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2025 March Madness cheat sheet: NCAA Tournament highlights and how to win your bracket

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NCAA Tournament bracket is a visual representation of the matchups and progression paths for the 68 schools competing in each the men's and women's tournaments.

Teams are seeded and placed into four regions, with matchups determined by these seedings.

Printable brackets for the 2025 tournament are available online.

The tournament is a single-elimination format featuring 68 teams.

No 10 South Dakota State over No 7 Oklahoma State and No 12 Fairfield over No 5 Kansas State.

Murray State’s fast-paced offense, led by Katelyn Young , could pose significant challenges for Iowa State .

UConn 's leading scorer and rebounder has missed six games with a knee injury and is unlikely to return.

The Oracle of Omaha offers a $ 1 m prize to any Berkshire Hathaway employee who correctly predicts at least 30 of the first 32 games.

Teams with veteran guards and experienced coaches tend to perform better under pressure.

No 1 seeds often go far, but at least one lower-seeded team will make a deep run.

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