Liberty head coach Ritchie McKay, top, celebrates as he cuts down the second net after a win in an NCAA college basketball game against Jacksonville State in the championship of the Conference USA tournament Saturday, March 15, 2025, in Huntsville, Ala. (AP Photo/Vasha Hunt) AP

It’s Oregon vs Liberty Flames in March Madness bracket. Here’s our prediction for the 2025 NCAA Tournament basketball game.

Fans navigating the dozens of schools in the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments might become as attached to the mascots as the athletes themselves.

The Ducks (24-9) will open against No. 13 seed Liberty (28-6) in the first round of the East Region in the NCAA Tournament on Friday at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle.

There's an aspect of randomness when it comes to filling out an NCAA tournament bracket, but the No. 5 seed Oregon Ducks have to be happy with what they were given. Oregon will open with the Liberty Flames in the first round of the 2025 NCAA tournament in Seattle on Friday.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WYMT) - The UK women’s basketball team is staying right in their old Kentucky home to begin the NCAA Tournament. The Cats will face Liberty inside Memorial Coliseum on Friday, March 21. The team is a 4-seed or better in the NCAA Tournament for the 12th time in program history and the first time since 2021.

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Liberty wins the Conference USA title and celebrates its NCAA tournament berth.