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

The stars will be out in New York City this year. A strong performance from Xavier should help the Big East get five teams in the NCAA Tournament. A tournament win for St. John’s could put it as high as a 2 seed.

Big Ten

1. Michigan State (24.9%)
2. Maryland (17.1%)
3. Illinois (12.1%)
4. UCLA (9.8%)
5. Purdue (9.4%)
6. Wisconsin (7.7%)
7. Michigan (7.6%)
8. Oregon (4.2%)
9. Indiana (2.8%)
10. Northwestern (1.6%)
11. Ohio State (1.4%)
12. USC (0.6%)
13. Rutgers (0.6%)
14. Minnesota (0.3%)
15. Iowa (0.2%)

The expansion of the Big Ten while maintaining the same tournament structure means that three teams will not play in the tournament: Washington, Penn State and Nebraska. The Cornhuskers caught a bad break, tying with four other teams at 7-13 in conference play but losing the tiebreakers with those five. They lost their last five games, including a 116-114 double overtime heartbreaker to Ohio State.

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