Road to the March Madness & NCAA Basketball Predictions

If you are a basketball fan then you are in the right place. The Road to the March Madness starts here with NCAA Basketball Predictions for teams fighting to survive the Bracket and make it to the Final Four.

In addition to the intense NCAA Tournament, discover the news, teams and games in the Regular Season that are interesting and worth following because they are candidates to participate in the March Madness.

Road to the March Madness: NCAA Basketball Predictions, AP Top 25 Rankings, Bracket & Key Dates

Who participates in March Madness? The selection of teams is made each year by a panel of specialists, journalists and athletes who carefully choose the teams according to the Rankings and other relevant details.

Likewise, the standings of each conference are also important, as they show the positions of the best players to win the John Wooden Award in this intense college basketball championship.

AP Top 25 Rankings

The high competitiveness in college basketball is noticeable every week, with a large number of teams and conferences looking to secure a spot in March Madness and that is why one of the most accurate indicators to win with the NCAA Top teams is the ranking of the Top 25 teams that is published every week by the NCAA.

Thanks to this ranking, you can plan your betting strategies with the best teams and discover possible opportunities with the last places, besides, it is also an informative element to know the possible teams that could reach the Final Four.

Associated Press Through Games JAN. 6, 2025:

RANKING	TEAM	RECORD	POINTS	PREVIOUS
1	Tennessee (45)	14-0	1484	1
2	Auburn (15)	13-1	1453	2
3	Iowa State	12-1	1369	3
4	Duke	12-2	1309	4
5	Alabama	12-2	1260	5
6	Kentucky	12-2	1154	10
7	Marquette	13-2	1134	8
8	Florida	13-1	1045	6
9	UConn	12-3	964	11
10	Texas A&M	12-2	924	13
11	Kansas	10-3	809	7
12	Houston	10-3	768	14
13	Illinois	11-3	693	22
14	Mississippi State	13-1	690	17
15	Oregon	13-2	624	9
16	Michigan State	12-2	616	18
17	Oklahoma	13-1	553	12
18	Gonzaga	12-4	469	19
19	Memphis	12-3	384	21
20	Purdue	11-4	374	20
21	West Virginia	11-2	277	NR
22	UCLA	11-3	234	15
23	Ole Miss	12-2	219	24
24	Michigan	11-3	160	NR
25	Utah State	14-1	119	NR

Power 4 Conferences Standings

Now that you know which are the best 25 teams of this season, know the positions of the Standing in the Power 4 Conferences of NCAA Basketball, and that in general, are the ones that bring more representatives to this competitive Tournament: ACC, Big Ten, Big 12 and SEC. Below, check out the top 5 positions of each Conference and the most outstanding teams this season.

Why are there 4 and not 5? This is because the Pac-12 Conference lost its most prestigious members, who went to other Conferences with better opportunities.

ACC: American Athletic Conference

SCHOOL	WINS	LOSSES	%	STREAK
1	Duke	13-2	0.867	Won 9
2	Clemson	12-4	0.750	Lost 1
3	Louisville	11-5	0.688	Won 5
4	Pittsburgh	12-3	0.800	Lost 1
5	Wake Forest	11-4	0.733	Won 2

Big Ten

SCHOOL	WINS	LOSSES	%	STREAK
1	Michigan St.	12-2	0.857	Won 7
2	Michigan	12-3	0.800	Won 4
3	Indiana	13-3	0.813	Won 5
4	Illinois	12-3	0.800	Won 5
5	Purdue	11-4	0.733	Won 3

Big 12

SCHOOL	WINS	LOSSES	%	STREAK
1	Iowa St.	13-1	0.929	Won 10
2	Houston	11-3	0.786	Won 7
3	Arizona	9-5	0.643	Won 5
4	Texas Tech	11-3	0.786	Won 2
5	Kansas	11-3	0.786	Won 2

SEC

SCHOOL	WINS	LOSSES	%	STREAK
1	Auburn	14-1	0.933	Won 7
2	Mississippi St.	14-1	0.933	Won 8
3	Alabama	13-2	0.867	Won 7
4	Ole Miss	13-2	0.867	Won 2
5	Texas A&M	13-2	0.867	Won 9

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POLL ALERT: Unbeaten Tennessee tightens grip on No. 1 in men's AP Top 25; West Virginia, Michigan and Utah State join rankings.

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NCAAB: All the Conferences

And just so you know, these are the other participating Conferences that have also left great teams in the March Madness and are called “Non Conference Teams”.

