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Making NCAA bracket picks has never been easy, but the increased utilization of the transfer portal, NIL and rotating coaching carousel have made it even tougher than ever to nail your 2025 NCAA Tournament picks. John Calipari’s Arkansas team, for example, has an entirely new roster in 2024-25, so any past results won’t be much help when making 2025 March Madness picks. The Razorbacks’ first-round opponent, Kansas, also has a heavy transfer presence entering the NCAA bracket 2025. Rosters flipping over from year to year opens the door for intriguing 2025 March Madness Cinderella picks as well, so which teams are best situated to exploit the new-look landscape and make a deep run in the NCAA Tournament 2025? 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 season, beats the Wildcats in the Sweet 16. The Vols have one of the best defenses in college basketball, and they are led by an experienced point guard in Zakai Zeigler. They won 13 of their final 19 games in the regular season before upsetting Auburn in the SEC Tournament semifinals.
The Vols advanced to the Sweet 16 in 2023 and the Elite Eight in 2024 before bringing in multiple key transfers last offseason. They came up short in both regular-season meetings with Kentucky, which is entering the tournament without second-leading scorer Jaxson Robinson due to a season-ending wrist injury. He had 17 points in one of the regular-season wins in this rivalry, so his absence is one reason why the Vols will be in a better position for the potential rematch.
Another surprise: No. 10 Utah State upsets No. 7 UCLA in the first round of the Midwest Region. It was a rocky first year in the Big Ten for the Bruins, who had a four-game losing streak to open up the 2025 calendar year and have limped to the finish line with a 4-4 record down the stretch, including a one-and-done showing at the Big Ten Tournament.
Utah State, meanwhile, piled up an impressive 10 Quad 1 and 2 wins this season, including knocking off NCAA Tournaments teams such as Saint Mary’s and San Diego State. The Aggies average nearly 81 points per game and the model is projecting that they’ll have just enough offense to get past the higher-seeded Bruins. 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.
