2024 March Madness bracket predictions from Andy Katz
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- NCAA college basketball reporter Andy Katz fills out his entire 2024 NCAA tournament bracket, taking fans through every bracket line to his Final Four. Katz also gives his top 5 March Madness bracket tips.
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It's always good to hear Katz's predictions so I know what not to pick
😭was thinking the same thing
Gonna do a bracket that is the complete opposite of what he did, and I bet it gets a better score than what his gets. 😂
Always good to get Andy's predictions
Hard to repeat tho UConn is loaded . Houston has been consistently good all season but i think Kentucky will get them .cats have great guard play ,and are deep .tho their defense is less than great. Zona I like to breakthrough and reach the final four .I think the boilermakers win it all .doing what Virginia did in 2019 after losing to a 16 seed the previous season .Iowa st.upsets huskies in elite 8 to make the final four . Washington St .,south Carolina ,mcneese , Mississippi st my dark horse . March madness best time of the year 🏀🏆
That’s quite literally with anyone you listen to or watch buddy.
wow, an "expert" going 1,1,2,3
I mean, what do you want him to pick? 4, 11, 7, 7?
I mean this is how the majority of the final 4 seedings end up. typically 1 or 2 one seeds, followed by a combo of any seeds 2 - 5
it was 4,5,5,9 last yea
@@elijahrandisno but last year it was a 9,5,4,4 soooo
And the year before was 1,2,2,8....so what's your pt
What Andy?? How is Grand Canyon not as good as last year? They literally have a higher seed and a better record. That’s a dangerous squad
Big Ten literally always falls on its face, it'll be no different this year. You're too high on the conference.
Agreed, Big Ten is cosistently the weakest conference of the Big 5 Power conferences....but, they are treated like they're the number one conference. Purdue can't win 'cause they've gotten used to mediocre teams in their conference. Michigan State getting in with 19-14 record shows how the Big Ten is the most overrated conference in NCAA.
Purdue isn't going to win it. Their guards aren't good enough and painter chokes in march
The numbers say this is a big falsehood, the league is among the best in wins per seed meaning they win above the their seeding. The conference has a bad year and that narrative comes out yet they go through stretches of having multiple teams in the elite 8 and final 4 and you hear no praise, whatever
Exactly right. It’s been 24 years since the Big 10 won it all. Looking at recent championship winners, it’s hard to pick against ACC, Big East, and Big 12 teams.
Relying on the past to bolster whatever narrative isn't a good strategy
The Aggies & Huskers will also play in the women's tournament. Seems like the committee wanted to have some fun.
Purdue never does anything in the tournament.
Uconn ISU match up would be awesome
Auburn-Uccon and Illinois vs Iowa state
Auburn wins bracket..
Ain’t happening Illinois offense is going to easily destroy isu
@@TsunamiWebsterlol you are hilarious they have no answer for UConn
@chikushodiz91 I promise you Uconn is not coming out of that bracket. Uconn is great team but the bracket is death. And when 100% of sports analysts all take uconn. That's not happening.
Every year Purdue is a favorite to make the final 4. It the closest they’ve gotten in the last decade was an elite 8 appearance like 5 years ago.
Yes! ONLY 5 years ago. A miracle shot from the final 4. It's a top 10 program that could be on the way to planting a new flag in the post season tournament.
Haven't made a final four since the 70's.
Their last final four was in 1980
@@AxeRocker88or its a team that lost to 13,15, and 16 in 3 straight years
@@jackmacleod81 Great! You can read historical data! We'll call Ripley's! That ability and a cup of coffee will get you a cup of coffee.
Also, it's a program that had those results, not the team. The team changes every year. This year's version has already proven to be much better. Since your into history, check out the the games Purdue won in November and December in the non-conference. Let us all know who they lost to.
Historical results, from year to year, have zero effect on future outcomes. It's simply happenstance. Hard period.
He only sees the bracket thru his Big Ten lensed glasses, what a shocker
And he usually wrong in the end
@@42calking53because for whatever reason (probably because the conference is perennially overrated) the Big ten teams almost all lose before the elite 8 or even sweet 16
@linktown-blue907 yep that's exactly what I was thinking Poor ISU lol
@linktown-blue907 in past I'd have argued to the death with you on this but in all honesty it has been a truly ruff decade for big 10 lol
Auburn beats UConn I come from the future. I also know that Purdue makes the Final Four that’s about all I can tell you from the future 😼
I will NEVER trust Purdue again! 🙄
I love how so many people are picking Auburn to beat UConn just for UConn to steamroll them just like they have everybody else. You will regret picking against UConn I promise you.