Conference	Acronym	Fundation	Members
Atlantic Coast Conference	ACC	1953	18
Big Ten Conference	Big Ten	1896	18
Big 12 Conference	Big 12	1994	16
Southeastern Conference	SEC	1932	16
American Athletic Conference	The American	1979	13
Conference USA	C-USA	1995	10
Mid-American Conference	MAC	1946	12
Mountain West Conference	MW-MWC	1999	11
Sun Belt Conference	Sun Belt	1976	14
Big Sky Conference	Big Sky	1963	10
Big South Conference	Big South	1983	9
Colonial Athletic Association	CAA	1983	14
Ivy League	Ivy League	1954	8
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference	MEAC	1970	8
Northeast Conference	NEC	1981	9
Ohio Valley Conference	OVC	1948	11
Patriot League	Patriot	1986	10
Southern Conference	SOCON	1921	10
Southland Conference	Southland	1963	12
Southwestern Athletic Conference	SWAC	1920	12
America East Conference	America East	1979	9
Atlantic Sun Conference	ASUN	1978	14
Atlantic Ten Conference	A-10	1975	15
Big East Conference	Big East	2013	11
Big West Conference	BWC	1969	11
Horizon League	Horizon League	1979	11
Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	MAAC	1980	13
Missouri Valley Conference	MVC-Valley	1907	12
The Summit League	The Summit	1982	9
West Coast Conference	WCC	1952	11
Western Athletic Conference	WAC	1962	9

March Madness 2025: Key dates, locations from First to Final Four

There are 68 teams playing in March Madness, beginning with Selection Sunday on March 16.

Selection Sunday: Sunday, March 16
First Four: March 18-19
First round: March 20-21
Second round: March 22-23
Sweet 16: March 27-28
Elite Eight: March 29-30
Final Four: April 5 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas
NCAA championship game: April 7 at the Alamodome in San Antonio, Texas

See the locations of the Tournament in 2025:

ROUND	CITY	VENUE	DATES	HOST
First Four	Dayton, Ohio	UD Arena	March 18 – 19	University of Dayton
First/Second	Lexington, KY	Rupp Arena	March 20 -22	University of Kentucky
First/Second	Providence, RI	Amica Mutual Pavilion	March 20 – 22	Providence College
First/Second	Seattle, WA	Climate Pledge Arena	March 21 – 23	University of Washington
First/Second	Wichita, KS	Intrust Bank Arena	March 20 – 22	Wichita State University
First/Second	Cleveland, OH	Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse	March 21 – 23	Mid-American Conference
First/Second	Denver, CO	Ball Arena	March 20 – 22	Mountain West Conference
First/Second	Milwaukee, WI	Fiserv Forum	March 21 – 23	Marquette University
First/Second	Raleigh, NC	Lenovo Center	March 21 – 23	North Carolina State University
East Regional	Newark, NJ	Prudential Center	March 27 – 29	Seton Hall University
West Regional	San Francisco, CA	Chase Center	March 27 – 29	Pac-12 Conference
South Regional	Atlanta, GA	State Farm Arena	March 28 – 30	Georgia Institute of Technology
Midwest Regional	Indianapolis, IN	Lucas Oil Stadium	March 28 – 30	IUPUI/Horizon League

March Madness Bracket

The Bracket is available when the Tournament is about to start with 4 regions: East, West, South and Midwest.

Thus, each region contains a bracket with 15 duels, from which the teams that lose these matches are eliminated and the winners continue advancing in the bracket through the following stages: First Round (First Four), Second Round, Sweet 16 (best 16 teams), Elite 8 (best 8), Final 4 (Semifinals) and the National Championship.

March Madness Championship Results

Year	Champion (Record)	Coach	Score	Runner-Up	Site
2024	UConn (37-3)	Dan Hurley	75-60	Purdue	Glendale, Ariz.
2023	UConn (31-8)	Dan Hurley	76-59	San Diego State	Houston, Tex.
2022	Kansas (34-6)	Bill Self	72-69	North Carolina	New Orleans, La.
2021	Baylor (28-2)	Scott Drew	86-70	Gonzaga	Indianapolis, Ind.

March Madness Winners

No.	University	Titles	Years
1	UCLA	11	1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1995
2	Kentucky	8	1948, 1949, 1951, 1958, 1978, 1996, 1998, 2012
3	North Carolina	6	1957, 1982,1993, 2005, 2009, 2017
4	UConn	6	1999, 2004, 2011, 2014, 2023, 2024
5	Duke	5	1991, 1992, 2001, 2010, 2015
5	Indiana	5	1940, 1953, 1976, 1981, 1987
6	Kansas	4	1952, 1988, 2008, 2022
7	Villanova	3	1985, 2016, 2018
8	Louisville	3	1980, 1986, 2013

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