Akron will be a popular 4/13 upset, and rightly so, as the Zips can really shoot it. They have also won 20 of their past 21 games. Caleb Love is a March type of player, and even though the Wildcats have had their struggles this season, they'll handle the Zips.

The top-seeded Cougars headline a contingent of seven Big 12 teams heading to the NCAA tournament, which begins this week.

As the first four of the 2025 NCAA Tournament begins, it’s time to look at each of the eight Big Ten team’s chances in this year’s NCAA Tournament. The Big Ten has famously not won the National Title since 2000 with Michigan State.