Who will advance to the Final Four? Over 30 experts gave us their NCAA predictions.
2023 NCAA Tournament Bracket Over the next two and a half weeks, 68 teams will be turned into a national champion.
Before this edition of March Madness kicks off, the Herald-Leader asked dozens of reporters who cover college basketball — both at Kentucky and nationally — for their predictions on who will make the Final Four, who will win the national title. Who will play for and win it all in the end.
Here are those results:
John Clay, Herald-Leader: Alabama, Duke, Houston, UCLA
title game: Alabama at UCLA
Mark Storey, Herald-Leader: Arizona, Marquette, Texas, Gonzaga
title game, Texas over Arizona
Ben Roberts, Herald-Leader: Alabama, Marquette, Houston, Gonzaga
title game: Houston on Alabama
Cameron Drummond, Herald-Leader: Alabama, Duke, Texas, Kansas
title game: Alabama over Kansas
Darrell Bird, Cat’s Pose: Alabama, Memphis, Houston, Gonzaga
title game: Alabama at Gonzaga
Ryan Black, The Courier Journal: Alabama, Purdue, Houston, Yukon
title game: Purdue on Houston
Rick Bozich, WDRB: Arizona, Marquette, Houston, UCLA
title game: Arizona on Houston
Mitch Brown, Fox-56: Alabama, Duke, Texas, Kansas
title game: Kansas at Alabama
Alan Cutler. espn lexington: Alabama, Marquette, Houston, Gonzaga
title game: Houston on Alabama
Jeff Drummond, Cats Illustrated: Alabama, Memphis, Texas, Gonzaga
title game: Gonzaga over Alabama
Aaron Gershon, Cat’s Paws: Alabama, Duke, Texas, Kansas
title game: Alabama over Kansas
Lee K. Howard, WKYT-27: Alabama, Marquette, Houston, UCLA
title game: Houston on Alabama
Matt Jones, Kentucky Sports Radio: Alabama, Duke, Houston, Gonzaga
title game: Houston at Gonzaga
Mark Mathis, Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer: Alabama, Marquette, Houston, Gonzaga
title game: Houston on Alabama
Cole Parke, Kentucky Kernels: Alabama, Marquette, Texas, Kansas
title game: Alabama over Kansas
Jeff Picoro, WTVQ-36: Alabama, Marquette, Houston*, Kansas
title game: houston * on alabama
(* – If Marcus Sasser can’t play for Houston, Texas in Final Four, Bama for title.)
Hunter Shelton, SI Now: Alabama, Marquette, Texas, Yukon
title game: Texas on Marquette
Tyler Thompson, Kentucky Sports Radio: Arizona, Purdue, Texas, Kansas
title game: Arizona over Texas
Kyle Tucker, Athletic: Alabama, Duke, Texas, Kansas
title game: Alabama over Texas
Larry Watts, Watts Views: Arizona, Marquette, Texas, Gonzaga
title game: Texas on Arizona
Nicole Auerbach, The Athletic: Alabama, Marquette, Indiana, Kansas
title game: Kansas on Marquette
David Borges, New Haven Register: Alabama, Purdue, Miami, Kansas
title game: Kansas at Alabama
Jeff Borzello, ESPN: Alabama, Marquette, Houston, Yukon
title game: Alabama over Houston
Travis Branham, 247Sports: Alabama, Duke, Houston, Kansas
title game: Duke over Houston
Rob Cassidy, Rivals.com: Arizona, Tennessee, Houston, Gonzaga
title game: Houston on Arizona
Luke DeKock, Raleigh News & Observer: Arizona, Kansas State, Houston, UCLA
title game: Houston on Arizona
Mike DeCourcy, Sporting News: Alabama, Duke, Texas, Yukon
title game: Alabama at UConn
Bob Holt, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: Alabama, Duke, Texas, UCLA
title game: Alabama over Texas
Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star: Alabama, Marquette, Texas, Yukon
title game: Texas at Marquette
Jim Meehan, Spokesperson-Review: Arizona, Tennessee, Texas, Kansas
title game: Texas on Arizona
Matt Norlander, CBS Sports: Cretton, Purdue, Houston, Gonzaga
title game: Houston at Purdue
Kristen Peake, Yahoo Sports: Alabama, Duke, Indiana, Yukon
title game: Alabama at UConn
Matt Stahl, Columbia Daily Tribune: Alabama, Marquette, Houston, Kansas
title game: Houston on Alabama
Adam Zagoria, Zagsblog: Alabama, Duke, Texas, UCLA
title game: Alabama over Texas
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