9 basketball schools (including Syracuse) that did not make the 2025 NCAA men's tournament

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Selection Sunday is finally here and it can often feel like one of the longest days of the year as teams await the NCAA men's tournament bracket reveal.

While about 80 schools are locked in to see who they'll be facing in the first weekend of March Madness — or if they did enough made the tournament at all — a number of well-known basketball schools are already heading back to the drawing board to figure out how they can get in next year.

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In a wild season where even a blue blood like North Carolina found itself on the bubble, these nine schools didn't even have a good enough resume to submit to the selection committee.

Syracuse Orange, 14-19 (7-13 ACC)​

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Georgetown Hoyas, 17-15 (8-12 Big East)​

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NC State Wolfpack, 12-19 (5-15 ACC)​

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Villanova Wildcats, 19-14 (11-9 Big East)​

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Virginia Cavaliers, 15-17 (8-12 ACC)​

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Iowa Hawkeyes, 17-16 (7-13 Big Ten)​

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Butler Bulldogs, 14-19 (6-14 Big East)​

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Wichita State Shockers, 19-14 (8-10 AAC)​

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Loyola-Chicago Ramblers, 22-11 (12-6 AAC)​

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This article originally appeared on For The Win: 9 basketball schools that did not make the 2025 NCAA men's tournament

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