Men’s Bracketology 2/4/2025

The weekend gave us an enormous amount of turnover at the top of the bracket. Since my last update, Florida, Iowa State (2x), Kansas, Houston, Marquette, Kentucky and Michigan State have all lost.

The biggest winner in all of this is Texas A&M. The Aggies beat Texas Tech and Purdue in back to back games in December and those wins have aged brilliantly. Combined with some solid work in SEC play, Buzz Williams’ squad has a chance for their best seed in school history. I’ve moved A&M up to a 2 seed in this update, their highest spot of the season.

The biggest bubble riser recently is Nebraska. The Cornhuskers were nearly off the radar after a 6 game losing streak, but picked up back to back wins against Illinois and Oregon to move back into the field.

1: Auburn, Alabama, Duke, Tennessee

2: Purdue, Houston, Texas A&M. Florida

3: Marquette, Iowa State, Kentucky, Kansas

4: Michigan State, Wisconsin, Missouri, Texas Tech

5: Oregon, Memphis, Arizona, Ole Miss

6: Michigan, St. John’s, Illinois, Maryland

7: Mississippi State, Louisville, UCLA, St. Mary’s

8: Connecticut, Creighton, Clemson, Oklahoma

9: Utah State, Baylor, Texas, New Mexico

10: West Virginia, Gonzaga, Ohio State, San Diego State

11: Nebraska, (Vanderbilt/BYU), Drake, (Georgia/Wake Forest)

12: UC Irvine, VCU, Arkansas State, Liberty

13: McNeese, Yale, Grand Canyon, Akron

14: Samford, High Point, UNC Wilmington, Lipscomb

15: Northern Colorado, South Dakota State, Cleveland State, Marist

16: Norfolk State, Central Connecticut, (Southern/Bryant), (American/Morehead State)

First Four Out: Arizona State, UCF, SMU, USC

Next Four Out: Pittsburgh, Indiana, North Carolina, Arkansas

Also Considered: Xavier, VCU, Iowa, Cincinnati, Stanford, Boise State, Santa Clara, LSU

Moving In: Nebraska, BYU, Wake Forest, UNC Wilmington, Morehead State, American, South Dakota State

Moving Out: UCF, Arizona State, Pittsburgh, Charleston, Little Rock, Colgate, North Dakota State

Bids by Conference:

SEC: 13

Big Ten: 10

Big 12: 8

ACC: 4

Big East: 4

Mountain West: 3

West Coast: 2