This hasn’t been the best season of Kansas basketball under coach Bill Self so far. The Jayhawks are back in March Madness, but it’s the first time in 25 years they aren’t a top-four seed. Instead, No. 7 seed Kansas begins the 2025 NCAA Tournament with a marquee West Region first-round matchup against No. 10 seed Arkansas and coach John Calipari in Providence, Rhode Island.

Artificial intelligence believes it could be the start of a magical March run.

USA TODAY Sports used the Microsoft Copilot AI chatbot to predict the result of every men’s game in this year’s NCAA Tournament bracket. The results looked a lot like a typical bracket filled out in NCAA Tournament pools around the country, and it’s becoming an increasingly popular tool for college basketball fans to use during March Madness.

Kansas is either the most notable exception in this exercise or a sign AI knows college basketball better than most of us.

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The Microsoft Copilot AI simulation picked the Jayhawks to win their fifth national championship and third under Self. It cited the play of stars Hunter Dickinson and Dajuan Harris and had Kansas beating No. 3 seed Texas Tech, No. 1 seed Florida, No. 2 seed Michigan State and No. 2 seed Alabama along the way. It’s an unlikely scenario, though Kansas is favored to beat Arkansas on Thursday and has better NCAA Tournament odds than every other No. 7 seed in the field.

The AI simulation also predicted multiple upsets throughout the bracket, including a No. 15 seed winning in the first round and two No. 12 seeds advancing to the Sweet 16. Houston is the only No. 1 seed projected to make it to the Final Four.

Here’s a complete look at how Microsoft Copilot’s AI chatbot predicted every game in the men’s 2025 NCAA Tournament bracket:

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March Madness predictions: AI simulation of every 2025 NCAA Tournament game

First Round

East Region

• No. 1 seed Duke beats No. 16 seed American/Mount St. Mary’s
• No. 9 seed Baylor over No. 8 seed Mississippi State
• No. 12 seed Liberty beats No. 5 seed Oregon
• No. 4 seed Arizona beats No. 13 seed Akron
• No. 11 seed VCU over No. 6 seed BYU
• No. 3 seed Wisconsin over No. 14 seed Montana
• No. 10 seed Vanderbilt over No. 7 seed Saint Mary’s
• No. 2 seed Alabama beats No. 15 seed Robert Morris

Midwest Region

• No. 1 seed Houston beats No. 16 seed SIU-Edwardsville
• No. 8 seed Gonzaga beats No. 9 seed Georgia
• No. 5 seed Clemson beats No. 12 seed McNeese State
• No. 4 seed Purdue beats No. 13 seed High Point
• No. 6 seed Illinois beats No. 11 seed Xavier
• No. 3 Kentucky beats No. 14 seed Troy
• No. 7 seed UCLA beats No. 10 seed Utah State
• No. 2 seed Tennessee beats No. 15 seed Wofford

South Region

• No. 1 seed Auburn beats No. 16 seed Alabama State
• No. 9 seed Creighton beats No. 8 seed Louisville
• No. 12 seed UC San Diego beats No. 5 seed Michigan
• No. 4 seed Texas A&M beats No. 13 seed Yale
• No. 11 seed North Carolina over No. 6 seed Ole Miss
• No. 3 seed Iowa State over No. 14 seed Lipscomb
• No. 10 seed New Mexico over No. 7 seed Marquette
• No. 2 seed Michigan State beats No. 15 seed Bryant

West Region

• No. 1 seed Florida beats No. 16 seed Norfolk State
• No. 9 seed Oklahoma over No. 8 seed UConn
• No. 12 seed Colorado State over No. 5 seed Memphis
• No. 4 seed Maryland beats No. 13 seed Grand Canyon
• No. 6 seed Missouri beats No. 11 seed Drake
• No. 3 seed Texas Tech beats No. 14 seed UNC-Wilmington
• No. 7 seed Kansas beats No. 10 seed Arkansas
• No. 15 seed Omaha beats No. 2 seed St. John’s

Second Round

East Region

• No. 1 seed Duke over No. 9 seed Baylor
• No. 12 seed Liberty over No. 4 seed Arizona
• No. 3 seed Wisconsin over No. 11 seed VCU
• No. 2 seed Alabama over No. 10 seed Vanderbilt

Midwest Region

• No. 1 seed Houston over No. 8 seed Gonzaga
• No. 4 seed Purdue over No. 5 seed Clemson
• No. 3 seed Kentucky over No. 6 seed Illinois
• No. 7 seed UCLA over No. 2 seed Tennessee

South Region

• No. 1 seed Auburn over No. 9 seed Creighton
• No. 12 seed UC San Diego over No. 4 seed Texas A&M
• No. 3 seed Iowa State over No. 11 seed North Carolina
• No. 2 seed Michigan State over No. 10 seed New Mexico

West Region

• No. 1 seed Florida over No. 9 seed Oklahoma
• No. 4 seed Maryland over No. 12 seed Colorado State
• No. 3 seed Texas Tech over No. 6 seed Missouri
• No. 7 seed Kansas over No. 15 seed Omaha

Sweet 16

East Region

• No. 1 seed Duke over No. 12 seed Liberty
• No. 2 seed Alabama over No. 3 seed Wisconsin

Midwest Region

• No. 1 seed Houston over No. 4 seed Purdue
• No. 7 seed UCLA over No. 3 seed Kentucky

South Region

• No. 1 seed Auburn over No. 12 seed UC San Diego
• No. 2 seed Michigan State over No. 3 seed Iowa State

West Region

• No. 1 seed Florida over No. 4 seed Maryland
• No. 7 seed Kansas over No. 3 seed Texas Tech

Elite Eight

• East Region: No. 2 seed Alabama over No. 1 seed Duke
• Midwest Region: No. 1 seed Houston over No. 7 seed UCLA
• South Region: No. 2 seed Michigan State beats No. 1 seed Auburn
• West Region: No. 7 seed Kansas over No. 1 seed Florida

Final Four

• No. 2 seed Alabama beats No. 1 seed Houston
• No. 7 seed Kansas beats No. 2 seed Michigan State

National Championship Game

• No. 7 seed Kansas beats No. 2 seed Alabama, 80-76

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