The NCAA Division 1 men’s basketball tournament will be starting soon. And March Madness bracketology is all about the upsets. The secret to knowing which teams can bust your bracket, is to know that all small conference team is not the same. In 2023 there are teams that have set themselves apart from their conference and no matter what, these are the teams who are likely to bust your bracket during the first weekend.

Kennesaw State Owls basketball – Atlantic Sun (23+ wins)
Youngstown State Penguins basketball – Horizon (Lost to Notre Dame by 7, 23+ wins)
UNC Asheville Bulldogs basketball – Big South (24+ wins)
Oral Roberts Golden Eagles basketball – Summit (27+ wins)
Drake Bulldogs basketball – Missouri Valley (Beat #15 Mississippi State, 24+ wins)
Kent State Golden Flashes basketball – MAC (Lost to #1 Houston by 5, lost to Gonzaga by 7, 23+ wins)
Northwestern State Demons basketball – Southland (Beat #15 TCU, Lost to #12 Baylor by 10, 20+ wins)
VCU Rams basketball – Atlantic 10 (Beat Pitt and Vanderbilt, 22+ wins)
Furman Paladins basketball – Southern (Beat South Carolina by 19, 24+ wins)
Eastern Washington Eagles basketball – Big Sky (Beat California, 7 point loss to Texas Tech, 22+ wins)
Charleston Cougars basketball – CAA (Beat Virginia Tech and Davidson, 28+ wins)
Florida Atlantic Owls basketball – Conference USA (Beat Florida, 26+ wins)
Utah Valley Wolverines basketball – WAC (Beat Oregon, 22 + wins)
Colgate Red Raiders basketball – Patriot (Beat Syracuse, 23+ wins)
Southern Miss Golden Eagles Basketball – Sun Belt (Beat Vanderbilt, 25+ wins)


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