Teams with Lock status have at least a 95% chance to make the tournament, according to the BPI forecast. (Yes, this means that 5% of the time, a team marked as a lock will miss the tourney. We set the threshold there as a nod to the traditional standard for significance testing.)

While the 2025 men's NCAA tournament looms on the horizon, the races for conference championships are first on the calendar. Throughout the league competitions, some recent March Madness standouts—such as Alabama guard Mark Sears and Creighton center Ryan Kalkbrenner—will command a postseason spotlight once again.

Selection Sunday, which paves the way for the 2025 March Madness tournament, is less than a month away. This 68-team field for the NCAA men's basketball tournament will be unveiled on the show. The tournament will kick off with the first four games in Dayton,