Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
USA Today Sports Media Group
USA Today Sports Media Group
Sport
Pete Fiutak

NCAA Tournament Second Round March Madness Predictions Confidence Rankings 1-16


How confident are you in the NCAA Tournament March Madness picks? We continue with the ranking of the second round picks.


Contact @PeteFiutak

Just how confident are all of the March Madness picks and predictions? Ranking them from 1 to 16 – from the most confident to the least – here are the picks straight up for the second round of the NCAA Tournament, and then against the spread.

1-16 March Madness Confidence Picks Against the Spread

Click on each game for the full NCAA Tournament second round breakdown and prediction.

NCAA Tournament Second Round Picks: Straight Up

Most Confident To Least

1. 12 Oregon over 13 UC Irvine
2. 4 Virginia Tech over 12 Liberty
3. 2 Kentucky over 7 Wofford
4. 3 LSU over 6 Maryland
5. 2 Tennessee over 10 Iowa
6. 1 Virginia over 9 Oklahoma
7. 1 North Carolina over 9 Washington
8. 1 Gonzaga over 9 Baylor

9. 1 Duke over 9 UCF
10. 4 Kansas over 5 Auburn
11. 4 Florida State over 12 Murray State
12. 2 Michigan State over 10 Minnesota
13. 2 Michigan over 10 Florida
14. 3 Houston over 11 Ohio State
15. 6 Villanova over 3 Purdue
16. 6 Buffalo over 3 Texas Tech

NEXT: NCAA Tournament Second Round Picks: Against The Spread

NCAA Tournament Second Round Picks: Against The Spread

Click on each game for the full NCAA Tournament first round breakdown and prediction.

1. 3 LSU -2 over 6 Maryland
2. 12 Oregon -5 over 13 UC Irvine
3. 4 Florida State -4.5 over 12 Murray State
4. 4 Kansas +2 over 5 Auburn
5. 9 Baylor +13.5 over 1 Gonzaga
6. 9 UCF +13.5 over 1 Duke
7. 2 Kentucky -5 over 7 Wofford
8. 10 Minnesota +10 over 2 Michigan State

9. 9 Oklahoma +11.5 over 1 Virginia
10. 10 Iowa +8 over 2 Tennessee
11. 6 Villanova +3.5 over 3 Purdue
12. 6 Buffalo +3.5 over 3 Texas Tech
13. 10 Florida +6.5 over 2 Michigan
14. 1 North Carolina -10.5 over 9 Washington
15. 11 Ohio State +5.5 over 3 Houston

 

4 Virginia Tech over 12 Liberty Spread Coming

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.