The 2023 NCAA 363

The Biggest Dance of All

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Champ: GONZAGA
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Gonzaga's Julian Strawther dunks — Congratulations to the Gonzaga Bulldodgs, 2023 NCAA 363 champions!

What’s madder than March Madness, the 68-team single-elimination college basketball tournament that takes a month?

The NCAA 363: the 363-team single-elimination tournament that takes three months and crowns the ultimate champion of college basketball.

CONGRATULATIONS to the 2023 NCAA 363 champion, the Gonzaga Bulldogs!

Gonzaga defeated Pittsburgh in the championship game, by a score of 94-88. The other Final Five teams were Old Dominion, Pittsburgh, and Purdue.

The idea came from the 2020 NCAA men’s basketball tournament, which was cancelled by the global COVID-19 pandemic. To fill the void in those weird times, I simulated the entire tournament. Duke won it all, beating East Tennessee State 92-72 in the final.

What to do for an encore? Why not upgrade the tournament?

The idea comes from the great soccer tournaments of Europe, like the FA Cup in England. Every team qualifies, all matchups are randomly chosen, winners advance. Upsets abound, favorites get knocked out early, and a small school can ride a lucky streak all the way to a title.

The schedule for each round is announced at the beginning of the round. The games are simulated, day by day, using the whatifsports.com college basketball simulator. Winners of each game advance to the next round.

Disclaimer: this was just for fun, it’s not an officially sanctioned NCAA event. But you should still use the results for your school’s bragging rights.

Results

Round of 363 (by day, visiting team in italics)

