NCAA Tournament: Upset picks, players to watch and title contenders in the men's bracket

With the NCAA men’s basketball tournament revealing its 68-team bracket on Sunday, NBC News is here to break down the teams and players to know, from the top seeds to the potential Cinderella stories.

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March Madness upset predictions 2025: Pick these early NCAA Tournament exits

Who will make early exits in 2025 NCAA Tournament bracket? Our best March Madness upset predictions are in.
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March Madness men's tournament analysis: Teams and players to watch

Here's a look at the players to watch, potential Cinderella teams and matchup analysis for each region of the 2025 NCAA men's basketball tournament.
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NCAA Tournament 2025 bracket picks, best upsets, Cinderella teams: Model simulates March Madness 10,000 times

SportsLine's college basketball model has called 24 first-round NCAA Tournament upsets by double-digit seeds
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It's bracket time: Make your picks for the men's tournament

The bracket is set. Here's everything you need to know about the competitors for this year's national title.
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NCAA women's basketball tournament bracket breakdown, best games, players to watch

UCLA, South Carolina, Texas and USC earned No. 1 seeds for the 2025 women's NCAA Tournament. Breaking down the regions and players to watch.
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These 5 teams could bust Auburn basketball's bracket, halt NCAA Tournament title run

Auburn basketball is the top team in this year's NCAA Tournament, but there are a few teams on its side of the bracket who reek of upset potential.
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Updated Big Ten men's basketball tournament bracket, schedule entering title game

The final matchup of the 2025 Big Ten Tournament is set. Here is when and where to watch, leading into the 2025 NCAA Tournament selection show
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NCAA Tournament 2025 bracket: Top simulation predicts surprising upsets, March Madness picks, sleepers

When does the March Madness 2025 schedule start, and when are 2025 NCAA Tournament brackets due? The 2025 March Madness bracket begins on Thursday, March 20
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March Madness expert picks: Bracket predictions for 2025 NCAA Tournament

Looking for help to sort out your NCAA men's tournament bracket? Our experts provide their predictions for the Final Four and who will win it all.
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How to stream Selection Sunday show on CBS for free: Watch NCAA bracket reveal

Selection Sunday is here, ushering in the new NCAA bracket for the men's March Madness tournament. Watch, stream the selection show for free.
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March Madness 2025 bracket: NCAA Tournament picks, predictions from top-tier college basketball model

SportsLine's model has nailed 20 first-round upsets by double-digit seeds and revealed its NCAA Tournament bracket 2025
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March Madness bracket hot takes, from upset picks to Final Four predictions

Bring on the madness. Here are eight takes on the March Madness men's bracket, including upset specials and Final Four picks.
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Here's your printable bracket for March Madness predictions, picks in 2025 NCAA Tournament

Your printable 2025 March Madness bracket is here. Here's how to print your bracket and .pdf for the 68-team men's NCAA Tournament.
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3 March Madness upset predictions, bracket-busters for 2025 NCAA women's bracket

Which games in the 2025 NCAA women's tournament will bust your bracket? Our March Madness upset predictions are in
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2025 March Madness printable bracket for men's, women's NCAA Tournament

March is upon us, which means it's time to fill out our brackets. Here are printable brackets for the men's and women's NCAA Tournaments.
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When is Selection Sunday? March Madness schedule, date for NCAA bracket reveal

What time is Selection Sunday? What to know for men's March Madness bracket reveal for the 2025 NCAA Tournament, including time, how to watch.
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NCAA Tournament East Region predictions: Duke has Cooper Flagg question entering March Madness

Duke is the favorite in the NCAA men's tournament East Region but the status of Cooper Flagg could open up the bracket for some strong contenders.
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Men's March Madness bracket live updates: Selection Sunday show

Follow along as the men's NCAA tournament bracket gets unveiled.
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NCAA Tournament Bracket 101: How to make your picks

Whether you're a die-hard hoops head, a casual or someone who's never watched a college basketball game, there's a decent chance you've been invited to fill out a bracket. Here's what you need to ...
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The funniest 2025 March Madness names for your bracket: Picking our favorites

