Today is the start of the men’s NCAA basketball tournament! All over the country, fans of the college sport phenomenon are choosing their picks and trying to have the best bracket possible! Our sports writers at STN2 Sports have picked their brackets and here are their picks for the 2025 NCAA tournament!
P.S. John Poulakidas is a big favorite in our group!
Ryan Hughes
Round of 64 – Auburn, Louisville, UC San Diego, Yale, Ole Miss, Lipscomb, Marquette, Michigan State, Florida, UConn, Colorado State, Maryland, Drake, Texas Tech, Kansas, St. John’s, Duke, Mississippi State, Oregon, Akron, BYU, Wisconsin, Vanderbilt, Alabama, Houston, Gonzaga, Clemson, High Point, Illinois, Kentucky, UCLA, Tennessee
Round of 32 – Auburn, Yale, Ole Miss, Michigan State, Florida, Colorado State, Texas Tech, St. John’s, Duke, Akron, Wisconsin, Alabama, Gonzaga, Clemson, Kentucky, UCLA
Sweet 16 – Auburn, Michigan State, Florida, Texas Tech, Duke, Alabama, Gonzaga, Kentucky
Elite 8 – Michigan State, Florida, Alabama, Kentucky
Final Four – Michigan State and Alabama
Championship Pick – Michigan State
Biggest Upset Pick – UC San Diego
Biggest Cinderella Pick – Yale
Biggest Disappointment Pick – Houston
Biggest March Madness Player Standout – John Poulakidas, Yale
Ryan Lewis
Round of 64 – Auburn, Creighton, UC San Diego, Yale, North Carolina, Iowa State, Marquette, Michigan State, Florida, Oklahoma, Memphis, Maryland, Missouri, Texas Tech, Arkansas, St. John’s, Duke, Baylor, Oregon, Akron, VCU, Wisconsin, Vanderbilt, Alabama, Houston, Gonzaga, Clemson, Purdue, Illinois, Kentucky, UCLA, Tennessee
Round of 32 – Auburn, Yale, North Carolina, Marquette, Florida, Memphis, Texas Tech, St. John’s, Duke, Oregon, Wisconsin, Alabama, Houston, Clemson, Illinois, Tennessee
Sweet 16 – Auburn, Marquette, Florida, St. John’s, Duke, Alabama, Clemson, Tennessee
Elite 8 – Auburn, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee
Final Four – Florida and Alabama
Championship Pick – Florida
Biggest Upset Pick – Akron
Biggest Cinderella Pick – Yale
Biggest Disappointment Pick – Arizona
Biggest March Madness Player Standout – John Poulakidas, Yale
Spencer Orofino
Round of 64 – Auburn, Louisville, Michigan, Texas A&M, North Carolina, Lipscomb, Marquette, Michigan State, Florida, UConn, Colorado State, Maryland, Missouri, Texas Tech, Arkansas, St. John’s, Duke, Baylor, Oregon, Arizona, BYU, Wisconsin, Vanderbilt, Alabama, Houston, Gonzaga, Clemson, High Point, Illinois, Kentucky, UCLA, Tennessee
Round of 32 – Louisville, Michigan, North Carolina, Michigan State, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Arkansas, Duke, Arizona, BYU, Alabama, Houston, Clemson, Kentucky, Tennessee
Sweet 16 – Michigan, Michigan State, Florida, Missouri, Arizona, Alabama, Houston, Tennessee
Elite 8 – Michigan, Florida, Alabama, Houston
Final Four – Florida and Houston
Championship Pick – Houston
Biggest Upset Pick – Lipscomb
Biggest Cinderella Pick – Louisville
Biggest Disappointment Pick – Iowa State
Biggest March Madness Player Standout – Chucky Hepburn, Louisville
Mickey Parrella
Round of 64 – Auburn, Creighton, Michigan, Texas A&M, Ole Miss, Iowa State, Marquette, Michigan State, Florida, UConn, Colorado State, Maryland, Missouri, Texas Tech, Arkansas, St. John’s, Duke, Baylor, Oregon, Arizona, BYU, Wisconsin, Saint Mary’s, Alabama, Houston, Gonzaga, McNeese, Purdue, Illinois, Kentucky, Utah State, Tennessee
Round of 32 – Auburn, Michigan, Iowa State, Michigan State, Florida, Colorado State, Texas Tech, St. John’s, Duke, Arizona, Wisconsin, Alabama, Houston, Purdue, Illinois, Tennessee
Sweet 16 – Auburn, Michigan State, Florida, St. John’s, Duke, Alabama, Houston, Tennessee
Elite 8 – Auburn, St. John’s, Duke, Houston
Final Four – Auburn and Duke
Championship Pick – Auburn
Biggest Upset Pick – Utah State
Biggest Cinderella Pick – Colorado State
Biggest Disappointment Pick – UCLA/Kentucky
Biggest March Madness Player Standout – Milos Uzan, Houston
Frank Ramos
Round of 64 – Auburn, Creighton, Michigan, Yale, North Carolina, Iowa State, Marquette, Michigan State, Florida, UConn, Colorado State, Maryland, Missouri, Texas Tech, Arkansas, St. John’s, Duke, Mississippi State, Oregon, Arizona, BYU, Wisconsin, Vanderbilt, Alabama, Houston, Gonzaga, McNeese, Purdue, Illinois, Kentucky, Utah State, Tennessee
Round of 32 – Auburn, Michigan, Iowa State, Michigan State, Florida, Colorado State, Texas Tech, St. John’s, Duke, Oregon, BYU, Alabama, Gonzaga, McNeese, Kentucky, Tennessee
Sweet 16 – Michigan, Michigan State, Florida, St. John’s, Oregon, Alabama, Gonzaga, Tennessee
Elite 8 – Michigan State, Florida, Oregon, Tennessee
Final Four – Michigan State and Tennessee
Championship Pick – Michigan State
Biggest Upset Pick – Yale
Biggest Cinderella Pick – Colorado State/McNeese
Biggest Disappointment Pick – Texas A&M
Biggest March Madness Player Standout – John Poulakidas, Yale
Nate Shearer
Round of 64 – Auburn, Creighton, Michigan, Yale, North Carolina, Iowa State, Marquette, Michigan State, Florida, UConn, Memphis, Grand Canyon, Missouri, Texas Tech, Arkansas, St. John’s, Duke, Baylor, Oregon, Arizona, VCU, Wisconsin, Vanderbilt, Alabama, Houston, Georgia, Clemson, High Point, Illinois, Kentucky, UCLA, Tennessee
Round of 32 – Auburn, Yale, Iowa State, Marquette, Florida, Grand Canyon, Texas Tech, St. John’s, Duke, Oregon, Wisconsin, Vanderbilt, Houston, Clemson, Illinois, Tennessee
Sweet 16 – Auburn, Marquette, Florida, St. John’s, Duke, Wisconsin, Clemson, Tennessee
Elite 8 – Marquette, St. John’s, Duke, Clemson
Final Four – Marquette and Duke
Championship Pick – Duke
Biggest Upset Pick – Grand Canyon
Biggest Cinderella Pick – Yale
Biggest Disappointment Pick – Texas A&M
Biggest March Madness Player Standout – John Poulakidas, Yale
