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

Vanderbilt, Arkansas and Oklahoma are on the bubble, with the Sooners having the most to lose. Porter Moser’s team opened 13-0 with impressive wins against Arizona, Louisville and Michigan at neutral sites. It went just 6-12 in SEC play, though, with five of those losses coming by fewer than five points. A win against Georgia in the first round should help secure a bid.

MAC

1. Kent State (27.4%)
2. Akron (25.5%)
3. Miami (OH) (16.8%)
4. Ohio (11.2%)
5. Bowling Green (5.8%)
6. Eastern Michigan (5.4%)
7. Toledo (4.1%)
8. Western Michigan (4.1%)

John Groce’s Akron squad has gone back and forth with Rob Senderoff’s Kent State teams over the last few conference tournaments. The Zips handled the Golden Flashes in the 2022 MAC championship, winning by 20. In the following tournament, Kent State took down Akron in the semifinal en route to winning the title.

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