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.

With every year of the NCAA Tournament, there's always a team or two that makes a Cinderella type run. But what makes up a Cinderella? FOX Sports Research breaks it down.

The University of St. Thomas may bust some March Madness brackets a year from now. Driving the news: The St. Paul university is on a trajectory to earn postseason eligibility a year earlier than the normal five-year process for schools jumping from Division III to Division I.