Their proven projection model has simulated every game in the tournament 10,000 times. It has absolutely crushed its March Madness picks recently, beating over 91 percent of all CBS Sports brackets in four of the past six tournaments.

In the first game No. 16 St. Francis (PA) will square off with No. 16 Alabama State, with a trip to Kentucky to take on the top overall seed Auburn on the line. In the second game, No. 11 North Carolina — a surprising inclusion in the tournament — takes on No.

But as the saying goes, you only get one chance to make a first impression. Four schools will get that opportunity this year as they make their men's NCAA tournament debut appearances: the UC San Diego Tritons, SIU Edwardsville Cougars, Omaha Mavericks and High Point Panthers.