4 March Madness Cinderella picks to pull off an upset
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Don't overlook these potential Cinderellas on your bracket.
Even in a chalk year like 2025, where all four No. 1 seeds reached the national semifinals, there were Cinderellas. In fact, four double-digit seeds advanced from the first round of the tournament, including out of three of the four regions.
Those teams were No. 10 New Mexico, No. 12 McNeese, No.
10 Arkansas and No. 12 Colorado St. So, you can count on more upsets happening again before the upper class of the tournament establishes itself.
As for where those upsets might come from, that's anyone's guess. But the below four teams have a great chance to emerge as Cinderellas from their respective regions. 11 South Florida (East) 1st round: vs.