Cinderella Stories or Chalk Picks: Unveiling the 2025 Men’s NCAA Tournament Contenders

UC Irvine has also had an impressive season, going 27-5 overall and 17-3 in conference play. The Anteaters have two NCAA Tournament appearances in the school’s history. In their most recent appearance back in 2019, they upset Kansas State as a No. 13 seed in the first round.

MEAC

1. South Carolina State (35.9%)
2. Norfolk State (34.9%)
3. Delaware State (9.2%)
4. Howard (7.6%)
5. North Carolina Central (5.2%)
6. Morgan State (4.1%)
7. Maryland Eastern Shore (1.9%)
8. Coppin State (1.4%)

Despite the fact that the Spartans are the top seed and games are played in Norfolk, TRACR prefers South Carolina State over Norfolk State, but just barely. The two teams met twice in the regular season, and both were close – the Spartans won the first matchup, 67-65 in overtime, while the Bulldogs won the latest matchup on March 1, 91-88. These two teams split a share of the regular season MEAC title.

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