It’s that time of year again—March Madness is finally here! With the 2025 NCAA Tournament right around the corner, a few of us at Swish Appeal have volunteered to stick our necks out and publish our brackets, as well as elaborate on a few of our biggest predictions.
On a personal note, I have little doubt that these predictions will age terribly. But in the spirit of March Madness, here are three things I think we’ll see during this year’s NCAA Tournament.
Click here to see Eric’s bracket.
Notre Dame catches fire at the right time
A month ago, predicting Notre Dame to make the Final Four would have been an easy call. The Fighting Irish were 24-2, having earned massive non-conference wins over Texas and UConn; they also boasted an undefeated record in the ACC. They were even ranked No. 1 in the country by the Associated Press as recently as Feb. 17.
Notre Dame stumbled towards the end of the season, however, dropping back-to-back games against NC State and Florida State and mustering just 56 points in a disappointing ACC Tournament loss to Duke. Clearly, the selection committee was not impressed by this late-season letdown, seeding the Irish at No. 3 in the Birmingham region.
Let’s be clear:…
