March Madness in college basketball, and few will even attempt to make the case that there is. ![]()
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