The best the bracket has so far is a pair of No. 12 seeds over 5s. That's become almost expected — occurring at 35% clip, according to the NCAA — and one of them wasn't even an upset. Colorado State was favored by 2 1/2 points over short-handed Memphis, according to BetMGM Sportsbook, and the Rams won 78-70.

The 2025 men’s NCAA tournament is underway, and Thursday saw some great games that will set up even better matchups in the round of 32. There’s only been one big upset so far: No. 12 seed McNeese knocked off No.

Sixteen games across the country Thursday opened up the first round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament and probably to some extent busted at least part of your March Madness bracket in the process. Maybe you picked High Point to take down Purdue or thought No.