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Week 18 of the 2025 NFL season is crucial for determining playoff seeding, division titles, and the top overall draft pick, with key matchups and races including the AFC and NFC top seeds, division winners, and the Coach of the Year race, amidst high stakes and intense competition.
The NCAA baseball tournament has begun, with Tennessee leading the 64-team field aiming for the College World Series in Omaha. The tournament starts with regionals, followed by super regionals, and then the final series in Omaha. Top seeds include Tennessee, Kentucky, Texas A&M, and North Carolina, with several SEC teams and notable players like Wake Forest's Chase Burns and Georgia's Charlie Condon expected to make significant impacts.
The women's NCAA tournament's Sweet 16 is set with top seeds advancing in two regions, but not without comebacks and close calls, including a big upset with No. 7 seed Duke defeating No. 2 seed Ohio State. Notable matchups include South Carolina vs. Indiana, Texas vs. Gonzaga, UConn vs. Duke, and Stanford vs. NC State. Standout performances from players like MiLaysia Fulwiley of South Carolina, Madison Booker of Texas, JuJu Watkins of USC, Caitlin Clark of Iowa, Paige Bueckers of UConn, Kiki Iriafen of Stanford, and Reigan Richardson of Duke have propelled their teams into the Sweet 16.
The men's NCAA tournament's Sweet 16 features mostly top-seeded heavyweights, with only two teams from outside power conferences remaining. UConn, Purdue, Houston, North Carolina, and Tennessee are among the top-ranked teams with potential to win the national championship, while Duke, Iowa State, Illinois, Creighton, and others also aim to advance.
The NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments have set their top seeds, with defending champion Connecticut leading the men's field and undefeated South Carolina as the top seed for the women. The events begin with play-in games, and the full schedule is available for fans to fill out their brackets before the tournaments begin. Notable players to watch include Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Reed Sheppard, and Zach Edey, who are expected to make an impact in the tournament.
The 2024 NCAA women's basketball tournament bracket has been released, with top seeds including South Carolina, Iowa, USC, Texas, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Stanford, and UCLA. The tournament features standout players such as Caitlin Clark of Iowa and Paige Bueckers of UConn. Other notable teams include LSU, NC State, Oregon State, Gonzaga, Indiana, Kansas State, and Virginia Tech.
The 2024 NCAA DI wrestling championship brackets have been released, with top title contenders identified for each weight class from 125 to 285 pounds. The competition is expected to be fierce, with several wrestlers vying for the championship title in each weight class. Notable matchups and potential upsets are anticipated, making for an exciting tournament.
The men’s college basketball conference tournaments have begun, with early high-stakes drama as teams compete for automatic bids to the NCAA Tournament. The guide provides details on 15 conference tournaments starting this week, including top seeds and key players to watch. Brackets and title game schedules are included, with additional tournaments set to begin next week.
The latest projection of the 2024 Men's NCAA Tournament bracket sees Purdue, Connecticut, Houston, and Arizona as the No. 1 seeds, with significant changes in the top 16 teams following recent games. The article provides a detailed breakdown of the projected bracket, top seeds, and analysis of the "bubbliest" teams, as well as summaries of the ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Mountain West, Pac-12, SEC, and likely one-bid leagues. Notable developments include Kentucky's defensive improvement and South Carolina's setback, while the article also highlights the potential for a repeat national championship matchup.
In Week 15 of the NFL, teams are fighting for playoff berths and top seeds. Twelve teams in the playoff race lost last weekend, increasing the urgency for victories. The Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs, Miami Dolphins, and others need wins to stay in the hunt. The San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens currently hold the top seeds in the NFC and AFC, respectively. Backup quarterbacks Tommy DeVito of the New York Giants and Joe Flacco of the Cleveland Browns have been surprising heroes. The Dallas Cowboys face the Buffalo Bills in a crucial game, and the MVP race is crowded with contenders like Dak Prescott, Brock Purdy, Lamar Jackson, and Tyreek Hill.
Recent history shows that top seeds in the NBA Playoffs' first round have a reliable rate of advancing, with top seeds going 16-0 against eight-seeds and 16-0 against seven-seeds since 2015. Regular season matchups are not a reliable indicator of playoff success, with only one eight-seed and one six-seed winning their regular season matchup against their opponent in the last eight years. The 4 vs. 5 matchup is the most evenly split, with teams going 8-6 since 2015.
No team that has made it out of the NBA Play-In Tournament has won a first-round playoff series in the three years of its existence. The nine teams that have escaped the play-in to become a No. 7 or 8 seed have been of almost the exact same quality as the average No. 7 or 8 seed in the preceding 17 seasons. However, the top-seeded teams this year are weaker than usual, offering some hope for underdogs looking to pull an upset.