One of two men’s teams with minus odds to make the Final Four, Duke is expected to make a deep run this year. The Blue Devils are led by freshman superstarCooper Flagg – the likelyWooden Award winner and No. 1 pick in the2025 NBA Draft – who’s capable of carrying them to a title if he’s healthy.

Only a handful of conference tournament finals remain and many questions have been answered ahead of the brackets being announced. Here’s a final projection.