Men’s Bracketology 1/23/2025

Ohio State’s season has been a roller coaster. They looked like a solid tournament team after beating Kentucky over Christmas. They then went 1-4 to start 2025, with the only win being in 2OT over the worst team in the Big Ten. That all changed on Tuesday night with a massive road win at Purdue- their second Q1A win of the year. The Buckeyes move back into the field in this update, although fellow Big Ten teams Nebraska and Maryland fall out.

1: Auburn, Duke, Alabama, Iowa State

2: Tennessee, Oregon, Marquette, Kentucky

3: Florida, Kansas, Texas A&M, Michigan State

4: Houston, Purdue, Ole Miss, Mississippi State

5: Memphis, Wisconsin, Louisville, Illinois

6: Michigan, Utah State, West Virginia, UCLA

7: Arizona, Connecticut, St. John’s, Baylor

8: Gonzaga, Texas Tech, Georgia, Clemson

9: Creighton, Oklahoma, Missouri, Pittsburgh

10: St. Mary’s, San Diego State, UC Irvine, UCF

11: Vanderbilt, North Carolina, (Arizona State/Ohio State), (Texas/Indiana)

12: Drake, VCU, McNeese, Lipscomb

13: Samford, Yale, Grand Canyon, High Point

14: North Dakota State, South Alabama, Middle Tennessee, Akron

15: Charleston, Bryant, Northern Colorado, Cleveland State

16: Norfolk State, Quinnipiac, (Colgate/Southern), (Morehead State/LIU)

First Four Out: Maryland, New Mexico, Drake, Arkansas

Next Four Out: Wake Forest, Northwestern, Cincinnati, SMU

Also Considered: USC, Nebraska, VCU, Iowa, North Texas, BYU, Xavier, Florida State

Moving In: Texas, Ohio State, Arizona State

Moving Out: New Mexico, Maryland, Nebraska

Bids by Conference:

SEC: 13

Big Ten: 9

Big 12: 9

ACC: 5

Big East: 4

Mountain West: 2

West Coast: 2