It’s the NCAA tournament, so bracket busting upsets are inevitable. We are here to make sure your bracket remains intact after what should be a wild first round of the 2021 tourney after a season that was played during a worldwide pandemic.
After poring over the Round of 64 matchups and breaking down the advanced metrics, we’ve picked out three upsets to pick in your bracket. Now, we can’t guarantee you these teams will win, but we can tell you that these games should be competitive … and you might want to avoid picking the favorites to go far when filling out your bracket.
All the stats cited here are via KenPom.com. Let’s pick some upsets…