I do not know a lot about this yr’s groups enjoying within the NCAA males’s basketball event, also called March Madness, however I do know that I’m attempting to win the bracket pool I’m in. It’s a bit embarrassing as a result of I attended UCLA and went to so many school basketball video games. I additionally comply with skilled basketball fairly obsessively (go Lakers), however I’ve been completely out of it in relation to school basketball this yr.
Nevertheless, I signed up for a March Madness bracket pool, and naturally, I do not need to lose. I do not suppose I’ll win first place, however there are some fairly respectable prizes for the highest 5, and that sounds attainable. I’m assured not as a result of I’m a fortunate man, however as a result of I’m going to make use of AI, extra particularly ChatGPT, to create my bracket for me.
I do not anticipate perfection — the truth is, nobody has ever had an ideal bracket within the historical past of the NCAA March Madness males’s basketball event. The odds of an ideal bracket are one in 9.2 quintillion. But I do not want perfection. I simply must do higher than my buddies, coworkers, relations and everybody else in my pool.
So why not use ChatGPT?
How to ask ChatGPT to fill out your March Madness bracket
There are some ways to ask ChatGPT to fill out your March Madness bracket, so I’ll lay down a couple of situations, and you’ll go from there.
You can play it protected and keep on with principally favorites.
“Fill out my March Madness bracket with a statistically sound and low-risk method, prioritizing favorites whereas together with a couple of traditionally cheap upsets.”
You may also go just a little riskier in case you suppose that there could be extra upsets than ordinary.
“Fill out my March Madness bracket with a mixture of robust favorites, a couple of calculated upsets and not less than one darkish horse group making a deep run.”
You may also go actually excessive danger, which could result in excessive reward (however probably not).
“Fill out my March Madness bracket with a daring, upset-heavy method — prioritizing massive Cinderella runs, main early spherical upsets and not less than one shock Final Four group.”
Now that is daring!
Whatever immediate you employ, you possibly can tweak it as you see match. You’ll in all probability be requested follow-up questions anyway, which you’ll be able to reply to get a extra tailor-made bracket. You can go together with robust analytics-based picks or embrace sizzling groups with momentum. You can select traditionally confirmed upset traits or go together with gut-feeling wild card groups. These are all questions that ChatGPT could ask you in subsequent responses, so select correctly.
I personally do not need to go too dangerous with my NCAA bracket, so I’ll go for a medium-risk immediate.
This is the NCAA bracket that ChatGPT selected for me
Using the immediate “Fill out an entire March Madness bracket for me, with a mixture of robust favorites, a couple of calculated upsets and not less than one darkish horse group making a deep run. Make certain to incorporate the First Four. Use this as a information: https://www.ncaa.com/march-madness-live/bracket,” that is the bracket that ChatGPT (model ChatGPT 4o) generated for me:
Note: ChatGPT initially wasn’t giving me the right groups, so I needed to inform it to make use of the official NCAA web site with the bracket on it as a information. And I additionally needed to point out to incorporate the First Four groups, which it stored lacking. Depending on what model of ChatGPT you are utilizing, you could have to mess around along with your immediate to get an accurate reply.
“Here’s the entire 2025 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament bracket with the First Four, robust favorites, calculated upsets, and a darkish horse making a deep run.
First Four
(16) Alabama State defeats (16) Saint Francis (PA)
(16) Mount St. Mary’s defeats (16) American
(11) North Carolina defeats (11) San Diego State
(11) Texas defeats (11) Xavier
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South Region
First Round
(1) Auburn defeats (16) Alabama State
(8) Louisville defeats (9) Creighton
(5) Michigan defeats (12) UC San Diego
(4) Texas A&M defeats (13) Yale
(6) Ole Miss defeats (11) North Carolina
(3) Iowa State defeats (14) Lipscomb
(7) Marquette defeats (10) New Mexico
(2) Michigan State defeats (15) Bryant
Second Round
(1) Auburn defeats (8) Louisville
(5) Michigan defeats (4) Texas A&M
(3) Iowa State defeats (6) Ole Miss
(2) Michigan State defeats (7) Marquette
Sweet 16
(1) Auburn defeats (5) Michigan
(2) Michigan State defeats (3) Iowa State
Elite 8
(1) Auburn defeats (2) Michigan State
East Region
First Round
(1) Duke defeats (16) Mount St. Mary’s
(8) Mississippi State defeats (9) Baylor
(5) Oregon defeats (12) Liberty
(4) Arizona defeats (13) Akron
(6) BYU defeats (11) VCU
(3) Wisconsin defeats (14) Montana
(7) Saint Mary’s defeats (10) Vanderbilt
(2) Alabama defeats (15) Robert Morris
Second Round
(1) Duke defeats (8) Mississippi State
(4) Arizona defeats (5) Oregon
(3) Wisconsin defeats (6) BYU
(2) Alabama defeats (7) Saint Mary’s
Sweet 16
(1) Duke defeats (4) Arizona
(2) Alabama defeats (3) Wisconsin
Elite 8
(1) Duke defeats (2) Alabama
Midwest Region
First Round
(1) Houston defeats (16) SIU Edwardsville
(8) Gonzaga defeats (9) Georgia
(5) Clemson defeats (12) McNeese
(4) Purdue defeats (13) High Point
(6) Illinois defeats (11) Texas
(3) Kentucky defeats (14) Troy
(7) UCLA defeats (10) Utah State
(2) Tennessee defeats (15) Wofford
Second Round
(1) Houston defeats (8) Gonzaga
(4) Purdue defeats (5) Clemson
(3) Kentucky defeats (6) Illinois
(2) Tennessee defeats (7) UCLA
Sweet 16
(1) Houston defeats (4) Purdue
(2) Tennessee defeats (3) Kentucky
Elite 8
(1) Houston defeats (2) Tennessee
West Region
First Round
(1) Florida defeats (16) Norfolk State
(8) UConn defeats (9) Oklahoma
(12) Colorado State upsets (5) Memphis
(4) Maryland defeats (13) Grand Canyon
(11) Drake upsets (6) Missouri
(3) Texas Tech defeats (14) UNC Wilmington
(10) Arkansas upsets (7) Kansas
(2) Tennessee defeats (15) Wofford
Second Round
(1) Florida defeats (8) UConn
(12) Colorado State upsets (4) Maryland
(3) Texas Tech defeats (11) Drake
(10) Arkansas upsets (2) Tennessee
Sweet 16
(1) Florida defeats (12) Colorado State
(3) Texas Tech defeats (10) Arkansas
Elite 8
(1) Florida defeats (3) Texas Tech
Final Four
(1S) Auburn defeats (1W) Florida
(1E) Duke defeats (1MW) Houston
National Championship
(1E) Duke defeats (1S) Auburn (74-69)
These are some remaining ideas that ChatGPT had for me.
Now, I’ll have to attend till March 18 to see how I do. Well, how ChatGPT does.
Also, in case you care, which you positively ought to, this is the schedule for the 2025 NCAA males’s basketball event:
- First Four: March 18-19
- First spherical: March 20-21
- Second spherical: March 22-23
- Sweet 16: March 27-28
- Elite Eight: March 29-30
- Final Four: April 5
- NCAA championship sport: April 7
