Making NCAA bracket picks has never been easy, but the increased utilization of the transfer portal, NIL and rotating coaching carousel have made it even tougher than ever to nail your 2025 NCAA Tournament picks.

Danny Wolf, Michigan: Wolf is the definition of a unicorn with impressive skill at 7-foot. He played some of his best basketball in Big Ten tournament wins over Maryland and Purdue. A storyline to know: Wolf, a Yale transfer, could play his old team in the second round.

After all, March Madness isn’t all that mad if everything unfolds the way it was expected. Surprising results are central to the event’s lore, the kinds of moments that get played on highlight reels that run every March.