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

But last season was especially cruel. Kent State took a 61-60 lead with 6.2 seconds left in the MAC final. Right when the Zips got the ball in to try and win it with little time left, Kent State’s Julius Rollins forgot the score and how many fouls the team had to give and fouled Akron right away. The Zips made their two free throws and won. Heartbreak.

TRACR gives the Golden Flashes a 27.4% chance at redemption.

Ivy League

1. Yale (51.4%)
2. Cornell (26.2%)
3. Dartmouth (14.1%)
4. Princeton (8.4%)

This is Yale’s tournament to lose. The Bulldogs are 14-1 since the start of 2025, with their lone loss coming against Harvard. They beat Cornell, Dartmouth and Princeton twice in that span.

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