One region in the 2025 NCAA Tournament bracket stands out above the rest for its brutality. The West is going to be a slugfest, as No. 1 seed Florida, No. 2 seed St. John's, No. 3 seed Texas Tech and No.

Madness teams could pull off upsets in the first round? Here's eight bracket-buster predictions for Round of 64 NCAA Tournament bracket.

Madness is upon us — after the First Four games Tuesday night, the first-round games of the NCAA men's basketball tournament are Thursday and Friday. That includes four first-round games Friday at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.