Play-in game

Western Kentucky 66 Seton Hall 61

Saturday February 4th

7 AM: Georgia Southern 90 Central Michigan 82

8 AM: Richmond 70 Central Connecticut State 56

9 AM: Gardner-Webb 69 Robert Morris 68

10 AM: Appalachian State 76 St. Thomas (MN) 68

11 AM: Harvard 69 NJIT 60

Noon: Michigan State 82 Drexel 71

1 PM: Nevada 90 Virginia 73

2 PM: Alabama 113 Chattanooga 82

3 PM: McNeese State 78 N.C. State 74 (OT)

4 PM: Utah State 100 Syracuse 97 (2OT)

5 PM: Texas Tech 77 Purdue Fort Wayne 62

6 PM: Maryland 73 Bucknell 57

7 PM: West Virginia 77 Niagara 68

8 PM: Wisconsin 89 Stanford 75

9 PM: Oregon 76 Wofford 70

10 PM: North Dakota State 70 South Carolina State 56

11 PM: Eastern Washington 102 Ohio 96 (2OT)

Sunday February 5th

7 AM: Coastal Carolina 69 Presbyterian 67

8 AM: Davidson 94 Cincinnati 74

9 AM: South Alabama 72 UMass 68

10 AM: Buffalo 91 Jacksonville 60

11 AM: VMI 81 Stetson 51

Noon: Boston University 78 St. John’s 70

1 PM: Hofstra 90 Florida 80

2 PM: LSU 88 Western Illinois 73

3 PM: Princeton 86 East Tennessee State 62

4 PM: UNLV 85 Tulane 81 (OT)

5 PM: Louisville 69 Alcorn State 60

6 PM: Stephen F. Austin 75 UMBC 63

7 PM: Washington 81 UC Davis 75

8 PM: Duke 83 Saint Mary’s 70

9 PM: Texas 76 California Baptist 62

10 PM: UAB 60 Grand Canyon 48

11 PM: James Madison 82 UC Riverside 69

Monday Februrary 6th

8 AM: Delaware 86 Marshall 77

9 AM: Saint Francis PA 72 Dartmouth 70

10 AM: LIU 75 Sacred Heart 64

11 AM: DePaul 92 Wagner 75

Noon: Bryant 77 Cal State Northridge 48

1 PM: UConn 84 La Salle 74

2 PM: Valparaiso 90 Rutgers 85

3 PM: Creighton 71 SIU Edwardsville 54

4 PM: Michigan 87 Western Michigan 64

5 PM: Vanderbilt 78 Texas A&M Corpus Christi 63

6 PM: Colorado 73 Monmouth 71

7 PM: Minnesota 82 Illinois Chicago 73

8 PM: Florida State 76 Delaware State 69

9 PM: Mississippi State 83 Cal State Fullerton 55

10 PM: UC San Diego 78 Weber State 57

11 PM: Seattle 83 Florida Atlantic 74

Tuesday February 7th

8 AM: Iona 77 Longwood 62

9 AM: Queens 80 Fairfield 74

10 AM: Southern 80 Quinnipiac 77

11 AM: Samford 72 Lafayette 54

Noon: Western Carolina 79 Oklahoma 67

1 PM: Murray State 74 South Florida 57

2 PM: Loyola (MD) 63 North Carolina A&T 50

3 PM: Pittsburgh 65 Missouri State 64

4 PM: Liberty 83 Oral Roberts 78

5 PM: Navy 72 Wright State 68

6 PM: Texas Arlington 70 Texas Rio Grande Valley 68

7 PM: Loyola Marymount 63 Indiana 48

8 PM: Auburn 85 George Washington 69

9 PM: Colorado State 66 Maine 45

10 PM: Eastern Kentucky 82 Portland State 70

11 PM: Houston Christian 80 UC Santa Barbara 67

Wednesday February 8th

8 AM: Kennesaw State 68 Howard 59

9 AM: Georgia State 76 Marist 63

10 AM: Toledo 76 Duquesne 66

11 AM: Army 49 IUPUI 36

Noon: Coppin State 78 Ball State 77

1 PM: Virginia Tech 82 Temple 61

2 PM: Green Bay 59 Evansville 57

3 PM: Yale 96 Loyola Chicago 86

4 PM: Northern Iowa 86 Oregon State 71

5 PM: Abilene Christian 73 Baylor 69

6 PM: Northwestern 74 Florida A&M 63

7 PM: Penn State 74 Montana State 72

8 PM: South Carolina 78 BYU 61

9 PM: George Mason 92 Long Beach State 82 (OT)

10 PM: Morehead State 74 Pepperdine 51

11 PM: California 73 Texas Southern 69

Thursday February 9th

7 AM: Rider 76 Mount St. Mary’s 72

8 AM: Charlotte 84 New Hampshire 71

9 AM: Cleveland State 77 Grambling State 73 (OT)

10 AM: Sam Houston 80 Binghamton 77

11 AM: Belmont 81 Youngstown State 49

Noon: Xavier 85 Hampton 61

1 PM: VCU 81 Miami (FL) 75

2 PM: Georgia 72 Lipscomb 70 (OT)

3 PM: Austin Peay 77 Boston College 64

