Madness bracket was officially released on Selection Sunday giving college basketball fans the first look at the field of 68 for the 2025 NCAA Tournament and after one day of the First Four, North Carolina and Alabama State are moving on to the main bracket with another day of First Four action set for Wednesday.

Both USC and UConn have strong cases to make it to the Final Four, and win a national championship, but with Paige Bueckers starring a professional basketball career in the face, and UConn without a national title in a decade, the sense of urgency should favor the Huskies.

Could a Rick Pitino-led St. John's squad, red-hot after winning its first Big East Tournament championship in 25 years, make it back to the Final Four for the first time since 1985 and go even further with a victory in the national championship?