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Follow along with all our NCAA Tournament coverage here!
It is officially Bracket Time.
The 2025 men’s NCAA Tournament has officially arrived, and I have completed my research into the multitude of metrics, supplemented with my year-long observations from an endless amount of games, debated with myself, and finally have my official 2025 NCAA Tournament bracket.
All of our March Madness content is housed at our FTN Bets NCAA Tournament Betting Guide, which has all of our articles and video centrally located for your convenience.
The FTN Bets subscribers already had the opportunity to review the First Reaction Show with Gus Kearns and me, where we analyzed each matchup and gave our immediate reaction when the brackets were revealed Sunday night. Now, after two additional days of consideration and review, here are my official picks in each game of this year’s March Madness matchups.
2025 NCAA Tournament: Full Bracket
South Region
Please stop the criticism of Auburn being the No. 1 overall seed. The Tigers were the dominant team in college basketball this season, posting 16 Quad I victories and registering a perfect 12-0 record against Quad II-IV opponents. Those who don’t believe in Auburn will cite their three losses over the last four games, one to No. 4 seed Texas A&M. The Big Ten Tournament champion Michigan Wolverines are also in this region, along with March Magician Tom Izzo lurking as the No. 2 seed.
First Round
No. 1 Auburn over No. 16 Saint Francis
I live for 16-seed upsets. This isn’t it.
No. 8 Louisville over No. 9 Creighton
Always beware of the underseeded team, which this year is Louisville. They dispose of Creighton, who has outperformed projections after losing guard Pop Isaacs earlier this year. Playing in Lexington is also a huge advantage, which should make Auburn very nervous in Round 2.
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