No American president is more closely linked to basketball than Barack Obama. He is, after all, the world leader who hooped at the White House with balls that had his own dang face printed on the surface. But as the 2025 NCAA tournament approached, his annual bracket was curiously absent.

Millions of Americans have been scrambling to finalize their men’s and women’s college basketball brackets ahead of the tip-offs of a weeks-long sporting spectacle that will see people wager billions of dollars.

They are also one of the most popular 2025 March Madness picks to win it all, but should you have them cutting down the nets with your 2025 NCAA bracket picks? Before making any 2025 March Madness bracket predictions,