Dick Vitale has released his March Madness 2023 bracket. Get Dick Vitale’s March Madness 2023 picks and predictions below.
Dick Vitale or “Dickie V” is one of college basketball’s most well-known broadcasters. He’s spent time as an assistant coach and head coach through the years but has spent the last 41 years with ESPN calling college basketball. With a new March Madness tournament comes the chance to experts to make their picks again and Dickie V did just that.
His picks for this year are Duke to make the Final Four, Texas to make the Final Four, and Alabama to win the National Championship. Picking Alabama to win has been a consensus choice for a large number of college basketball analysts and media. You can catch Alabama’s opening round game today at 2:45 pm EST when they face #16 Texas A&m CC.
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Dick Vitale’s March Madness 2023 Bracket
My feelings about the brackets for @MarchMadnessMBB when they were initially revealed ! @ESPNPR pic.twitter.com/u1LnnzlLOQ
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) March 13, 2023
Dick Vitale’s March Madness 2023 Predictions & Picks
Vitale like many other in the business have Alabama as their pick to win it all. The Crimson Tide are in a tough South Region this year and will have a target on their back as the #1 seed. He also took Duke and Texas to make the Final Four.
Duke would likely have to make it past Tennesse in the round of 32 and then face either Memphis or Purdue in the Sweet 16. Marquette, Kentucky, Michigan State, and Providence are still at the bottom of that bracket. Texas may have the toughest path of any of Dickie V’s three picks. The Midwest Region has Houston, Miami, Indiana, Xavier, and Texas A&M.
Duke to make the Final Four (+650)
The #5 Duke Blue Devils have their first-round matchup today at 7:10 pm EST when they face#12, Oral Roberts. A number of Cinderella runs in the tournament throughout the years have started with a #12 seed beating a #5 seed in the opening round.
Oral Roberts has the chance to do that today vs Duke as they are 6.5 points, underdogs. Head coach John Scheyer took over as head coach this season and helped the program win its 22nd ACC tournament championship. The Golden Eagles went undefeated in Conference play this season but will have a tough game vs the Blue Devils that have been just as hot as any team in the country.