The 2025 March Madness tournament bracket came out on March 3, with the first game, Selection Sunday, starting at 6 p.m. on March 16. The start of the 2025 March Madness tournament raises a question: Can the UConn Huskies have the second ever 3-peat as champions.
The bracket plan goes as follows: the First Four games are on March 18-19; the First round games are on March 20-21; the Sweet 16 round is on March 22-23; the Elite Eight and Final Four rounds are on March 29 and April 5. The national championship game will be on April 8.
With this bracket plan, the favorites to win are Auburn, Duke, and Houston. In fact, the UConn Huskies are not even in the top 10 contenders; with many believing that they will be sent home in the first round, upsetting their 3-peat chances. The top ten contenders are Auburn, Duke, Houston, Tennessee, Florida, St. John’s, Alabama, Michigan State, Texas Tech, and Iowa State.