2018 SportsLine Simulation Bracket Full of Surprises

SportsLine simulated every possible matchup 10,000 times and the team that won over half the simulations was selected to advance. In order to "simulate the madness," we also assumed that the Nos. 3-6 seeds with the lowest win percentage when compared to other teams of the same seed would be upset. With this approach, we nailed 9 of the 12 double-digit seed upsets the past two years!

BySportsLine Staff @SportsLineUpdated: Mar 14, 2019 2:37PM UTC . 1 min read

EAST REGION UPSETS: No. 14 Stephen F. Austin over No. 3 Texas Tech -- The Red Raiders win over half our simulations, but they have the lowest chance of advancing among all No. 3 seeds. No. 10 Butler over No. 7 Arkansas -- Butler wins 62.1 percent of simulations, so this is not even an upset according to our model... Now, get every pick, every play, every upset and fill out the rest of your bracket with our help! Join SportsLine here to see which No. 4 seed makes the FInal Four, and see which region you need to pick the 11, 12, and 13 seeds, all from the model that's nailed nine of the 12 double-digit seed upsets the past two years!

SportsLine Staff