99 groups, 12 tiers and a whole lot of forecasts

• Myron Medcalf Close Myron Medcalf ESPN Personnel Author Covers college basketball Joined ESPN.com in 2011 Graduate of Minnesota State University, Mankato Jeff

• Borzello Close Jeff Borzello ESPN Staff Writer Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of

  University of Delaware.Nov 1

  , 2024, 11:00 AM ET While it’s fun to believe that every males’s college basketball team in America has an opportunity to win a nationwide title and make

a run in March, we all understand that’s not real. Yet, the 68-team field in the NCAA tournament uses participants from every league in America a shot. That inviting vibe of the sport’s most important postseason occasion is what mesmerizes the nation for 3 weeks every year.The number of teams in Department I males’s college hoops is still a lot to digest(presently at 364), however. To assist everybody out, ESPN’s Myron Medcalf and Jeff Borzello have actually separated a portion of them into tiers. A few of these programs can endure the turmoil of March and win the national title. We (mostly)know who those are. Then there are the squads that are worthy of more cautious forecasts. What about those sleepers and Cinderellas? They’re here, too.Here’s your guide on 99 groups that might– or may not– have a postseason run in them this season.Jump to: The locks|Final Four contenders|Can go dancing|Prospective quote burglars|Mystery teams |

Familiar names|Two outliers|Cinderellas|Sleepers Tier I: Championship game favorites Kansas Jayhawks Alabama Crimson Tide UConn Huskies