You come straight out of a comic book. None of that you predict is going to happen. Purdue like every single year ain't reaching the Final Four and of course Auburn isn't beating the Connecticut Huskies.
@@aidanbogursky2581I have 500 on Auburn winning championship, feel great about it too.
WHAT ABOUT NEW MEXICO
Can I please get a break down how Dayton made the tournament…best wins are St. John’s Lsu smu and cincy how did they get a 7?
Favorite time of year !
Me too ! It's Christmas 🎁🏀🏆
Andy Katz was the sole reason I flipped Duquesne to lose to BYU in 4 out of my 5 brackets. What a bum
I see an upset in the south region, a more experienced, well coached Vermont team vs a Duke team that hasn’t proven themselves all year. Scheyers knees are shaking looking to maintain Dukes legacy in March, I think he looks ahead to ahead the Jmu/Wisconsin matchup and goes down to Vermont. Vermont can slow the game down with their ability to use the shot clock and find great shots with two senior point guards who’ve scored over 1000 and 2000 points respectively. Becker is one of the best college coaches in the game and you have a catamounts team playing just 3 hours from home. This is recipe for a gym where the crowd is begging to root for Cinderella. Vermont plays great defense , keeps the game close, shoots well from 3 and we get a little Shamir Bougues magic in the final minute to cement Vermonts first win in tournament under Becker. Possibly make a run to the sweet 16.
That's not gonna happen. Duke isn't losing to Vermont. This Duke team might not be what was expected but they are no pushover at all. 7 of their 8 losses was by either 4 or 5 points and the other loss was by 9. They have been in every game they have played, nobody has blown them out, ran away from or dominated them. I haven't checked but I'm willing to beat they're 1 of the few teams in this bracket that didn't lose a single game this season by double digit points. Duke is a very solid team but depends on the 3 ball to much at times and when its not falling it has cost them, actually it has cost them in all 8 of their losses this season. Duke has a solid team with some great shooters and I see them having no problems getting to the sweet 16 where I expect them to meet Houston, and yes I fully believe if Duke plays up to their capabilities they can definitely send the cougars home. Duke haters are just gonna have to be disappointed
Let's Go Duke 🏀
Thanks for the lore, I'm sold
The conference title game that Vermont won might have been one of the worst displays of basketball I've seen. No way Vermont is winning this one bud. But one can only hope Duke falls next round
His Big Ten bias is so gross (And I'm a Gopher fan). Crazy, you have every Big Ten school win their first round game. And says stuff like "Just for the record 3 of my 8vs9 matchups I have the 9 winning." Yeah, it's 3 Big Ten schools, of course you do. Or "No one has an answer for Zach Edey." So I've heard his whole collegiate career only to never get past the sweet 16 and lose to Saint Peter.
This is why March Madness will always be the people's favorite. It always shows up experts who go by talent and what *should happen* vs heart and what *might* happen if you dream big.
Michigan state is going to be a sleeper team. I know they struggled the whole year but something about them in this tourney
eliminated first round
That is because Michigan State gets selected every year, just probability of winning some games if one is always given the opportunity to win, especially when they are seeded as the higher seed (8th or better) 20 of the last 26 years....despite having 10+ loses 10 times.
Youre so chalk every yr dude and ur always ALWAYS wrong
This is embarrassing
Whoever put that NCAA East together is a menace. The four best teams, UCONN, Iowa State, Illinois, and Auburn all in the East is actually crazy. Whoever wins the East will win it all.
Ik. 😂😂😂, bunch of idiots..who wants #1 seed overall anymore. Uconn loses this yr.
bro thinks illinois and auburn are top four teams in college. praying for you brother. top ten? maybeeee. top four? you' re worse than katz
@@zanerector3581 Who's better than Auburn in your mind? Besides UConn
@@emcllns Purdue, Houston, UNC, Arizona, Creighton, ISU, Illinois, are all better
@@zanerector3581 Auburn is only team that’s top 25 in offense and Defense. Also they are deep. Playing 10 players over 10 minutes a game.
Holy chalk with chalk upsets
How is GCU not better than last year. They are better at every single position lol
no mention of Houston's injuries?
I'm factoring that in with my bracket for sure. I have them winning 3 games and getting bounced.
