AI Picks Houston Cougars to Win NCAA Tournament

0:00On March 18, USA Today Sports asked Microsoft co-pilot to simulate every game in the men's NCAA tournament bracket. The artificial intelligence chatbot picked the Houston Cougars to win the national title, beating number one seed Arizona in the championship game. A few days after the initial run on Selection Sunday, another simulation produced the exact same champion. This time, though, it forecasted six double-digit seeds advancing past the first round with upsets, up from just one before. Basketball fans are talking about how the AI draws from teamstats, advanced metrics, and match-up analysis to make these calls. It shows a mostly predictable path for top seeds, but those extra upsets add some real March madness flavor right from the start. In the final four, Houston stands out as the only non-number one seed, facing Duke after knocking off Florida. Ohio State gets a first round win over TCU, but bows out in the second round to Duke. Meanwhile, keep an eye on those underdogs like Penn State and Highpoint, as the real tournament tips off, will sue note if the AI nailed it or not.