The third month of the year is over us and, while for some, that means approaching spring, for many Americans, means imminent madness.
March Madness is over us. Every year, the nation is captivated by the Bracket and Cinderella busters trying to forge its own little road to the Final Four, held this year in San Antonio.
But madness can be confusing and irritating to some. The university basketball season is often coincides with other sports, which makes it a bit difficult to follow all the way.
So, if you are not a university basketball branch like this writer (yes, I was awake until 3:00 am on the night of Thanksgiving to see a game in Hawaii), allow this to be an excellent way to contact you.
Next, we have the carelessness in the favorites in the tournament, which makes them special and why they are so dominant. Then, after that, some inconvenience for your consideration (because what is the fun in choosing nothing more than favorites?) To help you (maybe, just perhaps) win your support pools in your office, your families or anywhere else that can participate in a small madness.
Here is the Dailymail.com in favorites to win the title and the inconvenience that could block your early support. Happy collection!
Trapped in your elections for March Madness? Allow this to guide it through favorites and discomfort.
The favorites
There is good news for people who have not been following university basketball throughout the year: choosing all seeds could be a legitimately good strategy.
All this season has been one of the most chaotic in recent memory, partly because no team has clearly dominated from beginning to end, and favorites are certainly not exempt from failures.
2025 could be one of two ways. All teams that are the most popular that enter the tournament could stay hot. Or, those cracks that are shown at the beginning of the season could become abysses.
Johni Broome (4) of Auburn has played as the best star of the sport throughout the season
Chestnut
The number one general seed actually only has the least amount of victories between the seeds. But if there has been a team constantly towards the top of the sport throughout the season, they are the tigers of Auburn de Bruce Pearl.
Directed by one of the two corridors of the national player of the year in striker Johni Brome, Auburn is prepared for a race to win his first national title.
Tiger Guards Tahaad Pettiford, Denver Jones, Chad Baker-Mazara and Miles Kelly shoot the ball incredibly well, combining with Broome at all average two-digit points per game.
The only thing that could be his ruin is his tendency to fail and give up many free throws. In each of the five games they lost, Auburn gave up at least 18 shots in the line.
An injury to Duke Star Cooper Flagg could be the difference between titles and failure
Duke
We will leave the greatest cause of the success of the Blue Devils in the last place, since it is the largest wild card of Duke's tournament.
From top to bottom, Duke could be the most complete team in university basketball. They shoot well, they hit shots from the range and their defense suffocates. Duke is the only team in the country to be among the top five in offensive and defensive efficiency, according to the Analytics Basketball Kenpom site.
As for the staff, the Kon Knueppel and Tyrese Proctor guards are able to place points, while the Khaman Maluach center is effective to tear down rebounds and blows.
Which leads us to Cooper Flagg. The other contender for the national player of the year has been the best general star of Duke this season and is a shoe for the best selection in the NBA draft (that is, if he decides to go). But an ankle injury in the ACC tournament is a matter of concern in the future. If you waste a significant time, the Blue Devils could fight without it.
Add to that a very difficult path to the final and the Blue Devils could stumble with some land mines.
Guard Lj Cryer hopes to take Houston beyond the sweet obstacle they stumbled in 2024
Houston
For the third consecutive year, the Houston Couars are a seed in the NCAA tournament. Like past years, they have looked like the part.
As in past years, the Coupars are based on staunch defense, the second most efficient unit in the country.
As in past years, Elite Guard Play took them to this point. LJ Cryer leads the team again at points and is flanked by Emanuel Sharp and Milos Uzan, with striker J'wan Roberts dragging tables.
But Houston will not want this year to be like past years. Despite being a seed in 2023 and 2024, they lost in sweet 16 on both times. With a path to the Eight elite that could be said that it is the easiest among the seeds, could this be the year that win that trend?
Walter Clayton Jr. has led a Dominant Florida team to a title at the country's toughest conference
Florida
Florida exceeded a false start of his season in the form of a scandal that surrounds the chief coach Todd Golden to win the SEC tournament, claiming the title of champions at the toughest conference in university basketball this season.
The Gators are not only the number 1 offensive in the country, but they are also one of the most effective 3 -point defenses in the nation.
The Walter Clayton Jr. Guard has seemed like a good faith superstar throughout the season. His rear track partner Alijah Martin has a Four Four experience of 2023. The great Australian man Alex Condon and striker Thomas Haugh cleaned the glass to make the GATORS a formidable unit.
