How confident are you in the NCAA Tournament March Madness picks? Here we go ranking all of the predictions for the first round.
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Time to put them on the chopping block. Just how confident are all of the March Madness picks and predictions? Ranking them from 1 to 32 – from the most confident to the least – here are the picks straight up for the first round of the NCAA Tournament, and then against the spread.
– 1-32 March Madness Confidence Picks Against the Spread
Click on each game for the full NCAA Tournament first round breakdown and prediction.
NCAA Tournament First Round Picks: Straight Up
1. 1 North Carolina over 16 Iona
2. 1 Duke over 16 NC State/NDSU winner
3. 1 Virginia over 16 Gardner-Webb
4. 2 Michigan over 15 Montana
5. 2 Kentucky over 15 Abilene Christian
6. 2 Michigan State over 15 Bradley
7. 1 Gonzaga over 16 Fairleigh Dickinson
8. 2 Tennessee over 15 Colgate
9. 3 Houston over 14 Georgia State
10. 4 Kansas over 14 Northeastern
11. 3 LSU over 14 Yale
12. 4 Florida State over 10 Vermont
13. 3 Texas Tech over 14 Northern Kentucky
14. 5 Wisconsin over 12 Oregon
15. 3 Purdue over 14 Old Dominion
16. 8 Syracuse over 9 Baylor
17. 4 Kansas State over 13 UC Irvine
18. 6 Villanova over 11 Saint Mary’s
19. 6 Iowa State over 11 Ohio State
20. 7 Cincinnati over 10 Iowa
21. 7 Nevada over 10 Florida
22. 7 Louisville over 10 Minnesota
23. 5 Mississippi State over 12 Liberty
24. 8 Utah State over 9 Washington
25. 7 Wofford over 10 Seton Hall
26. 4 Virginia Tech over 13 Saint Louis
27. 8 Ole Miss over 9 Oklahoma
28. 8 VCU over 9 UCF
29. 6 Buffalo vs. 11 ASU/St. John’s winner
30. 12 Murray State over 5 Marquette
31. 11 Belmont over 6 Maryland
32. 12 New Mexico State over 5 Auburn
NEXT: NCAA Tournament First Round Picks: Against The Spread
NCAA Tournament First Round Picks: Against The Spread
1. 5 Wisconsin -2 over 12 Oregon
2. 3 LSU -7.5 over 14 Yale
3. 1 Virginia -22 over 16 Gardner-Webb
4. 8 Syracuse -2.5 over 9 Baylor
5 3 Texas Tech -13.5 over 14 Northern Kentucky
6. 4 Kansas State -4.5 over 13 UC Irvine
7. 8 Utah State -3 over 9 Washington
8. 2 Michigan -15 over 15 Montana
9. 13 Saint Louis +10 over Virginia Tech
10. 12 New Mexico State over 5 Auburn -5.5
11. 4 Florida State -9 over 10 Vermont
12. 11 Ohio State +5.5 over 5 Iowa State
13. 4 Kansas -6.5 over 14 Northeastern
14. 10 Minnesota +5 over 7 Louisville
15. 12 Liberty +6.5 over Mississippi State
16. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson +27.5 over Gonzaga -27.5
17. 6 Villanova -4.5 over 11 Saint Mary’s
18. 10 Iowa +3.5 over Cincinnati
19. 2 Michigan State -18.5 over 15 Bradley
20. 1 North Carolina -23 over 16 Iona
21. 15 Colgate +17.5 over 2 Tennessee
22. 7 Wofford -2.5 over 10 Seton Hall
23. 8 Ole Miss -1 over 9 Oklahoma
24. 2 Kentucky -22 over 15 Abilene Christian
25. 3 Houston -12 over 14 Georgia State
26. 8 VCU over 9 UCF -1
27. 7 Nevada -2.5 over 10 Florida
28. 11 Belmont over 6 Maryland -3
29. 12 Murray State over 5 Marquette -3.5
30. 3 Purdue -12.5 over 14 Old Dominion
NR. 6 Buffalo vs. 11 ASU/St. John’s winner coming
NR. 1 Duke over 16 NC State/NDSU winner coming