Illinois over Iowa state idk
Really? The lowest seed in the final four is a 3 seed? Being a bit too conservative on them predictions.
Honestly, I don't think there will be any Cinderellas this year outside of maybe TCU because I believe Purdue and Kansas are frauds. But I don't see TCU getting past Tennessee.
Very difficult to go with a team and say they upset each opponent until final four. It takes courage but also insanity because you have to forget all the intangibles and just take a leap of faith of some random team.
Bro if you look at the history of the tournament it's rare for seeds higher than a 5 to make the final four. The last couple years are outliers.
Grand Canyon is Good! Upset
Arizona screws me every year. No chance I’m picking them.
Ain’t that the truth.
Hard for me to ever put a lot of stock in west coast teams yet some how my bracket has them going farther than my head knows they should.
Andy the biggest snubs are USF & App State, St. John’s & Pitt! No way FAU should have gotten in over USF. USF(24-7) beat FAU in their only meeting this season and USF finished 1st in conference play. Both lost in semis but at least uSF lost to the tourney champ while FAU lost to Temple who had a losing season. I’m not even a USF fan but that is as bad as it gets. App State(27-6) finished 1st in conference(Sun Belt) play and beat JMU (31-3) twice as well as beat Auburn. JMU won sun Belt tourney while App State lost in semis. Again no justification for snubbing App State with a 27-6 record and beating SEC Tourney champ Auburn(NCAA Tourney #4 seed)! No excuses. I’m not an App State fan either but this snub was just as bad as USF.
At least one more Big East team should've been in it because that is the best conference, Michigan State, coming from the worst of the Big 5 conference got in just because of Tom Izzo and the biasness toward Big Ten teams. No way should the Big Ten have had 6 teams selected.
Man, couldn't agree more about a few. USF got robbed. Literally how much more do they have to prove lol? Imagine being 1st in your conf and not even being considered, what a joke. St. Johns I know did not have the season they hoped for, but that is a solid team with very good players and should have been in with their great game against UConn. No surprise the low IQ committee put in boring Virginia and 14 loss Michigan St.
As much as I would have liked to see more mid majors in, Indiana St. got out just because of the 3 or 4 surprise conf tourney winners. App State though was very good overall but could've should've lost to Georgia Southern so I think it makes sense they were left out. But yeah
@@WaywardAnalysis I couldn’t agree more!
@@Arminhammer19 agreed, but App St did beat Auburn and JMU(2x). JMU only lost 3 games all year long and 2 were to App State. JMU beat Michigan State and App State beat JMU. I just want the smaller conferences who are deserving and teams that are deserving from any conf ti get their invite. All the committee needs to do is expand Tues & Weds night play-in games from 4 to 8. This would allow 8 addition teams a chance.
Me and Andy were almost 4/4 toegther on the final four i picked baylor instead of Arizona and i had Kentucky beating purdue and uconn beating baylor and kentucky wins
This bracket is so bad
I do see KU getting knocked out in first Rd. This team just couldnt get,it together this year..
Yer yappin way too much bubba...ya ain't that interesting.
what makes you think arizona beats us? (i’m a UNC fan) they haven’t done much all year? Caleb love is very very inconsistent and if he isn’t scoring 20+ and shooting well they don’t win? They’re lineup also is very inconsistent I just don’t see the hype around arizona at all
Fr, Arizona always chokes in March too
UNC will make it to the final four my problem is can they get past UConn just because of how good of a playing team they are if Carolina can come together during this playoff run then I believe they can win it all
good perspective
Mississippi St. will beat UNC
I don't think Kentucky will make the Final Four. While they're talented, I think they could have a 'hiccup' somewhere along the line.
He did pretty well this year actually compared to usual.
Interesting year again with their only being one complete team... UConn. Everyone else had weaknesses. I think the champ will be either UConn or Kentucky. Arizona isn't making the final 4. I don't know why ppl drinking their kool aid lol. I'd be surprised. I know Kentucky can't play defense, but guards win in march
I don’t see Kentucky at all
I see Arizona making the final 4 before them tbh
Auburn
@@TimMcnuggets yea once they gettin running it’s hard to stop them
Tim I agree, I like auburn. They are almost complete. I don't think their half court offense is good enough. They'd be the only team that can probably push UConn in that bracket. I like auburn too, I think they can make the final 4. They've dominated everyone
I have Purdue on fraud alert, not the final four.