The biggest problem facing this Florida team is its path to the Final Four. We play in Texas Tech and St. John's in the section below, but Maryland of four seeds and Missouri of six seeds could also pose problems. In addition, except for a big surprise, it is likely that his second game is against the two -time National Uconn Huskies champion.
Looking beyond the four best selections? Consider St. John's, Alabama or Texas Tech, among others
Commodine teams
- No. 2 Seed St. John's (West Region): While the general score, and especially the 3 -point shots, it could be the fall of this team, the red storm is the best defensive unit in the country and has survived without the long ball. It is possible that Florida has to take into account the interior of Zuby Ejiofor and RJ Luis JR of the Big East champions.
- No. 2 Seem Michigan State (South Region): Something copy and paste from St. John's. Horrible from the deep, but excellent to protect the triples and better to score. His way to the Eight elite could be easy before playing Auburn.
- No. 2 Alabama Seed (Eastern Region): Last year's final team is still together and are the fastest team in the United States. But an injury to the great Grant Nelson man could neutralize an advantage of a man they could have if Cooper Flagg is out for longer than the first weekend for Duke.
- No. 3 Seed Texas Tech (west region): Possibly the most underestimated team in March Madness, the Red Raiders could really shake things. A well rounded team anchored by star striker Jt Toppin could cause Florida problems.
- No. 2 Tennessee Seed / No. 3 Seed Kentucky (West Medium Region): If Houston manages to run to the Eight Elite, most likely they find one of these two teams, which have hot offenses. Kentucky won Tennessee twice this season.
Lipscomb could surprise Iowa State and Yale could be magical against a 4 seeds once again
The inconvenience
We will pass the annoying 15 over 2, since they rarely happen. That said, remember the chaos I mentioned earlier? 5-14 seeds in the tournament have their advantages to each other that the supports could break quickly. It is not necessary to go overboard, but if there was ever a year to do it, this could be.
14 seeds on 3 seeds: Lipscomb about Iowa State Also consider Montana on Wisconsin, but the size of the Badgers could pose problems for the Grizzlies in defense. Instead, look at a Lipscomb team that takes care of the ball, does not commit many fouls and hits three. The state of Iowa is bigger than they and is very well rounded, but the bisons could surprise the cyclones.
13-Semilla of more than 4 seeds: Yale on Texas A&M Last year, the Bulldogs of James Jones put online 13 and surprised Auburn. Here they are again. A 3 -point shooting team of the first ten, Bulldogs are a subtly good defensive team that coincides well with an Aggies team that has lost five of its last seven games and does not write well. Otherwise, consider coach Alan Huss and the High Point Panthers to possibly stun Purdue.
UC San Diego (L) and McNese (R) are two 5-12 captures that could destroy in parentheses
12-Semilla of more than 5: all of them. I'm serious. Consider choosing them all. But, maybe you don't choose them all. Or do it! It is supposed to be fun.
Here is the logic. In UC San Diego-Michigan, the 12 seed tritones are at a great disadvantage of the height against the Wolverines. But UCSD shoots more than half of its shots from 3 -point land and has the longest winning streak in the country.
Liberty is surprising on both sides of the 3 -point line and inside. They are the second lowest team in the tournament, but like UCSD, they may not need it against an Oregon unit that does many things well, but no exceptional.
The state of McNese has been an annoying favorite for years with an intelligent chief coach in Will Wade who is among the top five in robberies among the tournament teams. But Clemson is a very well rounded unit. Of all 5-12, this is probably the least likely to happen.
Then there is the state of Colorado. After stealing an offer winning the Mountain West, a balanced offensive unit faces an overvalued Memphis team that makes many mistakes and may have lost the guard Tyrese Hunter for an injury.
11-Semilla of more than 6 seeds: Vcu on byu Some will tell you that you choose Drake about Missouri. It is a tempting choice and it is worth considering, but Mizzou has tried against the best and has only lost for tournament teams. Some of the teams that play in the first round in Dayton, such as Texas and San Diego State, could achieve disorders, but it is too risky to choose them now. Instead, look for a VCU team that has the best field goal defense in the nation and is solid in the offensive against the inverse in Byu in what should be the best confrontation of the first rounds.