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President Barack Obama has the Florida Gators making the NCAA Tournament championship game in his 2025 bracket picks, which his office released Thursday morning.
Obama has made his bracket public since his first year in office, 2009, correctly picking North Carolina as the national champion. He also correctly picked UNC to win it all in 2017. The former president has Auburn, Duke, Florida and Tennessee in the Final Four this year, with Florida defeating Alabama to advance to the championship game against Duke.
Just because Obama picked three No. 1 seeds and one No. 2 seed to make the Final Four doesn't mean he lacks ball knowledge. While in office, Obama had a 64% success rate across eight years of picks, and he's riding with the SEC this year. Obama has No. 10 Arkansas beating No. 7 Kansas in the West, No. 10 Vanderbilt upsetting No. 7 Saint Mary's in the East and No. 9 Georgia taking down No. 8 Gonzaga in the Midwest.
In total, Obama has the SEC going 10-4 in the first round — one of those losses was Texas to Illinois, but Texas failed to advance to the Round of 64.
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Several other celebrities (both real and imaginary) have weighed in on the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Here are some that have included Florida in their Final Four picks:
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Obama has made his bracket public since his first year in office, 2009, correctly picking North Carolina as the national champion. He also correctly picked UNC to win it all in 2017. The former president has Auburn, Duke, Florida and Tennessee in the Final Four this year, with Florida defeating Alabama to advance to the championship game against Duke.
Just because Obama picked three No. 1 seeds and one No. 2 seed to make the Final Four doesn't mean he lacks ball knowledge. While in office, Obama had a 64% success rate across eight years of picks, and he's riding with the SEC this year. Obama has No. 10 Arkansas beating No. 7 Kansas in the West, No. 10 Vanderbilt upsetting No. 7 Saint Mary's in the East and No. 9 Georgia taking down No. 8 Gonzaga in the Midwest.
In total, Obama has the SEC going 10-4 in the first round — one of those losses was Texas to Illinois, but Texas failed to advance to the Round of 64.
Download your March Madness bracket here!
More high-profile/celebrity bracket predictions
Several other celebrities (both real and imaginary) have weighed in on the 2025 NCAA Tournament. Here are some that have included Florida in their Final Four picks:
- Baseball Players: Boston Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman, Baltimore Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson, Orioles second baseman Jackson Holliday (national champions)
- Basketball Players: NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley (national champions), Duke/Magic forward Paolo Banchero (runner-up), BYU legend Jimmer Fredette (runner-up), Tennessee/Lakers guard Dalton Knecht (runner-up), former Oakland guard Jack Gohlke (runner-up) and former Villanova coach Jay Wright
- Football Players: Florida legend Tim Tebow (national champions), Philadelphia Eagles DB Cooper DeJean (runner-up), Ohio State running back Quinshon Judkins (national champions), Atlanta Falcons running back Bijan Robinson (national champions), New York Jets quarterback Tyrod Taylor (runner-up) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Rachaad White
- Imaginary: Bugs Bunny (national champions) and Backyard Sports star Pablo Sanchez (runner-up)
- Sportswriters/Broadcasters: NBA on TNT's Ernie Johnson (national champions)Hoops HQ Editor-in-Chief Seth Davis (national champions),
- Others: Comedian Bert Kreischer, music group Nickelback (national champions), musician JD Shelburne (runner-up), Olympian Gabby Thomas (national champions)
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