2023 NCAA Tournament Bracketology
Will the Kansas Jayhawks become the first repeat champion in men's college basketball since Florida in 2006-07? That's among the questions to consider in the offseason prelude to the 2022-23 season, a period that will include a frenzy of transfer movement and the usual spate of NBA draft decisions. When the dust settles, Division I's 350+ teams will begin considering the march to the 2023 NCAA tournament, a journey that will end at Houston's NRG Stadium for the Final Four on April 1 and 3. ESPN will be there every step of the way with its 2023 bracket projections, evaluating the current state of the bubble and identifying the top seeds for the game's showcase event.
Bracket Watch
It is, of course, a fool's errand to compile any kind of "next year" bracket in college basketball. It takes an even bigger fool to attempt one with over 1,000 Division I players in the transfer portal. All of which suggests I am perfect for the job, as making an annual April fool of myself has become a true occupational hazard. That said, since doing the first "next year" bracket way back in 2005, we average right around two No. 1 seeds per year landing in the same spot on Selection Sunday (and about 20 at-large teams overall). Think of this merely as a starting point for the long wait until November, when the real fun begins again.
On the Bubble
Last Four Byes
Last Four In
First Four Out
Next Four Out
68-Team Bracket
SOUTH (LOUISVILLE)
Columbus
- 8 Iowa
Albany
- 5 TCU
- 12 Toledo - aq
- 4 Purdue
- 13 Towson - aq
Greensboro
- 3 Duke
- 14 Liberty - aq
Des Moines
- 7 Xavier
- 10 Wyoming
- 2 Kansas
- 15 Colgate - aq
WEST (LAS VEGAS)
Sacramento
Des Moines
- 5 Alabama
Columbus
Denver
- 7 USC
- 10 Providence
- 15 Oakland - aq
MIDWEST (KANSAS CITY)
Birmingham
- 9 Oregon
Denver
Sacramento
Orlando
EAST (NEW YORK)
Birmingham
Orlando
- 12aq - UAB
Albany
- 11 Florida St.
Greensboro
- 10 Oklahoma
Conference Breakdown
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