The UConn Huskies can become the first team since 1967 to win three consecutive national championships if they cut down the nets in the 2025 NCAA Tournament bracket. However, they only have one remaining starter from each of their last two title-winning teams and enter this year’s Big Dance with 10 losses. The Huskies were given a No. 8 seed in the West Region on Selection Sunday, setting up a first-round game against No. 9 seed Oklahoma. If they win that game, they will likely face No. 1 seed Florida in the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament bracket.
The Gators joined Auburn, Houston and Duke as the top four seeds in the 2025 March Madness bracket. Should you have any of those teams taking home the title in your 2025 NCAA Tournament bracket picks? 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 pools.
Now, with the 2025 NCAA bracket being revealed, the model is simulating the matchups and its results are in. You can only see it over at SportsLine.
2025 March Madness bracket games to watch
One of the 2025 March Madness matchups to keep an eye on: No. 8 seed Mississippi State vs. No. 9 seed Baylor in the East Region. The Bulldogs are making their third straight NCAA Tournament appearance under head coach Chris Jans, who is in his third season with the program. He previously took New Mexico State to three NCAA Tournaments, but he has a 1-5 record in the Big Dance. Baylor head coach Scott Drew has the second-most NCAA Tournament victories by a Big 12 head coach all-time (20), and he is one of six active coaches in college basketball with a national title.
Also in the East Region, BYU vs. VCU figures to be a pivotal 6 vs. 11 matchup. The Cougars won nine of their final 10 games entering the NCAA Tournament, with their lone loss coming against Houston in the Big 12 Tournament. They racked up 14 conference wins under head coach Kevin Young, who is in his first season as a Division I head coach after spending the previous three years as an NBA assistant with the Phoenix Suns. They are matching up against a VCU team that earned an automatic bid with a win in the Atlantic 10 Tournament. The Rams are in the Big Dance for the second time in the last three years, and they have won 18 of their last 20 games.
The third matchup to watch in the East Region features No. 3 seed Wisconsin vs. No. 14 seed Montana. Wisconsin came up short against Michigan in the Big Ten Tournament title game on Sunday after losing three of its final five games in the regular season. The Badgers are led by one of the top scorers in college basketball, as senior guard John Tonje is averaging 19.5 points per game. He is going up against a Montana squad that won the Big Sky Tournament. You can see how far all these teams go over at SportsLine.
How to make 2025 NCAA bracket predictions
How far will those major programs go? And which Cinderella 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 is calling this year before locking in any 2025 NCAA bracket picks.
So what’s the optimal NCAA Tournament bracket 2025? And which 2025 March Madness underdogs will shock college basketball? Visit SportsLine now to see which teams you can back with confidence, all from the model that’s nailed 24 upsets by double-digit seeds since its inception and beat over 91% of players in four of the last six tournaments.