4 PM: Vermont 86 Stony Brook 76

5 PM: Lindenwood 90 SMU 86

6 PM: Towson 85 Dayton 76

7 PM: UCF 86 North Dakota 73

8 PM: USC 91 Drake 56

9 PM: Campbell 70 Washington State 64

10 PM: San Jose State 68 Pacific 60

11 PM: Cal Poly 72 Northern Arizona 51

Friday February 10th

7 AM: Detroit Mercy 80 Colgate 75

8 AM: Northern Kentucky 65 Siena 63

9 AM: USC Upstate 74 Omaha 61

10 AM: Arkansas Pine Bluff 68 American 52

11 AM: Little Rock 82 Eastern Michigan 75

Noon: North Carolina 75 Merrimack 50

1 PM: Providence 82 Furman 77

2 PM: Morgan State 82 North Carolina Central 76

3 PM: Indiana State 66 William & Mary 52

4 PM: Villanova 79 Louisiana Tech 64

5 PM: Louisiana 76 Mississippi 71

6 PM: Kentucky 85 Southern Indiana 60

7 PM: Southeast Missouri State 73 Bellarmine 62

8 PM: Iowa State 82 Wake Forest 53

9 PM: San Francisco 81 Alabama A&M 69

10 PM: Canisius 77 Arizona State 72

11 PM: Kansas State 69 San Diego 66

Saturday February 11th

8 AM: Arkansas State 81 Maryland Eastern Shore 77

9 AM: Nebraska 67 UNC Wilmington 55

10 AM: Fordham 80 Air Force 50

11 AM: North Alabama 91 Illinois State 88 (OT)

Noon: North Florida 75 Montana 59

1 PM: Wichita State 72 Kansas 68

2 PM: Illinois 78 St. Bonaventure 63

3 PM: Notre Dame 77 San Diego State 68

4 PM: Cornell 87 Georgetown 85

5 PM: Purdue 102 Winthrop 95 (OT)

6 PM: Clemson 78 Brown 74

7 PM: Santa Clara 71 Georgia Tech 62

8 PM: Gonzaga 89 Arkansas 82

9 PM: North Texas 74 Miami (OH) 47

10 PM: Akron 79 Utah Tech 56

11 PM: Penn 81 Boise State 75

Sunday February 12th

7 AM: Alabama State 85 Elon 74

8 AM: Lehigh 66 Tarleton State 64

9 AM: UNC Greensboro 82 Northwestern State 76

10 AM: Southeastern Louisiana 100 Charleston 99 (OT)

11 AM: Jackson State 66 Northern Colorado 62

Noon: Texas A&M Commerce 80 Rhode Island 75

1 PM: Iowa 101 Arizona 90

2 PM: The Citadel 92 Tulsa 63

3 PM: Florida Gulf Coast 72 Incarnate Word 55

4 PM: Saint Joseph’s 77 Troy 66

5 PM: New Mexico State 80 Idaho 70

6 PM: New Orleans 64 Southern Illinois 62

7 PM: Saint Louis 82 Tennessee Tech 68

8 PM: Tennessee 79 Ohio State 76

9 PM: Idaho State 64 Bethune-Cookman 52

10 PM: Southern Utah 79 East Carolina 73

11 PM: South Dakota State 86 Fairleigh Dickinson 61

Monday February 13th

8 AM: Saint Peter’s 67 Texas State 58

9 AM: Old Dominion 88 Lamar 72

10 AM: New Mexico 76 UMass Lowell 56

11 AM: UTEP 85 Columbia 74

Noon: Kent State 90 Tennessee State 60

1 PM: Oakland 85 Rice 75

2 PM: Tennessee Martin 79 Prairie View 72

3 PM: Marquette 75 Jacksonville State 69

4 PM: Bradley 79 Sacramento State 60

5 PM: Norfolk State 79 Central Arkansas 76

6 PM: Middle Tennessee State 55 Chicago State 45

7 PM: Houston 88 Cal State Bakersfield 54

8 PM: UCLA 84 Milwaukee 78

9 PM: Missouri Kansas City 81 Florida International 72 (OT)

10 PM: Portland 77 South Dakota 72

11 PM: Hawaii 84 Denver 72

Tuesday February 14th

8 AM: Manhattan 82 Louisiana Monroe 63

9 AM: Missouri 70 Northeastern 60

10 AM: TCU 84 UNC Asheville 74

11 AM: Hartford 82 Mercer 78

Noon: High Point 68 Eastern Illinois 61

1 PM: Stonehill 76 Albany 61

2 PM: Texas A&M 91 Charleston Southern 73

3 PM: Nicholls State 85 UC Irvine 73

4 PM: Memphis 89 St. Francis Brooklyn 68

5 PM: Southern Miss 73 Radford 55

6 PM: Bowling Green 70 Holy Cross 61

7 PM: Wyoming 72 Butler 62

8 PM: Oklahoma State 69 Utah 64

9 PM: UTSA 86 Mississippi Valley State 69

10 PM: Utah Valley 87 Northern Illinois 64

11 PM: Western Kentucky 81 Fresno State 78

Round of 180 (by day, visiting team in italics)

