2025 NCAA tournament selection

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Houston has become one of the most famous programs of College basketball. There was some skepticism when the Cougars could dominate the Big 12 as if it was dominated by the American sports conference, but that was not a problem.

The only thing Houston prevents from an even higher reputation during March Madness is a national title. The Cougars have a shot this year, even though they are only the fifthest team that wins everything at BetMGM, the lowest among No. 1 seeds. Houston is also the four-popular choice that she wins at Yahoo's Bracket Challenge at all, with the other three No. 1 seeds in front of the Cougars. But don't make a mistake, Houston is good enough to win it this season.

Here are most matchups for the Midwest region (we will be Illinois' opponents in the first round in the first four meetings of Texas and Xavier) with all the chances of BetMGM:

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No. 13 High Point (+8.5) via No. 4 Purdue, 12.40 p.m. Thursday

High Point will be a popular choice among those who want to brag about the MID major, which they identified as an angry special. High Point won 14 in a row, the second longest winning streak in college basketball. The problem is the competitive degree because High Point Zero Quad 1 games and only a quad -2 game played. The Big South was also not great in the NCAA tournament and, according to Matt Eisenberg's tournament guide, went 5: 9 against the spread in the first round. Purdue is good again. But that's a bit funny: after the march led by Zach Edey from last year to the title game, the boiler makers will not overwhelm anyone with its size and not even height. They hardly block shots that had to be relief for Boilermak's opponents that were fed up with seeing Edey in the color. In this way it is almost a matchup like High Point. Perhaps you will forego the climax in your bracket, but it can keep this game nearby.

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No. 1 Houston (-28.5) via No. 16 Siu Edwardsville, 2 p.m. Thursday

Houston has become a machine under Kelvin Sampson. As always, it is difficult, can destroy everyone on the offensive glass, and now it can shoot. The Cougars met 39.8% of their 3-point shots, the fourth best brand in college basketball. It is a scary team that has lost once since the end of November. Around 16 seeds can offer high hope to cover a massive spread, but SiUe is probably not the team.

No. 12 Mcneese (+7.5) via No. 5 Clemson, 3:15 p.m. Thursday

Welcome to a 12 over 5 surprise that you will see in many brackets. Mcneese did not achieve huge disorders this season, but it only lost eight points in Alabama and three against the state Mississippi. The cowboys also dominated the Southland conference. They have been 22-1 since mid-December. Mcneese also had some NCAA tournament experiences last season, although it lost to Gonzaga at 21. Clemson had a good record, but what does that really say in this year's Down Acc? You may not need the points in this case. Mcneese can be upset.

No. 9 Georgia (+6.5) via No. 8 Gonzaga, 4:35 p.m. Thursday

In the meantime, most college basketball fans know about Kenpom.com, which became part of the lexicon of sport for its efficiency rankings. Every year a team in the NCAA tournament at Kenpom.com has great predictions, but his curriculum vitae does not match him, which leads to a non -matching seed. This season it is Gonzaga who is ninth in kenpom.com, but a No. 8 seeds. No other team that looks at No. 7 or lower is in the top 20. It is not as if Oddddddddddddddddddddddhhin's maker does not understand how it works, which is why Gonzaga is a fairly healthy favorite in a game No. 8 compared to 9. Georgia has some really good victories against St. Johns, Florida and Kentucky, and it's not as if they were getting Gonzaga discount. There is a certain risk of violating a Gonzaga team that is better than its seed, but Georgia will not be intimidated according to an Sec time plan.

No. 2 Tennessee (-18.5) via No. 15 Wofford, 6.50 p.m. Thursday

Ah, the Rick Barnes Crossrum. Barnes does great things in Tennessee, but he has historically difficulties to cover the spread of the NCAA tournament. Tennessee has a 34-point blowo from St. Peter's Covers covers last season, but it is still difficult to ignore history. Wofford is not a particularly strong 15 seeds. It played a game against a top 100 team from Kenpom.com all season and lost 86-35 to Duke. In this case, the Vols should really have no problems, regardless of the history of Barnes in the first round.

No. 7 UCLA (-5.5) on No. 10 State Utah, state of Utah, 9:25 p.m. Thursday

The UCLA has to travel to Lexington, Kentucky, which means that Bruins coach Mick Cronin will probably complain about it. Apart from jokes, UCLA is a solid team that doesn't have many weaknesses. The state of Utah started 16: 1, but lost a steam and went the rest of the path 10-6. The state of Utah is a good offensive team, but not as strong in defense, so give the bruins an easy advantage.

No. 14 Troy (+10.5) via No. 3 Kentucky, 7.10 p.m. Friday

Troy is a strange matchup. The Trojans will press a lot and play a lot of zone, which makes them a difficult team. Troy's biggest weakness is that too often it turns over too often, but Kentucky does not force many sales. Troy also has a senior guard in Tayton Conerway, who played very well at the Sun Belt tournament. Kentucky's Lamont Butler should play in this game, although his shoulder injury has not disappeared. This team in Kentucky will not overwhelm anyone with talent, although it is related to the offensive and is very well trained. If Troy can force some mistakes – his defense is good – this can be a close game.