THANKS FOR THE PICK OAKLAND > UK
Ladies, Find yourself a man that loves you the same way Andy Katz loves Zach Edey and Purdue lol
Number 1 seed will not cut down nets
Ah ah 😊
Filled out 25 brackets. All will be trash after Friday. Welcome to March Madness. My biggest sleeper is JMU. Rooting for Purdue and Illinois.
yall sleep on the western kentucky hilltoppers
FAU 🔴🔵⚪️
Final Four! GO CATS!
Andy once again living in a fantasy world where the big 10 succeeds in the tournament... He never learns.
Perdue is the biggest basketball fraud of them all .
Andy never learns not to go chalk
This was embarrassing
After last year’s tournament bonanza, you’d think Andy learned some lessons about going chalk. Crazy upsets will haunt him again this year too
Last year was a weird fluke final 4. Going chalk with a few exceptions is how you get a quality bracket percentile.
@@RB-.-exactly. 😂 Last season was the exception, not the rule.
at least 1 team seeded 7 or worse has made final 4 is 9 of last 10 seasons
New Mexico is a team that is hot and plays so organized on defense. From the 3 guards to the way they rebound is phenomenal. They went 2-1 against SDSU and swept Nevada. I think they are going to be the sleeper this year.
Let's Go Lobos!!!!!
You got this Lobos! 👍👍
NC State as well, nothing matters in the dance more than being hot and no one is hotter than NC rn. 11 seeds gonna do some damage this year.
I think you missed that WSU game unless the Cougs woes from deep continue.
For the record- 3 of the 4 plays your taking 9 over 8 North-western+ 2.5 , Michigan State Fav -1.5, TCU Fav -3.5 , Andy knows his hoops but the selections are way to chalky for me ,for one UConn will lose, I would love to take his action
Alabama being the 4 seed getting shipped out west to potentially play 5 seed St Mary’s in Spokane (WCC country) isn’t fair. They’d be better off simply exchanging the seeds to make this seem reasonable.
Just be thankful they didn't do Auburn how they did WSU
I love Grand Canyon's chances, they've improved quite a bit from last year. Added a 20 ppg scorer in Grant-Foster, a much needed go-to scorer that was missing from last szn. Watch out for them cuz they cooking up something down there.
this guy doesn't know what month this is lol
Im convinced this guy doesnt watch ball. He picks 2 seed UofA over UNC and acts like its an upset. Same thing with picking 9s, he acts like its an upset and hes so dangerous for doing it.
Only here so I can know what not to pick 😂
And i have some ocean front property in South Dakota
Kentucky vs Marquette is not a rematch from ‘03 Final Four. Marquette last to Kansas that year in the Final Four
I think they beat Kentucky in the Elite Eight game
You feel stronger about the Zags than St. Mary's in advancing to the Sweet 16 yet the Gaels beat them soundly in the WCC final when the Zags were at their hottest in your "eye test" and despite Jefferson being injured. Not the year to underestimate the Gaels.
I quit watching after the Michigan St over miss st pick. Too much bias
Arizona and Purdue got the easiest draws, they’re 100% locks to make the elite 8.
Don’t sleep on Purdue. Look at Virginia. Lost to 16 seed in the first round. Next year won the national championship.
Purdue 1st one seed to lose
Anyone who goes far with Purdue like Katz is delusional.
The Wolfpack steamed your oysters, Andy. Try another line of work...and you missed the Kentucky game too. Brutal.
ESPN paying guys millions to choose a chalk bracket
Arizona, Purdue and Kentucky will all not make Final four.
Who's everyone's sleeper team? There's always that one sleeper that makes a deep run. Another wide open year outside of UConn. I wouldn't sleep on Auburn. I think they could push UConn. But overall still think UConn gets it done and eventually repeats
Nc state to the sweet 16
Drake or Auburn, maybe even both
Midwest: McNeese State
South: Boise State
West: Michigan State AND Long Beach State
East: Washington State
I got a final 4 of Auburn vs Nevada, and Houston vs Creighton. Nevada is for sure my favorite sleeper
I have Drake vs Auburn in the elite 8 😂
I want baracketology back 😢
Obama? Bros trash
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Loser
As long as he and his cronies are out of the white house
UNC winning it all you heard it here first!!