Play-in game

Coastal Carolina 81 California 71

Saturday February 18th

7 AM: Creighton 86 Manhattan 77 (OT)

9:30 AM: Arkansas State 84 Georgia 75

Noon: Alabama 91 Norfolk State 71

2:30 PM: North Carolina 84 Lehigh 72

5 PM: UCLA 94 Sam Houston State 84

7:30 PM: Purdue 90 Texas A&M 79

10 PM: Oregon 79 Providence 69

Sunday February 19th

7 AM: Bryant 80 Loyola (MD) 71

9:30 AM: Old Dominion 78 Vanderbilt 76

Noon: St. Joseph’s 85 Cal Poly 75

2:30 PM: Kentucky 89 Richmond 66

5 PM: Michigan State 90 Western Carolina 66

7:30 PM: Duke 88 Colorado 60

10 PM: Gonzaga 99 Southern Utah 71

Monday February 20th

7 AM: Penn 63 Jackson State 54

9:30 AM: North Florida 86 McNeese State 77

Noon: James Madison 85 UTEP 78

2:30 PM: Akron 76 Buffalo 71

5 PM: Kent State 80 Northwestern 71

7:30 PM: Wyoming 77 Florida State 73

10 PM: Portland 75 Oakland 66

Tuesday February 21st

7 AM: Toledo 86 Coppin State 74

9:30 AM: Murray State 76 Eastern Kentucky 72

Noon: George Mason 73 Little Rock 65

2:30 PM: Auburn 90 The Citadel 73

5 PM: TCU 78 Nicholls State 69

7:30 PM: New Mexico 77 Seattle 59

10 PM: Utah Valley 71 Delaware 56

Wednesday February 22nd

7 AM: Long Island 89 Middle Tennessee State 69

9:30 AM: Southern Miss 75 Gardner-Webb 65

Noon: South Alabama 79 Morehead State 74

2:30 PM: Wisconsin 97 Charlotte 94

5 PM: Southern 78 USC 73

7:30 PM: Utah State 93 Saint Louis 88

10 PM: Stephen F. Austin 74 North Dakota State 72

Thursday February 23rd

7 AM: Princeton 95 Samford 75

9:30 AM: Georgia State 74 Fordham 65

Noon: Eastern Washington 79 Navy 77

2:30 PM: Virginia Tech 83 Valparaiso 72

5 PM: DePaul 68 Yale 59

7:30 PM: Villanova 80 Nebraska 72

10 PM: Iowa State 75 Green Bay 64

Friday February 24th

7 AM: VMI 72 Hofstra 70

9:30 AM: Davidson 73 Missouri Kansas City 64

Noon: Texas A&M Commerce 77 Alabama State 64

2:30 PM: Belmont 98 LSU 65

5 PM: Santa Clara 82 Queens 71

7:30 PM: Pittsburgh 71 South Carolina 62

10 PM: South Dakota State 99 Army 63

Saturday February 25th

7 AM: St. Peter’s 79 Minnesota 50

9:30 AM: VCU 65 Hartford 52

Noon: Maryland 82 Southeastern Louisiana 61

2:30 PM: Iowa 102 Vermont 78

5 PM: Detroit Mercy 81 Loyola Marymount 70

7:30 PM: Tennessee 82 Wichita State 68

10 PM: Louisville 70 San Jose State 56

Sunday February 26th

7 AM: Cleveland State 84 Bowling Green 83

9:30 AM: UConn 75 Georgia Southern 65

Noon: Houston 73 North Alabama 59

2:30 PM: UAB 80 UCF 71

5 PM: Xavier 84 USC Upstate 72

7:30 PM: Missouri 63 Texas 55

10 PM: Arkansas Pine Bluff 67 UNLV 64

Monday February 27th

7 AM: Northern Kentucky 75 Stonehill 65

9:30 AM: Kennesaw State 85 Houston Christian 70

Noon: Hawaii 77 Florida Gulf Coast 68

2:30 PM: High Point 90 Abilene Christian 88 (OT)

