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

Last season, Indiana State missed its shot at the NCAA Tournament by losing to Drake in the Missouri Valley final. Josh Schertz went over to Saint Louis and brought some of the team with him, notably fan favorite Robbie Avila. Saint Louis won four of its last five games of the regular season, but too many close losses dropped the team out of a chance at a double bye in the conference tournament. TRACR gives the Billikens only a 4.35% chance of going dancing.

Big East

1. St. John’s (31.8%)
2. UConn (18.9%)
3. Marquette (17.5%)
4. Creighton (12.7%)
5. Xavier (9.9%)
6. Villanova (5.4%)
7. Georgetown (1.4%)
8. Butler (1.3%)
9. DePaul (0.9%)
10. Providence (0.6%)
11. Seton Hall (0.2%)

What a season for St. John’s – its four losses have been by a combined seven points! It ended the regular season with a buzzer beater at Marquette. The Red Storm have 10 wins this season while making fewer than five 3s. Sometimes Rick Pitino’s squad does it differently, but it has played close no matter what.

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