The Iowa State Cyclones enter the 2024 NCAA Event bracket as one of many hottest groups within the nation. Iowa State dominated its opponents within the Huge 12 Event, successful every sport by 20.3 factors on common, which included a dominant 69-41 victory over Houston within the title sport. The Cyclones have been awarded the No. 2 seed within the East Area of the 2024 March Insanity bracket after posting a 27-7 document, they usually’ll sq. off in opposition to the No. 15-seeded South Dakota State Jackrabbits within the first spherical.
Will Iowa State run the desk and lower down the nets in Phoenix? Or will a staff like UConn, Illinois, Auburn or BYU characterize the East within the March Insanity bracket 2024? Earlier than filling out your NCAA Event bracket 2024, be sure you see the 2024 March Insanity bracket picks from the confirmed pc mannequin at SportsLine.
SportsLine’s projection mannequin has simulated each sport within the event 10,000 occasions. It has completely crushed its March Insanity picks lately, beating over 92% of all CBS Sports activities brackets in three of the previous 5 tournaments. In an upset-laden 2023 NCAA Event, the mannequin was throughout UConn’s stunning Last 4 run as a 4-seed. It went an incredible 23-9 within the first spherical, together with an astounding 12-4 within the Midwest and West areas.
It is aware of learn how to spot an upset as effectively. The identical mannequin has produced brackets which have nailed 20 first-round upsets by double-digit seeds since its inception in 2016.
There isn’t any purpose to depend on luck when there’s confirmed know-how that can assist you dominate your 2024 March Insanity picks. Now, with the 2024 NCAA bracket revealed, the mannequin is simulating the matchups and its outcomes are in. You possibly can solely see it over at SportsLine.
High 2024 March Insanity bracket picks
One of many Midwest Area picks from the mannequin: No. 3 Creighton advances to the Last 4, defeating Purdue and Tennessee within the course of. The Bluejays are stacked with offensive playmakers. Creighton has three gamers averaging at the least 17.1 factors per sport, together with guard Baylor Scheierman. For the season, Scheierman is averaging 18.4 factors, 9.0 rebounds and 4.0 assists per sport.
Trey Alexander has additionally been efficient for Creighton, averaging 17.6 factors, 5.7 rebounds, 4.8 assists and 1.1 steals per sport. Creighton’s dynamic duo has led the Bluejays to wins over UConn, Marquette and Alabama this season, proving they’ve the depth and expertise to make a deep run within the 2024 NCAA bracket.
One other shock: No. 5 Gonzaga will get previous No. 4 Kansas within the Midwest. The Jayhawks have been reeling down the stretch, shedding 4 of their final 5 video games coming into the 2024 NCAA Event. Invoice Self’s squad has struggled on the offensive finish of the ground, averaging 75.2 factors per sport, which ranks 124th within the nation.
Kansas has been held to 52 factors or fewer in back-to-back video games, which does not bode effectively in opposition to a staff like Gonzaga. The Bulldogs rating 84.9 factors per sport on common, which ranks seventh in school basketball. Gonzaga additionally ranks twenty first within the nation in assists per sport with 16.6. Guard Ryan Nembhard leads the staff with 6.7 assists per sport to go together with 12.9 factors and 4.1 rebounds. You possibly can see the mannequin’s 2024 NCAA bracket picks right here.
Learn how to make 2024 NCAA bracket predictions
Who wins each tournament-defining matchup, and which groups will make stunning runs by the 2024 NCAA Event bracket? With the mannequin’s monitor document of calling bracket-busting upsets, you will wish to see which stunners it is calling this 12 months earlier than locking in any 2024 NCAA bracket picks.
So what is the optimum NCAA Event 2024 bracket, and which NCAA Event Cinderella groups will shock school basketball? Go to SportsLine now to see which area the 1- and 3-seeds go down in flames earlier than the Elite Eight, and which area contains a 4-seed within the Last 4, all from the mannequin that has crushed 92% of bracket gamers three of the final 5 tournaments.
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