Making it to the Final Four as a double-digit seed is a strong accomplishment, and with depth improving in college basketball, it's a feat we've seen in three of the last five NCAA Tournament brackets. UCLA made it to the Final Four last season after coming out of the First Four, and that experience could serve the Bruins well in the 2022 NCAA Tournament bracket. The Bruins area a No. 4 seed in the East Region of the 2022 March Madness bracket and will begin their NCAA Tournament 2022 against the No. 13 seed Akron Zips.
UCLA could be a dark-horse national championship pick from the 2022 NCAA bracket, but who are some of the double-digit seeds you should consider backing? Before you make your 2022 NCAA Tournament predictions, see the 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. Getting those picks right could literally make or break your March Madness bracket.
Now, SportsLine's advanced computer model has simulated the entire NCAA Tournament 10,000 times to come up with the perfect 2022 NCAA Tournament bracket and find out which teams will pull off the biggest upsets. You shouldn't even think about making a pick without seeing what their model has to say.
Top 2022 March Madness bracket upset picks
One team set to pull off a shocking upset in 2022 March Madness brackets: No. 13 Vermont shocks No. 4 Arkansas in the West region. The Catamounts went 28-5 and waltzed through the America East Conference, going 17-1 during the regular season and trouncing UMBC 82-43 in the AEC Tournament title game.
In fact, Vermont won all three of its conference tournament games by at least 30 points thanks to one of the most efficient offenses in the country. The two-man game between Ben Shungu and Ryan Davis could cause plenty of issues for an aggressive Arkansas defense. Arkansas is coming off a flat performance against Texas A&M in the SEC Tournament in which it went just 3-for-18 from the three-point line and turned the ball over 15 times.
Another huge curveball in the West Region: No. 10 Davidson upsets No. 7 Michigan State. This may be classified a neutral-site game, but the crowd will certainly be in Davidson's favor. The game takes place in Greenville, S.C., a two-hour drive from Davidson's campus, but is 11 hours away from Lansing, Mich.
MSU went just 2-6 over its last eight games away from home and it doesn't have a singular star who can just take over games like it's had in the past. No Spartan even finished among the top 30 in the Big Ten in scoring, as leading scorer Gabe Brown averaged just 11.4 points per game.
Davidson has four players who average more than Brown, so even if one or two have an off night, it still has enough offensive firepower to topple the Spartans. Recent history is also on Davidson's side since No. 10 seeds are 5-2 (one no-contest) against No. 7 seeds over the past two tournaments.
How to make 2022 NCAA Tournament bracket predictions
SportsLine's model also says a No. 11 seed and a No. 5 seed make the Final Four. It also tells you which No. 12 and No. 10 seeds are a must-back. Nailing those picks could literally make or break your bracket. 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 2022 bracket? And which underdogs will shock college basketball? Visit SportsLine here to see which No. 11 and No. 5 seeds make the Final Four, plus which 12- and 10-seeds are a must-back, all from the model that's nailed 17 double-digit seed upsets in the first round.
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