Teams with Lock status have at least a 95% chance to make the tournament, according to the BPI forecast. (Yes, this means that 5% of the time, a team marked as a lock will miss the tourney. We set the threshold there as a nod to the traditional standard for significance testing.)

Every team begins the season hoping to make the tournament, but these five would be thrilled to be a part of Selection Sunday's drama.

CBS, the selection committee will provide its one and only peek behind the proverbial curtain with the "Top 16 Reveal" for the 2025 men's NCAA tournament. It's worth noting this will be an "if the season ended today" snapshot of the top four seed lines and not even remotely a guarantee of where teams will be seeded one month from now on Selection Sunday.