Just four coaches in NCAA Tournament history have reached the 60-win threshold in March Madness. However, the NCAA Tournament 2025 could see that count grow since four active coaches could get to 60 victories with extended runs this year. John Calipari (57) of Arkansas, Bill Self (56) of Kansas, Tom Izzo (56) of Michigan State and Rick Pitino (54) of St. John’s are all on the precipice of the milestone. Two of them will match up in the first round of March Madness 2025 as No. 7 Kansas faces No. 10 Arkansas. The winner of that contest could face Pitino and his 2-seeded Red Storm in the Round of 32 of the NCAA bracket 2025. 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. UCSD is dancing for the first time, but only Duke (31) has more victories than the Tritons. They own the longest active win streak (15) in D1 and have the best turnover margin (+7.2) in the country. The opponent Wolverines have the experience edge, especially with a Final Four coach like Dusty May, and Michigan finished the regular season strong by winning the Big Ten Tournament. With a pair of 7-footers, Michigan will look to use its size to its advantage, though a lack of size hasn’t derailed UCSD thus far.
Another 2025 NCAA Tournament matchup to keep an eye on is No. 8 Louisville vs. No. 9 Creighton in the South Region. First-year head coach Pat Kelsey has spearheaded one of the biggest turnarounds in the nation as Louisville went from 8-24 overall and 3-17 in the ACC to 27-7 and 18-2 in the ACC. The Cardinals were 20 minutes away from winning the ACC Championship and likely having a significantly higher seed than they do, but a poor second half against Duke left them the ACC Tournament runner-ups. Still, Louisville is 20-2 over its last 22 games. Creighton is playing in its fifth straight NCAA Tournament and had at least one victory in each of its prior four. Head coach Greg McDermott has Creighton in its 13th NCAA Tournament over his 17 years at the school as he’s turned the Bluejays into one of the most stable programs in the nation.
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. A&M is 3-0 all-time in the Round of 64 as a top-5 seed, with all three victories by 16-plus points. However, the 2025 Aggies limped to the finish line, losing five of their last seven games, and while they lead the nation in offensive boards, they are last in the SEC in both FG and FT percentage. Meanwhile, shooting isn’t an issue for Yale, which ranks in the top 12 teams, nationally, in both FG and 3P percentage. The Bulldogs have won 16 of their last 17 games but were untested throughout the season as they lost their one game versus a 2025 March Madness team. 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.
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