John Locher/AP Some experts think St. Mary's can pull off an upset in the first round of March Madness.
- March Madness is here, and that means it's time to fill out brackets.
- Upsets in the tournament are common but are nearly impossible to pick.
- We surveyed the brackets and upset predictions of several college basketball experts to get an idea of who could be a Cinderella team this year.
March Madness is here!
With the NCAA Tournament bracket now official, it's time to start filling out brackets, picking winners, and most importantly, taking a stab at upsets.
Picking upsets is not an exact science. Sometimes wins can be flukey and sometimes they happen to teams nobody expected. Usually, however, the best method is to find top-ranked teams who seem vulnerable and are playing strong, lower-ranked teams who enter the tournament on a high note.
We surveyed the upset picks and brackets of several college basketball experts and picked seven upset picks that kept coming up. The experts included: Seth Walder and John Gassaway of ESPN; Sports Illustrated's college basketball staff; Henry Bushnell, Jeff Eisenberg, and Jason Owens of Yahoo; Alex Kirsher of SB Nation; Bill Bender of Sporting News; Jeff Greer of The Athletic; and Seth Davis of The Athletic.
Check out who the experts are picking to pull off upsets in March Madness below: