2025 March Madness: One thing to know about every NCAA Tournament team

The NCAA Tournament is finally here, allowing college basketball fans to see the top teams they've followed all season long play on the game's biggest stage.

It also gives dozens of other squads the chance to play in a spotlight that they haven't been in before. As millions of Americans are set to learn about teams and players that they've heard little about, let's take a look at one thing to know about each team in the tournament.

[MORE: 2025 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament bracket here] 

1. Auburn: Bruce Pearl's Auburn squad earned the No. 1 overall seed in the tournament for good reason. It went 16-5 in Quad 1 games, which is the most such wins by any team in the nation.

16. Alabama State: Could we see another Ron Hunter-RJ Hunter situation in the tournament? Alabama State is coached by Tony Madlock, whose son is guard TJ Madlock, one of the team's top scorers and its leading rebounder. 

8. Louisville: Senior guard Terrence Edwards Jr. has been on a tear over the last month, scoring 21.6 points per game while shooting 49.8% from the field and 41.3% from distance since Feb. 1.

9. Creighton: Center Ryan Kalkbrenner became the second player in Big East history to be named the conference's Defensive Player of the Year four times. His average of 2.7 blocks per game is fifth in the nation and the best mark among players in the tournament. 

5. Michigan: The Wolverines are led by a pair of 7-footers: Vladislav Goldin and Danny Wolf. They're the leading scorers at Michigan now, but they've each had Cinderella success in the tournament at their previous schools. Goldin was the starting center for Florida Atlantic in its run to the Final Four in 2023, while Wolf helped Yale upset Auburn in the first round of last year's