Men’s Bracketology 1/4/2025

There aren’t many games over Christmas week, but the week of New Year’s has been busy with plenty of movement in the bracket. Illinois, Memphis and UCLA have all jumped into the protected seed range in this update. Illinois and UCLA notched huge wins over Oregon and Gonzaga and look like the class of the Big Ten. Memphis, meanwhile, is on their way to a strange profile of huge non-conference wins and a slew of games against awful AAC teams.

I’ll be updating my bracket at least weekly for the rest of the season, perhaps twice a week.