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

A conference tournament win for Drake would make it a pesky 12 seed in the NCAA Tournament. One team that might hold them back is Bradley – Brian Wardle has led the Braves to an Arch Madness title as a four seed and a five seed before. They beat Drake on the road on February 16, helping them earn a two seed in this year’s tournament.

CAA

1. UNCW (25.6%)
2. Charleston (19.2%)
3. Towson (17.3%)
4. William & Mary (9.3%)
5. Elon (5.9%)
6. Hampton (5.6%)
7. Drexel (5.2%)
8. Campbell (4.5%)
9. Northeastern (2.4%)
10. Monmouth (2.3%)
11. Hofstra (2.2%)
12. Delaware (0.5%)
13. Stony Brook (0.2%)
14. North Carolina A&T (0.2%)

Charleston has won the last two conference tournaments, though Pat Kelsey left in the offseason to coach Louisville. The Cougars replaced him with former Louisville head coach Chris Mack, who has won multiple NCAA Tournament games in four different seasons.

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