Many want to know who will win March Madness 2025, including all of the expert picks for the ultimate winner of the annual men’s NCAA tournament. Most of the predictions have expectedly gone to the top seeds, but the odds are favorable for the six teams that performed well during the regular season. Popular sports betting sites have also weighed in on which team will come out on top. Here’s a list of all of the expert predictions for March Madness 2025.
Who is predicted to win March Madness 2025?
The Duke Blue Devils are predicted to win March Madness 2025, but the Florida Gators and Houston Cougars have also received a high number of votes.
This is based on expert picks made by ESPN and CBS Sports. The following is a breakdown of their expert votes for the winner of March Madness 2025.
- Adam Rittenberg – Duke
- Anish Shroff – Duke
- Ben Baby – Florida
- Cameron Salerno – Duke
- Chip Patterson – Duke
- Chris Sylvester – Duke
- Corey Williams – Arizona
- Dalen Cuff – Florida
- Dan Shulman – Florida
- Dane Bradshaw – Duke
- Dave Leno – Duke
- David Cobb – Florida
- David Hale – Duke
- David Saltzman – Florida
- Dennis Dodd – Houston
- Derek Jones – Florida
- Dick Vitale – Duke
- Doug Sherman – Duke
- Drew Fellios – Duke
- Eric Rothman – Florida
- Fran Fraschilla – Houston
- Gary Parrish – Auburn
- Isaac Trotter – Duke
- Jake Trotter – Houston
- Jay Alter – Duke
- Jay Bilas – Florida
- Jeff Borzello – Florida
- Jeremy Woo – Duke
- Jerod Haase – Houston
- Jerry Palm – Florida
- Jim Boeheim – Duke
- Joe Lunardi – Florida
- Jon Meterparel – Florida
- Jordan Bernfield – St. John’s
- Josh Pastner – Houston
- Keith Lipscomb – Houston
- Kevin Brown – Duke
- Kris Budden – Houston
- Kyle Boone – Duke
- Luke Hancock – Duke
- Mark Adams – Houston
- Mark Wise – Florida
- Matt Norlander – Houston
- Mike Corey – Houston
- Mike Couzens – Florida
- Mike Monaco – Duke
- Mike Morgan – Duke
- Myron Medcalf – Florida
- Noah Reed – Duke
- Patric Young – Florida
- Paul Biancardi – Florida
- Pete Thamel – Florida
- Phil Martelli – Maryland
- Randolph Childress – Florida
- Rece Davis – Florida
- Rich Hollenberg – Houston
- Richard Cross – Florida
- Robert Ford – Duke
- Ron Slay – Florida
- Roxy Bernstein – Florida
- Scott Williams – Duke
- Sean Harrington – Auburn
- Ted Emrich – Houston
- Terrence Oglesby – Duke
- Tim Welsh – Duke
- Wes Durham – Duke
In total, Duke came away with 26 votes with Florida close behind with 23 and Houston with 12.
Former president Barack Obama on X have also predicted Duke to win, while Steve Kornacki for NBC has chosen Houston and Jazz Chisholm on X has picked Duke too.
That said, the Auburn Tigers still rank highly on betting sites, taking third place on ESPN Bet and DraftKings. In order of odds, the top four teams to win March Madness on both sites are Duke, Florida, Auburn, and Houston.