There’s not too much shame in a botched March Madness bracket. The NCAA Tournament is compressed chaos in single elimination, upsets are part of the game, and only one entrant can actually win it ...
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March Madness men's basketball tournament bracket set

Auburn is the top overall seed in the NCAA Tournament, with Duke, Houston and Florida joining the Tigers on the No. 1 line in the March Madness bracket.
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Most likely upsets in women's March Madness? Bracket predictions for surprise teams

The women's NCAA Tournament is here. Here's a prediction at which teams could surprise the field with first-round March Madness upsets:
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Your guide to all 68 teams in the men’s NCAA tournament

The bracket is set, here's everything you need to know about the competitors for this year's national title.
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NCAA bracket 2025: Printable March Madness bracket, NCAA Tournament predictions, picks, seeds, scores

The 2025 NCAA Tournament begins March 18; get your blank 2025 March Madness bracket here
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Here’s your printable March Madness bracket for the 2025 women’s NCAA tournament

Looking for a printable women’s NCAA tournament bracket for March Madness predictions and picks? Here’s a link to print and fill out your bracket.
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March Madness: How to watch the women's NCAA Tournament and what to watch for

Women's basketball has not slowed down at all this season as March Madness arrives. A year ago, the women’s NCAA championship game drew a bigger television audience than the men’s title game for ...
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How to make smart picks for your March Madness bracket

With Selection Sunday setting the stage for the men's and women's NCAA tournaments, it's time to build your March Madness bracket. But if you're new to college basketball, where do you start? CBS ...
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Here’s who has booked their spot in the 2025 NCAA men’s basketball tournament

The bracket pool for the 2025 NCAA men’s basketball tournament is starting to fill up and here’s who is already in contention for college basketball’s biggest prize.
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NCAA Tournament Selection Sunday will be quiet for UCF men's basketball team

The 2025 NCAA Tournament bracket will be revealed Sunday on CBS. The UCF Knights will not be in it.
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Your printable NCAA women's bracket 2025: Make your March Madness tournament picks

The 2025 NCAA women's basketball tournament field is set. Print your women's March Madness bracket and make picks here, see the schedule and more.
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I picked every game in March Madness bracket. Here's who wins 2025 NCAA Tournament | Estes

Take a peek at my March Madness bracket predictions and picks for every NCAA Tournament game from the First Four to the Final Four.
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CBS analyst: Purdue basketball will be upset in the first round of March Madness

CBS analyst Seth Davis picked 13th-seed High Point to upset No. 4 Purdue in first round of NCAA Tournament
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NCAA tournament selection metrics used to build March Madness bracket, explained

The men's NCAA Tournament selection committee team sheets have seven metrics for building March Madness bracket. Here's a breakdown of each one.
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Men's Bracketology: Behold, our final predictions for the field of 68

There's little any team can do now about its chances, so take a look at the final projected NCAA tournament field for 2025. Watch the men's bracket reveal starting at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN.
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When does selection Sunday start? Where to watch NCAA March Madness 2025

Get your brackets ready. Selection Sunday for the men's and women's college basketball tournaments is today, March 16. Here's how and when to watch.
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The GoBlackKnights.com Bracket Challenge Is Back!

GBK is holding a basketball bracket challenge for the Men's NCAA Tournament and we have prizes to offer
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NCAA bracket predictions: Model releases surprising March Madness 2025 tournament picks

SportsLine's model nailed 13 of the teams in the Sweet 16 last season and simulated the 2025 NCAA Tournament bracket 10,000 times
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2025 Selection Show: March Madness bracket revealed, NCAA Tournament, time, where to watch live stream online

With the NCAA Tournament bracket about to be revealed, we have hit the best part of March Madness
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March Madness women's tournament analysis: Teams and players to watch

Here's a look at the players to watch, potential Cinderella teams and matchup analysis for each region of the 2025 NCAA women's basketball tournament.
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