Men’s Bracketology 1/30/2025

The biggest result of the week was Kentucky’s road win at Tennessee. It was Kentucky’s 5th Q1A win of the season and it vaulted them up to the 2 line, taking Tennessee’s spot.

Elsewhere, things are getting dire for North Carolina. The Tar Heels have dropped 3 of 4 with their only win in OT over an awful Boston College team. If they lose both matchups with Duke, they will enter Selection Sunday without a marquee win and a bunch of wins over mediocre ACC teams. They probably need to beat Duke at some point to make the field.

1: Auburn, Alabama, Duke, Iowa State

2: Florida, Purdue, Marquette, Kentucky

3: Houston, Tennessee, Michigan State, Oregon

4: Texas A&M, Kansas, Mississippi State, Wisconsin

5: Ole Miss, Louisville, Memphis, St. John’s

6: Missouri, Illinois, Arizona, Texas Tech

7: Michigan, Utah State, Clemson, Maryland

8: Creighton, Vanderbilt, UCLA, St. Mary’s

9: Baylor, Gonzaga, Georgia, Pittsburgh

10: West Virginia, Oklahoma, Connecticut, Texas

11: UCF, (San Diego State/Ohio State), (New Mexico/Arizona State), Drake

12: UC Irvine, VCU, McNeese, Liberty

13: Samford, Arkansas State, Grand Canyon, Lipscomb

14: Charleston, Akron, Princeton, North Dakota State

15: High Point, Cleveland State, Northern Colorado, Marist

16: Central Connecticut, Norfolk State, (Southern/Little Rock), (Bryant/Colgate)

First Four Out: BYU, Wake Forest, Indiana, SMU

Next Four Out: North Carolina, North Texas, Nebraska, Xavier

Also Considered: Stanford, Northwestern, Penn State, Arkansas, Boise State, LSU, Cincinnati, USC

Bids by Conference:

SEC: 13

Big Ten: 9

Big 12: 9

ACC: 4

Big East: 4

Mountain West: 3

West Coast: 2