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Efficiency Plus — 2025 NCAA Tournament

Each decided game is marked by whether this model's pre-game favorite won — matchup by matchup, from predictions recorded before tip-off. Undecided games show the model's current pick.

Plain bracket
53–14 on winners log loss 0.4337 upsets called 2 upsets missed 9 First Four 4–0 · 1st Round 26–6 · 2nd Round 11–5 · Sweet 16 8–0 · Elite 8 4–0 · Final Four 0–2 · National Championship 0–1

East

1 Duke 93
16 Mount St Marys 49
FF: MSM 83, AMER 72
✓ DUKE 89%
8 Mississippi St 72
9 Baylor 75
✓ BAY 60%
5 Oregon 81
12 Liberty 52
✓ ORE 71%
4 Arizona 93
13 Akron 65
✓ ARIZ 85%
6 BYU 80
11 VCU 71
✓ BYU 56%
3 Wisconsin 85
14 Montana 66
✓ WIS 87%
7 Saint Mary's 59
10 Vanderbilt 56
✓ SMC 71%
2 Alabama 90
15 Robert Morris 81
✓ ALA 88%
1 Duke 89
9 Baylor 66
✓ DUKE 78%
5 Oregon 83
4 Arizona 87
✓ ARIZ 67%
6 BYU 91
3 Wisconsin 89
✗ WIS 47%
7 Saint Mary's 66
2 Alabama 80
✓ ALA 65%
1 Duke 100
4 Arizona 93
✓ DUKE 69%
6 BYU 88
2 Alabama 113
✓ ALA 65%
1 Duke 85
2 Alabama 65
✓ DUKE 62%

Midwest

1 Houston 78
16 SIUE 40
✓ HOU 89%
8 Gonzaga 89
9 Georgia 68
✓ GONZ 69%
5 Clemson 67
12 McNeese 69
✗ CLEM 65%
4 Purdue 75
13 High Point 63
✓ PUR 76%
6 Illinois 86
11 Xavier 73
FF: XAV 86, TEX 80
✓ ILL 66%
3 Kentucky 76
14 Troy 57
✓ UK 80%
7 UCLA 72
10 Utah State 47
✓ UCLA 58%
2 Tennessee 77
15 Wofford 62
✓ TENN 88%
1 Houston 81
8 Gonzaga 76
✓ HOU 70%
12 McNeese 62
4 Purdue 76
✓ PUR 72%
6 Illinois 75
3 Kentucky 84
✗ ILL 51%
7 UCLA 58
2 Tennessee 67
✓ TENN 70%
1 Houston 62
4 Purdue 60
✓ HOU 77%
3 Kentucky 65
2 Tennessee 78
✓ TENN 63%
1 Houston 69
2 Tennessee 50
✓ HOU 68%

Final Four

1 Duke 67
1 Houston 70
✗ DUKE 45%

Championship

1 Houston 63
1 Florida 65
✗ HOU 53%

Final Four

1 Auburn 73
1 Florida 79
✗ AUB 46%

West

1 Florida 95
16 Norfolk St 69
✓ FLA 88%
8 UConn 67
9 Oklahoma 59
✓ CONN 71%
5 Memphis 70
12 Colorado St 78
✓ CSU 57%
4 Maryland 81
13 Grand Canyon 49
✓ MD 78%
6 Missouri 57
11 Drake 67
✗ MIZ 50%
3 Texas Tech 82
14 UNC Wilmington 72
✓ TTU 85%
7 Kansas 72
10 Arkansas 79
✗ KU 58%
2 St John's 83
15 Omaha 53
✓ SJU 88%
1 Florida 77
8 UConn 75
✓ FLA 75%
12 Colorado St 71
4 Maryland 72
✓ MD 70%
11 Drake 64
3 Texas Tech 77
✓ TTU 73%
10 Arkansas 75
2 St John's 66
✗ SJU 69%
1 Florida 87
4 Maryland 71
✓ FLA 68%
3 Texas Tech 85
10 Arkansas 83
✓ TTU 74%
1 Florida 84
3 Texas Tech 79
✓ FLA 67%

South

1 Auburn 83
16 Alabama St 63
FF: ALST 70, SFPA 68
✓ AUB 89%
8 Louisville 75
9 Creighton 89
✗ LOU 54%
5 Michigan 68
12 UC San Diego 65
✓ MICH 57%
4 Texas A&M 80
13 Yale 71
✓ TA&M 75%
6 Ole Miss 71
11 North Carolina 64
FF: UNC 95, SDSU 68
✗ UNC 53%
3 Iowa State 82
14 Lipscomb 55
✓ ISU 84%
7 Marquette 66
10 New Mexico 75
✗ MARQ 54%
2 Michigan St 87
15 Bryant 62
✓ MSU 87%
1 Auburn 82
9 Creighton 70
✓ AUB 81%
5 Michigan 91
4 Texas A&M 79
✗ TA&M 56%
6 Ole Miss 91
3 Iowa State 78
✗ ISU 70%
10 New Mexico 63
2 Michigan St 71
✓ MSU 66%
1 Auburn 78
5 Michigan 65
✓ AUB 80%
6 Ole Miss 70
2 Michigan St 73
✓ MSU 70%
1 Auburn 70
2 Michigan St 64
✓ AUB 68%