Let’s make March Madness a little crazier. We took all the brackets from our six NCAA Tournament prognosticators and analyzed trends among our team of experts with artificial intelligence.
The big picture for
Champions split: 3 picked Arizona, 3 picked Duke
Michigan: Near-universal deep run (Final Four in most)
Overall style: Chalk-heavy brackets with a few targeted upsets
Who picked the most upsets
Connor Earegood has multiple mid-seed runs (e.g., Arkansas → Elite Eight). Breaks from chalk more often in the West and Midwest. Angelique Chengelis mixes in bold picks like Iowa State deep and some non-1 seeds advancing.
Who picked the fewest upsets
With James Hawkins, Bob Wojnowski and Tony Paul, this group leans chalky, with only 1-2 brackets really embracing chaos. They are very top-seed heavy (Duke, Arizona, Michigan, etc.) with a minimal Cinderella presence.
Confidence in Michigan teams?
Nearly unanimous across all six show confidence, as Michigan makes the Final Four in five of six brackets. Several have the Wolverines in the title game. This is one of the strongest consensus signals in the entire pool. No one fades Michigan early. The only variance is whether Michigan loses in the Final Four or the championship game.
Wildest picks
These stand out as “if this hits, you win the pool” picks: Connor picked an early disruption of St. John’s over Kansas, and later, Arkansas to the Final Four. Angelique has an Iowa State deep run. John Niyo picked Houston in the title game. But nobody picked any 10+ seed Cinderella runs.
Most agreed-upon teams
These teams show high alignment across brackets:
Core takeaway: Duke / Arizona / Michigan = backbone of every bracket
Lowest seed of agreement
Most agreement stays with top 1–4 seeds. But Arkansas (mid-seed) shows up repeatedly in Sweet 16/Elite Eight. After that, there’s very little consensus on double-digit seeds. Translation: This group does not trust true underdogs.
Biggest tension points (true swing matchups)
Bottom line
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This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: What AI said about March Madness brackets from Detroit News experts
Reporting by Kevin J. Hardy, The Detroit News / The Detroit News
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