Insider's NCAA Tournament Tips

Before filling out your Tournament Challenge bracket, take some time and do your homework. ESPN's Joe Lunardi assigned a team of Bracketologists to put together Insider's Tournament Tips, offering historical analysis of the bracket and in-depth breakdowns on all 65 tournament teams to help you make smart picks. Click on any of the teams below to get the inside dope.

East Regional
1. Pittsburgh vs. 16. East Tennessee State	View game simulation
2. Duke vs. 15. Binghamton	View game simulation
3. Villanova vs. 14. American	View game simulation
4. Xavier vs. 13. Portland State	View game simulation
5. Florida State vs. 12. Wisconsin	View game simulation
6. UCLA vs. 11. VCU	View game simulation
7. Texas vs. 10. Minnesota	View game simulation
8. Oklahoma State vs. 9. Tennessee	View game simulation

Midwest Regional
1. Louisville vs. 16. Alabama State or Morehead State	View game simulation
2. Michigan State vs. 15. Robert Morris	View game simulation
3. Kansas vs. 14. North Dakota State	View game simulation
4. Wake Forest vs. 13. Cleveland State	View game simulation
5. Utah vs. 12. Arizona	View game simulation
6. West Virginia vs. 11. Dayton	View game simulation
7. Boston College vs. 10. USC	View game simulation
8. Ohio State vs. 9. Siena	View game simulation

South Regional
1. North Carolina vs. 16. Radford	View game simulation
2. Oklahoma vs. 15. Morgan State	View game simulation
3. Syracuse vs. 14. Stephen F. Austin	View game simulation
4. Gonzaga vs. 13. Akron	View game simulation
5. Illinois vs. 12. Western Kentucky	View game simulation
6. Arizona State vs. 11. Temple	View game simulation
7. Clemson vs. 10. Michigan	View game simulation
8. LSU vs. 9. Butler	View game simulation

West Regional
1. UConn vs. 16. Chattanooga	View game simulation
2. Memphis vs. 15. Cal State Northridge	View game simulation
3. Missouri vs. 14. Cornell	View game simulation
4. Washington vs. 13. Mississippi State	View game simulation
5. Purdue vs. 12. Northern Iowa	View game simulation
6. Marquette vs. 11. Utah State	View game simulation
7. Cal vs. 10. Maryland	View game simulation
8. BYU vs. 9. Texas A&M	View game simulation

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About the simulations: Results are based on more than 3,000 simulations for every NCAA tournament game that calculate how each team's performance changes in response to game conditions and its opponent's abilities. Each game is simulated one play at a time, and the game is replayed a minimum of 3,000 times to generate forecasted winning percentages and player statistics.

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