5 PM: Illinois 81 Campbell 52

7:30 PM: Memphis 93 Nevada 69

10 PM: San Francisco 99 Austin Peay 65

Tuesday February 28th

7 AM: Canisius 84 Tennessee Martin 59

9:30 AM: Appalachian State 81 St. Francis (PA) 74

Noon: New Mexico State 87 Indiana State 58

2:30 PM: Towson 72 Colorado State 62

5 PM: Oklahoma State 80 Southeast Missouri State 73

7:30 PM: Marquette 83 Clemson 81

10 PM: Rider 73 UC San Diego 61

Wednesday March 1st

7 AM: Northern Iowa 89 Harvard 70

9:30 AM: North Texas 81 Louisiana 57

Noon: Texas Arlington 62 UNC Greensboro 53

2:30 PM: Notre Dame 89 Lindenwood 60

5 PM: Washington 69 UTSA 60

7:30 PM: Mississippi State 81 Michigan 65

10 PM: Boston University 80 Idaho State 63

Thursday March 2nd

7 AM: Coastal Carolina 73 Penn State 72

9:30 AM: Cornell 81 New Orleans 66

Noon: Iona 78 Western Kentucky 74

2:30 PM: Bradley 80 West Virginia 73

5 PM: Kansas State 82 Morgan State 76

7:30 PM: Texas Tech 69 Liberty 57

Round of 90

Sunday March 5th

8 AM: Princeton 86 Toledo 73

11 AM: Notre Dame 82 South Dakota State 80

2 PM: Creighton 79 North Florida 56

5 PM: Iona 95 Murray State 73

8 PM: North Carolina 81 Oregon 75

11 PM: Eastern Washington 91 Canisius 89

Monday March 6th

8 AM: Boston University 66 Cleveland State 57

11 AM: DePaul 91 Cornell 89

2 PM: Marquette 74 Coastal Carolina 72

5 PM: Purdue 85 Washington 81

8 PM: Memphis 84 Texas A&M Commerce 74

11 PM: New Mexico 81 Detroit Mercy 80

Tuesday March 7th

8 AM: Kennesaw State 71 Rider 55

11 AM: Georgia State 72 Arkansas State 65

2 PM: Bryant 68 Southern 66

5 PM: Houston 75 VCU 73

8 PM: Illinois 82 Virginia Tech 81

11 PM: New Mexico State 79 Portland 70

Wednesday March 8th

8 AM: James Madison 77 Akron 60

11 AM: Appalachian State 82 Hawaii 74

2 PM: Utah State 80 Davidson 68

5 PM: Arkansas Pine Bluff 83 Texas Tech 78

8 PM: Duke 96 UAB 69

11 PM: San Francisco 72 Auburn 63

Thursday March 9th

8 AM: Belmont 86 Long Island 71

11 AM: George Mason 76 Kansas State 67

2 PM: Kent State 69 Missouri 61

5 PM: Louisville 72 Santa Clara 56

8 PM: Xavier 79 Iowa State 70

11 PM: Mississippi State 78 Utah Valley 76

Friday March 10th

8 AM: Old Dominion 79 Southern Mississippi 62

11 AM: Michigan State 86 Northern Iowa 60

2 PM: Gonzaga 91 Northern Kentucky 77

5 PM: Stephen F. Austin 84 Oklahoma State 72

8 PM: St. Joseph’s 87 Kenutcky 83

11 PM: Texas Arlington 67 TCU 66

Saturday March 11th

8 AM: Pittsburgh 73 St. Peter’s 63

11 AM: VMI 90 Wyoming 82

2 PM: High Point 75 Penn 66

5 PM: Bradley 73 Wisconsin 55

8 PM: Tennessee 94 UConn 93

11 PM: North Texas 72 Iowa 58

Sunday March 12th

8 AM: Maryland 78 Towson 75

11 AM: Villanova 87 South Alabama 82

2 PM: Alabama 91 UCLA 59

Round of 45: Play-in game

Monday March 13

8 PM: Mississippi State 98 San Francisco 89

Round of 45

Wednesday March 15th

10 AM: Kent State 84 James Madison 80

1 PM: Belmont 85 Arkansas Pine Bluff 53

4 PM: New Mexico State 96 George Mason 87 (2OT)

7 PM: Iona 70 Maryland 65

10 PM: Stephen F. Austin 85 Appalachian State 73

Thursday March 16th

10 AM: Old Dominion 84 Boston University 55

1 PM: Notre Dame 75 Texas Arlington 67

4 PM: Illinois 89 High Point 80

7 PM: Pittsburgh 99 Creighton 72

10 PM: New Mexico 76 Villanova 74

Friday March 17th

10 AM: VMI 84 Princeton 78

1 PM: Alabama 94 Bradley 91

4 PM: Michigan State 74 Kennesaw State 71

7 PM: Marquette 76 Mississippi State 68

10 PM: Gonzaga 76 Eastern Washington 73

Saturday March 18th

10 AM: Xavier 77 Georgia State 64

1 PM: DePaul 68 Louisville 60

4 PM: North Texas 73 St. Joseph’s 70

7 PM: Houston 77 Tennessee 71

10 PM: Utah State 92 Memphis 67

Sunday March 19th

10 AM: Purdue 86 Bryant 71

1 PM: Duke 90 North Carolina 81

Round of 22

Tuesday March 21st

Noon: VMI 80 DePaul 74

4 PM: Old Dominion 74 New Mexico 72

8 PM: Xavier 89 Iona 82

Wednesday March 22nd

Noon: Notre Dame 76 Belmont 70

4 PM: Houston 78 Stephen F. Austin 67

8 PM: Michigan State 77 Illinois 74

Thursday March 23rd

Noon: Purdue 71 North Texas 64

4 PM: Gonzaga 81 Kent State 65

8 PM: Duke 82 Utah State 75

Friday March 24th

Noon: Pittsburgh 90 New Mexico State 73

4 PM: Alabama 97 Marquette 83

Round of 11

Monday March 27th: Play-in game

8 PM: Xavier 106 Alabama 100

Wednesday March 30th

Noon: Old Dominion 77 Notre Dame 75

4 PM: Pittsburgh 91 VMI 75

8 PM: Purdue 84 Houston 83

Thursday March 30th

Noon: Xavier 109 Michigan State 65

4 PM: Gonzaga 82 Duke 71

Final Five

Saturday April 1st – PLAY-IN GAME

3 PM: Gonzaga 98 Purdue 75

Sunday April 2nd

Noon: Pittsburgh 70 Old Dominion 60

4 PM: Gonzaga 91 Xavier 84

Championship Game

3 PM: Gonzaga 94 Pittsburgh 88

Teams

Champions

Gonzaga

Eliminated

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