Predicting winners for all Sweet 16 college basketball games in March Madness
Sweet 16 and Elite Eight games will be contested Thursday-Sunday in the 2025 NCAA Tournament.
Seven Southeastern Conference basketball teams will play in the Sweet 16 after having 14 schools make the NCAA Tournament. Alabama will open Sweet 16 play for SEC teams on Thursday against BYU. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:09 p.m. EDT (CBS).
Florida will also face Maryland (7:39 p.m. EDT, TBS/truTV), while Arkansas versus Texas Tech will conclude Thursday's contests at 10:09 p.m. EDT (TBS/truTV).
Friday's first three Sweet 16 games will feature SEC games: Ole Miss-Michigan State (7:09 p.m. EDT, CBS), Tennessee-Kentucky (7:39 p.m. EDT, TBS/truTV) and Auburn-Michigan (9:39 p.m. EDT, CBS).
Two Sweet 16 games will not feature SEC teams. Duke will face Arizona on Thursday at 9:39 p.m. EDT (CBS), while Houston versus Purdue will be the final game on Friday (10:09 p.m. EDT, TBS/truTV).
Ranking Sweet 16 teams in NCAA Tournament
Ahead of Sweet 16 games tipping off Thursday, ESPN's Basketball Power Index predicted winners for each contest and are listed below.
2025 March Madness Sweet 16 game predictions
| Game | Predicted winner |
| Alabama versus BYU | Alabama 64.7% |
| Florida versus Maryland | Florida 61.6% |
| Duke versus Arizona | Duke 76% |
| Texas Tech versus Arkansas | Texas Tech 72.5% |
| Michigan State versus Ole Miss | Michigan State 64.4% |
| Tennessee versus Kentucky | Tennessee 63.1% |
| Auburn versus Michigan | Auburn 79.5% |
| Houston versus Purdue | Houston 79.4% |
This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: Predicting winners for NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 games in March Madness
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