We have all had since Sunday night to analyze each confrontation in the 2025 male NCAA tournament support. You have read all the previous views of the team, questioned which teams obtained the incorrect seed and, for some of you, completed your support on vibes.
But for those who take a little more time with their square brackets, we wanted to help you. We find male university basketball analysts, writers and commentators in ESPN, the people who can take you as close as possible to the game without crossing free throw exercises, so that their elections will reach the last four and take home the National Championship.
What team will be the last standing when the confetti falls on April 7 at the Alami in San Antonio? A region had an obvious favorite, while other regions lacked a consensus. One of the 14 SEC teams in the tournament will reduce the networks? Will the Final Four see some newcomers? Let's ask our 58 analysts and discover.
Duke claims the east
In addition to being the favorite of the ESPN Bet championship and the selection of the most popular championship of the ESPN Tournament Challenge players, the Blue Devils were chosen by 77% of our analysts to win the east region, including Jay Bilas and Kevin Brown.
Wes Durham of the ACC network was one of the 44 that chose the Blue Devils, and one of the seven who chose the four seeds No. 1 to reach the Final Four.
Where does the other support go? Eight analysts chose Mark Sears and Alabama quickly to succeed, while five chose Caleb Love and Arizona. ESPN commentator Eric Rothman was the only one to choose the third Wisconsin sown to move forward.
There were two main selections in the southern region: 58% of our analysts, including Dalen Garf and Kris Budden, chose the general tigers of the planted and number 1, while 35% chose the Spartans of 2 seeds. Both teams seek to return to the Final Four for the first time since 2019.
Can the rebound take a team to the Final Four? The commentator Scott Williams chooses Texas A&M, one of the best offensive rebound teams in the country, to win the region. Iowa State of the Big 12 received a vote, and Big Ten Michigan champion received two.
Was there a surprise choice there? Look, you can't avoid being proud to see a child be successful, and that was probably the motivation behind the ESPN commentator and former chief coach Phil Martelli Mr. Selecting No. 15 Bryant to reach the Final Four. The Bulldogs are trained by Phil Martelli Jr., who will make their first appearance in the NCAA tournament in their second full season as a chief coach.
Houston wants to win it at home
Cougars are the most popular choice among our analysts to take the west media region and return to Texas in search of a elusive national championship. Obviously, they are not the only team based in Texas that seeks to play the Final Four in its native state, no team since Butler has done so, but they are the highest seed among the group.
The second most popular selection in the region is Tennessee, which is successful with one of the best defenses in the country. According to ESPN Tournament Challenge, 28% of the public agrees with Jim Boeheim, Pete Thamel and some others about the possibilities of volunteers to win the west medium. For a little more Trivia: last year, Boeheim was the only panelist who correctly predicts the career of NC State to the Final Four.
The only other team that received votes in the west was Clemson of the ACC, which enters the tournament in a 15-2 race about its last 17 games.
How Florida won the West
It is not surprising that Florida was the most popular choice in this region, capturing the support of the security chief Joe Lunardi and the beloved member of the Hall of Fame Dick Vitale, among others. According to ESPN Research, this is the fourth time that the Gators have entered the NCAA tournament with 30 victories, and each previous trip resulted in at least one appearance in Final Four.
The next most popular choice was Big East Champion St. John's. Rick Pitino was the first chief coach to direct three schools other than the Final Four, and if the red storm he succeeded, it would be the first to take four.
There were some others receiving support. Commentator Anish Shroff was one of the five to choose Texas Tech, the support writer Keith Lipscomb was one of the two to select Maryland and the analyst Tim Welsh was the only vote for the twice Uconn Defensor Champion.
What happens to the end of the final network?
The predictions for this year's tournament have not been as clear as last year. In fact, we had a draw for the final winner, with 22 analysts who select Duke and Florida. With Duke in the East and Florida in the west, this is a possible championship match. Houston was the only other team with double figure votes (10).
Arizona, Auburn, Maryland and St. John's have only one believer among our crew.
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See the complete breakdown of our panelists' votes below.
