March Madness Betting Guide 2025 | Bracket Tips & Expert Picks
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One of the best ways to enjoy March Madness is with a fantasy league player draft. Everyone enjoys filling out a bracket, but drafting individual players is a great way to stay invested in March Madness even if one of your Final Four teams is eliminated.
Whether you draft a group of players overall, by seed or by region, having a March Madness Fantasy Team is a fun way to enjoy one of the best sporting events of the year.
Here are my 2025 March Madness fantasy league player rankings for the tournament. The players are ordered in their total points projections for the NCAA Tournament.
| Rank | Player | team | seed | region | PPG | season high |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooper Flagg | Duke | 1 | east | 18.90 | |
| 2 | Walter Clayton | Florida | 1 | west | 17.40 | |
| 3 | Johni Broome | Auburn | 1 | south | 18.90 | |
| 4 | LJ Cryer | Houston | 1 | midwest | 15.20 | |
| 5 | Kon Knueppel | Duke | 1 | east | 14.40 | |
| 6 | Chaz Lanier | Tenn | 2 | midwest | 17.90 | |
| 7 | JT Toppin | Texas Tech | 3 | west | 18.10 | |
| 8 | Mark Sears | Alabama | 2 | east | 18.70 | |
| 9 | RJ Luis | Saint John's | 2 | west | 18.40 | |
| 10 | Alijah Martin | Florida | 1 | west | 14.60 | |
| 11 | Derik Queen | Maryland | 4 | west | 16.30 | |
| 12 | Jace Richardson | Michigan State | 2 | south | 12.00 | |
| 13 | Emanuel Sharp | Houston | 1 | midwest | 12.60 | |
| 14 | Curtis Jones | Iowa State | 3 | south | 17.10 | |
| 15 | Otega Oweh | Kentucky | 3 | midwest | 16.20 | |
| 16 | Will Richardson | Florida | 1 | west | 13.50 | |
| 17 | Kam Jones | Marquette | 7 | south | 19.30 | |
| 18 | Tyrese Proctor | Duke | 1 | east | 12.00 | |
| 19 | PJ Haggerty | Memphis | 5 | west | 21.80 | |
| 20 | K. Jakucionis | Illinios | 6 | midwest | 15.00 | |
| 21 | Thomas Haugh | Florida | 1 | west | 9.40 | |
| 22 | Donavon Dent | New Mexico | 10 | south | 20.60 | |
| 23 | Vlad Goldin | Michigan | 5 | south | 16.90 | |
| 24 | Wade Taylor IV | Texas A&M | 4 | south | 15.70 | |
| 25 | Alex Condon | Florida | 1 | west | 11.20 | |
| 26 | John Tonje | Wisconsin | 3 | east | 19.50 | |
| 27 | Darrion Williams | Texas Tech | 3 | west | 14.30 | |
| 28 | Caleb Love | Arizona | 4 | east | 16.60 | |
| 29 | TKR | Purdue | 4 | midwest | 20.20 | |
| 30 | RJ Davis | UNC | 11 | south | 17.00 | |
| 31 | Grant Nelson | Alabama | 2 | east | 11.80 | |
| 32 | Zach Freemantle | Xavier | 11 | midwest | 17.30 | |
| 33 | Chase Hunter | Clemson | 5 | midwest | 16.30 | |
| 34 | Graham Ike | Gonzaga | 8 | midwest | 17.10 | |
| 35 | Nique Clifford | Colorado State | 12 | west | 19.00 | |
| 36 | Tre Johnson | Texas | 11 | midwest | 19.30 | |
| 37 | Mark Mitchell | Mizzou | 6 | west | 14.40 | |
| 38 | Nate Bittle | Oregon | 5 | east | 14.10 | |
| 39 | Richie Saunders | BYU | 6 | east | 16.00 | |
| 40 | Jeremy Fears Jr | Oklahoma | 9 | west | 17.00 | |
| 41 | Chad Baker-Mazara | Auburn | 1 | south | 12.60 | |
| 42 | Terrence Edwards Jr | L'ville | 8 | south | 16.60 | |
| 43 | Sean Pedulla | Ole Miss | 6 | south | 14.90 | |
| 44 | Asa Newell | Georgia | 9 | midwest | 15.30 | |
| 45 | Will Riley | Illinios | 6 | midwest | 12.50 | |
| 46 | Braden Smith | Purdue | 4 | midwest | 16.10 | |
| 47 | Bennett Stirtz | Drake | 11 | west | 19.10 | |
| 48 | James Poulakidas | Yale | 12 | south | 19.00 | |
| 49 | Zuby Ejiofor | Saint John's | 2 | west | 14.60 | |
| 50 | Augustus Marciulionis | Saint Mary's | 7 | east | 14.30 | |
| 51 | Ryan Kalkbrenner | Creighton | 9 | south | 19.40 | |
| 52 | Christian Anderson | Texas Tech | 3 | west | 10.80 | |
| 53 | Solo Ball | UConn | 8 | west | 14.60 | |
| 54 | Max Shulga | VCU | 11 | east | 15.00 | |
| 55 | Chance McMillian | Texas Tech | 3 | west | 14.20 | |
| 56 | Josh Hubbard | Mississippi State | 8 | east | 18.70 | |
| 57 | Zakai Zeigler | Tennessee | 2 | midwest | 13.50 | |
| 58 | Jaden Akins | Michigan State | 2 | south | 12.70 | |
| 59 | Danny Wolf | Michigan | 5 | south | 13.30 | |
| 60 | Hunter Dickinson | Kansas | 7 | west | 17.60 | |
| 61 | Malik Dia | Ole Miss | 6 | south | 10.60 | |
| 62 | Kadary Richmond | Saint John's | 2 | west | 12.70 | |
| 63 | Norchad Omier | Baylor | 9 | east | 15.90 | |
| 64 | Aden Holloway | Alabama | 2 | east | 11.40 | |
| 65 | Tyler Bilodeau | UCLA | 7 | midwest | 13.60 | |
| 66 | Nick Boyd | SDSU | 11 | south | 13.40 | |
| 67 | Tahaad Pettiford | Auburn | 1 | south | 11.00 | |
| 68 | Adou Thiero | Arkansas | 10 | west | 15.60 | |
| 69 | Ian Martinez | Utah State | 10 | midwest | 16.10 | |
| 70 | Tre Holloman | Michigan State | 2 | south | 9.00 | |
| 71 | Aniwaniwa Tait-Jones | UC San Diego | 12 | south | 19.50 | |
| 72 | Koby Brea | Kentucky | 3 | midwest | 11.50 | |
| 73 | Labaron Philon | Alabama | 2 | east | 10.90 | |
| 74 | Miles Kelly | Auburn | 1 | south | 11.50 | |
| 75 | Jason Edwards | Vandy | 10 | east | 17.00 |
