
2025 NCAA Tournament bracket: Ranking every team playing in March Madness from No. 1 to 68
From best to worst, Matt Norlander lays out the need-to-knows about all 68 teams in this year's men's NCAA Tournament

8 seed Gonzaga as #13
They were always a good underdog story. Good for motivation.8 seed Gonzaga as #13
My gut reaction bracket last night had Florida winning it all. I've since gone and edited that. Golden, like Pope, has never won an NCAA tournament game. I think it's a lot to ask him to come in and win six straight (especially with Pitino in the bracket). And it feels like so often the "hot" team coming into the tournament ends up flaming out before anyone expects. Auburn last season is a great example.Not sure how anyone has Duke, yet two other teams, ahead of the Gators right now
I get that Duke ran through the ACC, but they haven’t seen truly quality opponents in over two months. Do we really know just how good they are?My gut reaction bracket last night had Florida winning it all. I've since gone and edited that. Golden, like Pope, has never won an NCAA tournament game. I think it's a lot to ask him to come in and win six straight (especially with Pitino in the bracket). And it feels like so often the "hot" team coming into the tournament ends up flaming out before anyone expects. Auburn last season is a great example.
Unfortunately, assuming Flagg is healthy, I think it's Duke's to lose...
What metrics did this fool use. I question several of his rankings as Ludacris![]()
2025 NCAA Tournament bracket: Ranking every team playing in March Madness from No. 1 to 68
From best to worst, Matt Norlander lays out the need-to-knows about all 68 teams in this year's men's NCAA Tournamentwww.cbssports.com
No , we don’t. There are at least a few teams that would have looked just as impressive as Duke playing that schedule.I get that Duke ran through the ACC, but they haven’t seen truly quality opponents in over two months. Do we really know just how good they are?
Norlander also did his bracket on YouTube .. and he really kind of was selling on the SEC. He did have UK beating Tennessee, but he had a lot of SEC first round upsets.
I get that Duke ran through the ACC, but they haven’t seen truly quality opponents in over two months. Do we really know just how good they are?
We don't know, sure, but I worry them winning the ACC tournament without Flagg (including some close games) will help them in a tight tournament game because they may not feel like it's got to be Flagg down the stretch. The predictive metrics aren't everything but they're not nothing and Duke leads in Kenpom, NET, BPI, and EvanMiya, and is 2nd in Bart Torvik.No , we don’t. There are at least a few teams that would have looked just as impressive as Duke playing that schedule.
But would Florida lead in Kenpom, NET, BPI, and EvanMiya, and be 2nd in Bart Torvik against the competition that Duke played? Hard to say. Duke played what? six ranked teams? And lost to 3 of them? I’m just hoping they’re overrated.We don't know, sure, but I worry them winning the ACC tournament without Flagg (including some close games) will help them in a tight tournament game because they may not feel like it's got to be Flagg down the stretch. The predictive metrics aren't everything but they're not nothing and Duke leads in Kenpom, NET, BPI, and EvanMiya, and is 2nd in Bart Torvik.