Way too Early March Madness predictions for 2025 March Madness! IU to the final four!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ส.ค. 2024
- Hey guys. I thought it would be really cool to do a way too early bracket predictions for 2025 March Madness! I’ve been following a lot of the offseason and looked at how the teams are, but also have looked into coaches! I picked a lot of these teams based on the coaches and starting lineups, but also picked some teams who I’m a fan of! I picked IU to the final four just becuase I thought it would be fun to pick them even though I think it's very unlikely. Many people still question Mike Woodson as a coach, but I love IU and always hope they do well!
Key matchups to lookout for
Gonzaga vs Kentucky sweet 16
Kentucky vs UCLA Elite 8
North Carolina vs IU Elite 8
IU vs UConn final four Empire classic rematch
Kansas vs Kentucky final four
UConn vs Kansas Championship
Dan Hurley is LEGENDARY!!!!!!
Love your picks, and very possiable
@@jonboyhst6448 yes thanks for checking out the video. I had a lot of fun making it. while a lot of these pics are not perfect, that’s how March madness is! it’s a wild unpredictable tournament! excited to see what happens. I do think that there’s a good chance. A lot of the teams I picked in the elite 8, Some of those teams I think could go to the final four.
Mark Pope played at Kentucky and was part of the 1996 Championship team.
@@sambostic8715 yep that’s why I picked them to the final four because of the storyline. Kentucky also won in San Antonio back in 1998. They have a good roster with really good three-point shooters
@@jasplund_tv i wouldn't be surprised if Mark Pope wins the National Championship. If he wins the National Championship, he will be in a category that only has Joe B. Hall. That's to win championships as a player and a coach for the same school.
I agree. we all know upsets in March happens, and you did a great job trying to pick them.
Gonna be bulletin board material in the land of Lincoln
I'll go BYU, Alabama, Kansas, and Indiana in the final 4 with Alabama and Kansas in the final game with Alabama cutting down the nets.
Love the list... Hope it becomes reality! Go Hoosiers!🔴⚪
@@blakebrockman2131 thanks for checking out the video and commenting! I’ve always been a huge fan of IU and I love the history behind the program and the dedication to basketball! what Knight did for the program and how we really developed players to become not just better, but individuals was special! I know it hasn’t been the same since then and there’s been a lot of skeptics around Woodson and his ability to coach college basketball. Really excited to see how they put things together.
Bro does not know ball
IU is a very dangerous team “on paper.” If Woody(which he will)gets this squad to gel, then I do see them in the final 4. They check all the boxes…Experience, depth at ALL positions, and talent. This team is scary.
LOL.......Illinois as a 10 seed? They will probably win the Big Ten. They have two (that's TWO) lottery picks. Thanks for the archive video.....I'll have to revisit this is 8 months.
@@YESFan1971 Thanks for the checking out the video! yes this is based on ESPN‘s current bracketology. They just lost Terrence Shannon Jr, Marcus Domask, Coldman Hawkins. Although I see that they got that guy Kasparas Jakucionis he’s supposed to be really good. 19.2 pts, 6.6 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 37.7% from three! they got Kylan Boswell from Arizona who can shoot. I guess they are a good dark horse then!
@@jasplund_tv ....yes, and don't forget about the other Lottery Pick (other than KJ), Will Riley and also 7 ft 1 Big T from Europe. Illini will finish Top 3 in the B1G and get no worse than a 5 seed. Looking forward to your next video.
@@YESFan1971 oh wow! I just looked into more of the roster. It looks like they have a lot of talented guys 7+ top 100 recruits on their lineup next year. they’re one of those teams that are really under the radar as far as what people are talking about for title contenders next year. of course everyone’s I know talking about Kansas, UConn, Alabama, Duke, UNC has the teams to do it. of course, those teams are definitely looking like they’re gonna be really good, but yeah I’ll definitely watch out for Illinois next year. I watch a lot of Big Ten ball. Brad Underwood’s now got over 10 years of experience as a coach. That’s enough to get your first title.
@@jasplund_tv ...Agree. I already have my money on then to go to the Sweet 16. Total sleeper team. Thanks for the reply
Fanta has them ranked between 30 and 35. What a 🤡.
If UConn makes FF, I can’t see them not winning it all.
lol…No way IU makes the FF.
I'm gonna tell you this if.For some reason, you are right that Cincinnati meets you.Cincinnati is a team that can be a team like Connecticut even on a good day.Maybe even Duke, but I don't know about that.I doubt it very much
@@Awad-gd2pb Cincinnati has a solid talented roster with 6 top 100 recruits on the roster next year. they also have some good three-point shooters including Connor Hickman. he’s a really good shooter. he was great! played at my high school and his junior year we could’ve won state in 2020 if covid didn’t hit. They also had Anthony Leal then. he’s a good hard-working player with other good guys around him. I know they also have Dillion Mitchell the five star transfer from Texas. I don’t think they quite have the fire power to keep up with UConn or Duke but they could challenge a few teams.
I don't care what you are saying. If Connecticut meets Duke and Duke has no injuries, Duke will beat Connecticut, anywhere between 10 and 20 points.that is a promise, Guarantee
Indiana threw money at a coaching problem.
