SportsLine’s model has nailed 20 first-round upsets by double-digit seeds and revealed its NCAA Tournament bracket 2025
SportsLine’s model has nailed 20 first-round upsets by double-digit seeds and revealed its NCAA Tournament bracket 2025
The 2025 NCAA Tournament bracket is set. Sixty-eight teams will compete in the 2025 March Madness bracket and the excitement is palpable following Selection Sunday. The Auburn Tigers will enter the 2025 NCAA bracket as the No. 1 overall seed after scoring 83.8 points per game, which ranks 10th in the nation. The Tigers are joined by fellow No. 1 seeds Duke, Florida and Houston in the March Madness bracket 2025.
Historically, those four teams have a realistic shot at lifting the trophy at the end of the NCAA Tournament 2025. Since the NCAA bracket went to a 64-team field in 1985, a No. 1 seed has won 25 of the 39 championships, or 64%. However, there are several teams assembled to make a deep run in the NCAA bracket 2025, including blue bloods like Kentucky, Kansas, and UConn, the two-time defending champions. Before filling out your NCAA Tournament bracket 2025, be sure to see the 2025 March Madness bracket picks from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
SportsLine’s 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% 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 no reason to rely on luck when there’s proven technology to help you dominate your 2025 March Madness 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.
Top 2025 March Madness bracket picks
One of the Midwest Region picks from the model: No. 2 seed Tennessee, despite losing to Kentucky twice this year, beats Kentucky in the Sweet 16. The Volunteers are coming off a run to the SEC Tournament championship game and feature one of the most disruptive defenses in the country. Tennessee is giving up 62.3 points per game, which ranks eighth in the nation. Offensively, the Vols are led by guard Chaz Lanier, who’s scoring 17.9 points per game. The senior is knocking down 43.6% of his field goals and 40.4% of his 3-point attempts.
Kentucky, meanwhile, has been inconsistent down the stretch thanks to a leaky defense. The Wildcats are giving up 77.9 points per contest this season, which ranks 317th in college basketball. Kentucky also struggles to take care of the ball on offense, averaging 11.1 turnovers per game. In addition, the Wildcats haven’t advanced to the Sweet 16 since 2018-19, a trend the model expects to continue in 2025.
Another surprise: No. 10 Utah State upsets No. 7 UCLA in the first round of the Midwest. Utah State lost to Colorado State in the Mountain West Tournament title game, but the Aggies feature an efficient offense that is averaging 80.9 points per game. Guard Mason Falslev is averaging 14.9 points, 6.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game this season. He’s knocking down 50.4% of his field goals and 40.0% of his 3-pointers.
UCLA struggles to find consistency on the offensive end of the floor. The Bruins rank 145th in the country in scoring offense, averaging 74.8 points per game. UCLA only has three players averaging double-digit points, so the Aggies can create a defensive game plan to limit the Bruins’ offensive output. 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 region features three must-have upsets, including a play-in team that absolutely stuns its first-round opponent, all from the model that’s beaten 91% of bracket players in four of the last six tournaments.