Houston fell behind against the same red-hot Miami team a round earlier and couldn’t catch up, and in the Sweet Sixteen ice-cold Alabama was knocked out by #5 SDSU.
Last weekend, Texas was eliminated by a fierce comeback from #5 seed Miami, while Top 25 stalwart Kansas State was beaten for a surprise Region title by #9 seed Florida Atlantic. Runner-up seeds and betting favorites have fallen by the wayside in favor of surprise contenders, mostly prior to the 2023 Regional Finals. In March of 2023, the chances of anyone having successfully predicted the Final Four’s field had to have been enormously worse.Īlabama, Purdue, Houston, and the defending Division 1 champion Kansas have all been eliminated from 2023’s bracket. WagerBop has noted that the chances of picking a perfect March Madness bracket are as high as 9 quintillion-to 1.