It's his opinion, UK fan tho lol
You are crazy, really crazy. Connecticut has no shot. No shot against Duke next year. If Duke has no injuries Connecticut is losing by 10 to 20 points nice and easy. It will be a good game for 3/4 of the game. Connecticut is not as talented as Duke and Duke is not as young as you think they are, I would say they are just perfect in age with these players they got,Duke coach is very good, i love hurley, but how long did it take for him to win,Jon sey, is out doing hurley as coach so watch what y say ,Jon made it to the final 8, hurley second year did not make the Tournament , By the way , connecticut will not win the championship
Ha ha yeah it was just an early speculation based on how UConn has done these past couple years with Hurley. I think Scheyer is gonna be really good in these next few years. It’s just that what Hurley‘s done these past few years is remarkable. it took till Hurley’s fifth season at UConn to get a championship, and that was his 13th total year of head coaching experience. he had coached 6 years at Rhode Island before UConn and 2 years at Wagner. I think Hurley just had some guys that just fits so well together and his system these past couple years. John Scheyer though had over a decade as an assistant with Coach K. It’s just for most, it takes over a decade of ‘head’ coaching experience for a lot of coaches to get a first championship. There’s an article on CBS Sports about it. Coaches though with extreme talent like this Duke team has have done it within five years. I agree with you this Duke team looks outstanding and they have like four guys that are going to go pro! They have so much got size and talent, and multiple 40% three-point shooters. Flagg is going to be so good and Maluach is a really versatile center. We’ll see in the next six months how the teams are doing. Maybe Uconn will still be the better team, but we also may find out that Duke is so talented and they are much much better team. I think in a slightly different bracket Duke would walk to the final four for sure! They’re in one of my top five championship contenders definitely. This article does a really good job of talking about it
www.cbssports.com/college-basketball/news/heres-how-long-it-takes-college-basketball-coaches-to-win-their-first-ncaa-tournament-championship/
John Scheyer definitely could go to a final four next few year in year 3 like Brad Stevens. Interesting that Scheyer played at Duke when they played Butler in that final four. It took Brad’s Steven’s third year to get to a final four so Scheyer could definitely do that.
You underestimate the loss of Coach K. And you are truly underestimating the coaching ability of Dan Hurley. They didn’t just win two national championships and 12 consecutive NCAA games, they obliterated everyone by an average of like 15 points. I’m going to bookmark this comment for later.
@sunsensational I understand totally what y are saying about hurley, hurley did not do what Jon seyer did in his 2 years ,next year y have 10 teams that can win it ,but I want to say 3-4teams that are Monsters ,so next year Connecticut falls short, maybe will make it to final four, don't forget hurley is the one that say we don't have to win by double digits, so he is already telling us about his team, maybe I am wrong, but I truly think duke is to deep, everyone knocking duke because they are young, I think they can go on defeat also,but let's not push it,I love hurley, but not this team
I go UNC in elite 8
Yep, I picked IU over UNC just cause I love IU . I’ve been a big fan of IU and I picked a few teams in this bracket that I’m a big fan of, mainly IU and Michigan State. I’m excited about the roster that IU has! We’ll find out how the season goes. UNC looks really good though bringing back RJ Davis, Elliot Cadeau Seth Trimble, Seth Trimble and also adding Ian Jackson, Drake Powell. their backcourt is very good. Not really sure about the big that they have, but I could definitely see them making it to the final four I think they’re gonna get locked and they’re going to get focused after that sweet 16 loss last year. they have guys that can really shoot and make plays. RJ Davis just needs to go off in the tournament like the time he scored 42 points and Dean Smith center. Just needs to shoot 40% from 3 maybe 20 points per game in the Martin March madness, they could go and win the whole thing. The other guys really need to get involved too which I think they will! They really have potential in the guards they have!
Kansas and Houston will not make it to the final 8.Trust me
@@Awad-gd2pb Definitely not Houston cause they lost Shed very experiences player who averaged over 6 assts per game. Houston has no one that’s gonna get drafted first round. Kansas has more potential I think cause they have more possible consensus all Americans and have better shooters and better pass first point guard. I think Harris is better than Milos Uzan atleast as a playmaker and shooter. Kansas more likely to make a run than Houston. Cryer is good, Sharp is good, but outside of that not really anyone notable who’s a knock down shooter.
Kansas will lose because of Dickison.I don't know how good that center.The freshman is but dickerson sucks
@@Awad-gd2pb I thought Kansas could go on run just cause they could bounce back after losing 2nd round. They’ve won it all after losing second round before. I was thinking about the year they had Ochai Agbaji. Dickinson is expected to to be a first team all American. They’re also adding Storr who might be a consensus all American. They have Zeke Mayo and Griffen who are really good 3 pt shooters. Usually each year, 3 of the 4 teams who make the final four have a consensus 1st, 2nd, or third team all American. Also Harris gets 6 assists per game. Most champions have a point guard each year that can get at least 4.5 ast per game. Although Dickinson’s character though doesn’t seem very fitting to win a championship, which is why I don’t think they’ll win it all. He’s a scorer, although I noticed his foot work is not very good. They also have no first round nba players except for maybe Bidunga which he’s pretty good. Definitely moves better than Dickinson. Maybe if Storr or Griffen emerges into a player like Ochai Agbaji, they could