#GDTBATH
😂
Fax
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let’s go
Unc out in 2nd round if they have to play Mississippi state. Heels better pull for a sparty victory cause Mississippi state is to physical for unc and even though they didn't win their tournament they embarrassed Tennessee and Ave Auburn all they wanted. I'm tellin ya you better hope Spartans win because heels have a better chance against Michigan state. Although if they play like they did against nc state then it doesn't matter. Either match up I think is a tough break for unc, Mississippi state is very good and physical when they're rolling and Michigan State hasn't lived up to what they was expected to be but a few times this season when Michigan state was clicking they looked the part of a final 4 team. I really think unc got a bad draw in the 2nd rd and sure they can definitely beat either of those teams if they play well but if they have a little bit of an off night they could easily get sent home. Goodluck
Now that we know how the bracket turned out he was pretty much spot on with everything! Next year I'm definitely listening to
Andy Katz!
Respectfully, this bracket is terrible. No double digit seeds in the elite 8? Didn’t you learn anything from last year?! Cmon man!
That was an anomaly. Double digit getting to sweet 16 is common but it doesn’t guarantee an elite 8 appearance
Purdue and Kentucky in final four?! Are you free basing?
Aztecs make 3's, no team will control Leadee
I see lots of people picking Auburn..... but wait, they have a head coach with one final four appearances and nothing further in over 20 years with teams far more talented than this year's Auburn team. If only talent mattered then Auburn would be a good sleeper pick, but coaching also matters...and Auburn's talent can't compensate for the rudderless game plan/strategy from their head coach.
Pearl is a great coach. What are you talking about? 😂
@@voiceofreason2168 I'm talking about actual tourney records, I understand that he is one of the top 5 highly paid coach....people with money like his social opinions, but he is NOT a good coach....far from it. Bruce Pearl just has rich friends, doesn't make him a good head coach.
Please name ONE tournament he has a losing record in. I’ll wait and you can’t because there isn’t one. He has been NATIONAL Coach of the Year twice, and Conference coach of the year 8 times. Pearl is the 2nd fastest coach to reach 300 wins in all of college basketball, it took him 382 games, 2nd behind Roy Williams at 370 games. He took one of the worst bball programs in the SEC in Auburn and turned them into a power who makes the NCAA tournament every single year, won 4 SEC titles and a Final Four berth. One terrible call away in 2019 vs UVA, from playing for a Natty. Auburn has 8 SEC titles in its entire history and Pearl has led Auburn to 4 of them. He has won 13 conference titles and one national title overall. He has won 672 games, with a .719 winning percentage. But he is a top 5 paid coach because of.. checks notes.. his social opinions you say. He also one of the best in game coaches in the game, especially out of timeouts. You have no idea what you’re talking about
But he is not a good coach and far from it 😂 and a top 5 paid coach because of his social opinions. Go somewhere with that nonsense 😂
@@WaywardAnalysisSocial opinions? Rich friends? Do you not like him because he is Jewish? 😂 No response tells me all I needed to know about you, not him
The Pack has not run outta gas Katz and the Wildcats I’m sure had you pulling your hair out.
I love seeing people having high hopes for Kentucky, but then they go and lose to Oakland.
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i have the same final 4, oh no
Kentucky is not getting to the final 4
No we all want to see the best teams Play. What we don't want to see is thw refs assume purdue uconn are the best teams so they deserve the final four. The beautie of this trny is what happened last year. Please don't say we would all be happy if the top seeds advance that's just assinin...
Ratings go down when the higher seeds advance. The only time anybody wants to see upsets is the first round or second. After that nobody wants to see bad teams playing good teams. Everybody wants to see the best of the best playing for the title. Double digit seeds are not the best of the best.
Absolutely LOVE kentucky's draw!!
St Mary’s!!!
Purdue losing to TCU
Really bold bracket here
BYU busted your bracket in ROUND ONE !!!
Montana st hu..? Lol TCU don’t belong in the bracket.
Really good stuff, Andy.
Arizona getting dropped second round 😂
North Carolina going to the final four!!!
Where is OBAMAS PICKS?
Houston can beat Kentucky
You definitely say umm a lot
Who’s here after UConn won the finals?
this dude picks no upsets 😂
this guy's picks ruined my tournament.
You are too big on the big ten. Coming from a osu fan
does andy know where spokane is?
So if Iowa State played Drake this year they might have been the one seed?
Nah. These are some poor picks.
Man, this was like when you get somebody who never watches ncaa basketball fill out their bracket for the first time 😂
Everything is correct except on prediction is way off , but who knows
@@AlMartin-oy2dq I agree but his bracket probably won't do very well