When Cooper Flagg, the Duke freshman phenom and favorite to be the No. 1 pick in the 2025 NBA Draft, went down with an ankle injury during the ACC Tournament, it brought back flashbacks to Florida State quarterback Jordan Travis being injured before the College Football Playoff last year. Duke still went on to win the ACC Tournament, but the health of Flagg’s ankle is an important question you’ll have to ask yourself when filling out 2025 March Madness bracket picks. Duke’s East region of the March Madness bracket 2025 includes schools like Alabama, Arizona and Mississippi State, so can you confidently place Duke in your Final Four without certainty about Flagg? Before making any 2025 March Madness bracket predictions, be sure to check out the 2025 NCAA Tournament bracket picks from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
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. It was all over UConn’s championship run a year ago and nailed 13 teams in the Sweet 16. It also nailed Alabama’s Cinderella run to the Final Four as a 4-seed.
It knows how to spot an upset as well. The same model has produced brackets that have nailed 24 first-round upsets by double-digit seeds since its inception in 2016. There’s simply no reason to rely on luck when there’s proven technology to help you dominate your 2025 March Madness bracket picks.
Now, with the 2025 NCAA bracket revealed, the model is simulating the matchups and its results are in. You can only see it over at SportsLine.
Three 2025 March Madness bracket games to watch
One of the most intriguing 2025 March Madness matchups to watch: No. 5 Michigan vs. No. 12 UC San Diego in the South region. The Wolverines will have the distinct size advantage in the matchup with Vladislav Goldin and Danny Wolf both standing at least 7’0″. Goldin leads the Wolverines with 16.7 points and 1.4 blocks per game, while Wolf ranks first with an average of 9.8 rebounds. UC San Diego hasn’t lost a game since Jan. 19, entering March Madness on the heels of a 15-game winning streak. The Tritons are led by Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones, who was named the Big West Player of the Year after averaging 19.7 points per game.
Another 2025 NCAA Tournament matchup to keep an eye on is No. 8 Louisville vs. No. 9 Creighton in the South Region. Cardinals first-year head coach Pat Kelsey engineered an impressive turnaround this season after Kenny Payne was fired following an 8-24 campaign last year. The Cardinals entered the ACC Tournament having won 19 of their last 20 games, and they are led by All-ACC First Team member Chucky Hepburn. Creighton’s best player is center Ryan Kalkbrenner, who averages 19.8 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.7 blocked shots while winning the Big East Defensive Player of the Year award for the fourth time. The Bluejays lost guard Pop Isaacs to a season-ending knee injury in December, but guard Steven Ashworth has continued to step up as a leader.
Another 2025 March Madness game to watch out for: No. 4 seed Texas A&M will battle No. 13 seed Yale in the South Region. The Aggies have been tested throughout the season with ranked opponents in both conference and non-conference play. Texas A&M opened its season at 13-2, including 4-0 against ranked schools, and went 11-7 against an SEC conference that sent an NCAA Tournament record 16 teams into the big dance. But Yale won’t be afraid of going against a top SEC team after knocking off Auburn as a No. 13 seed during last year’s NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs return guard John Poulakidas, who had 28 points in the win over Auburn last year. The senior averaged 19.2 ppg this season. Yale ranked 22nd in college basketball in scoring (81 ppg) and ninth in 3-point percentage (38.5) as the Bulldogs could pull off another stunner against an SEC opponent. You can see the model’s 2025 NCAA bracket picks here.
How to make 2025 NCAA bracket predictions
Who wins every tournament-defining matchup? And which teams will make surprising runs through the 2025 NCAA Tournament bracket? With the model’s track record of calling bracket-busting upsets, you’ll want to see which stunners it’s calling this year before locking in any 2025 NCAA bracket picks.
So what’s the optimal NCAA Tournament 2025 bracket? And which NCAA Tournament Cinderella teams will shock college basketball? Visit SportsLine now to see which double-digit seeds you can back with confidence, all from the model that called UConn’s national title and nailed 13 Sweet 16 teams in 2024.
Add Comment