Bruce Pearl led the Auburn Tigers to the Final Four in 2019 as a No. 5 seed. The Tigers enter the 2022 NCAA Tournament bracket as the No. 2 seed in the Midwest Region after a strong season in which Auburn recorded 27 wins, including 19 in a row at one point. Pearl’s squad will square off against the Jacksonville State Gamecocks in the first round of the 2022 March Madness bracket. The 2022 NCAA bracket marks Auburn’s second-highest seed ever, behind only the 1999 tournament.
Will the Tigers make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament 2022? Or should you back another SEC team like Kentucky, Tennessee or Arkansas to go far in the March Madness 2022 bracket? Before filling out any NCAA Tournament bracket 2022, be sure to see the 2022 March Madness bracket picks from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
SportsLine’s advanced computer model absolutely crushed its March Madness picks last tournament, beating over 92 percent of all CBS Sports brackets for the second time in three years. The model also nailed a whopping three teams in the Final Four last year.
It knows how to spot an upset as well. The same model has produced brackets that have nailed 17 first-round upsets by double-digit seeds. It also nailed some massive upsets last tournament, including predicting the championship game between Gonzaga and Baylor, and hit Houston’s Midwest Region win even though the Cougars weren’t the No. 1 seed.
There’s simply no reason to rely on luck when there’s proven technology to help you dominate your 2022 March Madness picks. Now, the model has simulated every possible matchup in the 2022 NCAA Tournament and revealed its optimal bracket. You can only see it over at SportsLine.
Top 2022 March Madness bracket picks
One team set to disrupt 2022 March Madness brackets, according to the model: No. 6 Alabama suffers a defeat in the first round in the West Region. Over the last five years, No. 11 seeds are 11-9 against No. 6 seeds in the NCAA Tournament. That doesn’t bode well for Alabama, which limps into the March Madness bracket 2022 having lost its last three games.
The Crimson Tide have given up at least 80 points in their last three outings. They’ve also failed to score more than their season average in four of their last five contests. SportsLine’s model expects Alabama’s defense to struggle in the 2022 NCAA basketball tournament, resulting in an early exit for the Crimson Tide at the hands of Notre Dame.
Another team to back in your 2022 NCAA Tournament picks: The 10th-seeded Davidson Wildcats, who stun No. 7 Michigan State in the first round of the West Region. Davidson enters the NCAA Tournament 2022 with more confidence than the Spartans. The Wildcats have won 16 of their last 20 games, while Michigan State is 4-6 in its last 10 contests. Davidson is also one of the best shooting teams in the country, knocking down 48.14 percent of its field goals, which ranks 18th in college basketball.
Michigan State lacks offensive firepower, with Gabe Brown being the lone Spartan averaging double-digit points per game (11.4). SportsLine’s computer model likes Davidson’s chances to knock off the Spartans and considers the Wildcats one of the March Madness 2022 sleepers to watch.
How to make 2022 NCAA Tournament bracket predictions
SportsLine’s model also has one region where the No. 5 seed goes to the Elite Eight and the 14-seed delivers a shocking upset. Nailing those picks could literally make or break your bracket. With the model’s proven track record of calling bracket-busting upsets, you’ll want to see which stunners it is calling this year before locking in any bracket picks.
So who else makes a deep run in the NCAA Tournament 2022? Visit SportsLine now to see which region features a No. 5 seed in the Elite Eight and a 14-seed that delivers a massive shocker, plus see who wins every single game, all from the model that beat over 92 percent of bracket players two of the last three years.
