This season, the San Francisco Dons enter the 2022 NCAA Tournament bracket as a 10-seed against Murray State in the East region. The Racers are a 7-seed in the 2022 March Madness bracket and only lost twice this season with an undefeated run through conference play to finish with a top-20 national ranking. However, between the two, San Francisco is the only program that has won a national championship. In fact, the Dons did it twice, in 1955 and 1956.
Life hasn’t been the same for the Dons since then and they have only made two NCAA Tournament appearances since 1985. Murray State has made 16 appearances during that span, but never advanced further than the second round. What will happen in the NCAA Tournament 2022 bracket? Before making any 2022 March Madness bracket predictions, be sure to check out the 2022 NCAA Tournament bracket picks from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
Their proven projection model has simulated every game in the tournament 10,000 times. It 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 pools. Now, with the 2022 NCAA bracket being revealed, the model is simulating the matchups and its results are in. You can only see it over at SportsLine.
2022 March Madness upset picks, Cinderella teams
One of the model’s 2022 NCAA Tournament upset picks: 10-seed Davidson bounces 7-seed Michigan State in the West region. Davidson made its first NCAA bracket in a Sweet 16 run in 1966 and reached the Elite Eight with a Steph Curry-led team in 2008, but Michigan State has attended the big dance in all but two of Tom Izzo’s seasons at the helm. Based on name recognition alone, many will back the Spartans to advance without a second thought.
Speaking of name recognition, Michigan State fans might remember Davidson guard Foster Loyer, who transferred to the Wildcats after three seasons in East Lansing. Loyer never averaged more than 4.2 points per game for Izzo and the Spartans, but he has averaged 16.3 points for the Wildcats this season and will be a key component in Davidson’s bid to become a 2022 NCAA Tournament bracket buster. SportsLine’s model predicts he’ll score more points than any Michigan State player in the game, pushing them to a first-round victory.
The model also has another bold prediction, calling for an early exit for the Duke Blue Devils in head coach Mike Krzyzewski’s final NCAA bracket. The Blue Devils are hoping for a storybook ending in Coach K’s final March Madness run, but the Red Raiders piled up quality wins over teams like Kansas, Baylor and Tennessee this year.
Texas Tech has the defense to slow Duke’s explosive offense. Texas Tech gave up just 60.3 points per game this season and held three of their final four opponents to 55 points or fewer. Duke hasn’t been trustworthy in marquee spots, losing to North Carolina and Virginia Tech by double-digits. SportsLine’s model is advancing Texas Tech to the Elite Eight. Get all the upsets here.
How to make 2022 NCAA bracket predictions
SportsLine’s bracket features a No. 11 seed and No. 5 seed in the Final Four, plus a region where the No. 12 and No. 10 seeds are a must-back. With the model’s track record of calling bracket-busting upsets, you’ll want to see which stunners it is calling this year before locking in any NCAA bracket picks.
So what’s the optimal NCAA Tournament bracket 2022? And which March Madness underdogs will shock college basketball? Visit SportsLine now to see which teams you can back with confidence, all from the model that’s nailed 17 upsets by double-digit seeds since its inception and beat over 92 percent of players two of the last three tournaments.
