Men’s Bracketology 3/12/2025

I went through and re-scrubbed part of the bracket this morning which led to some changes on the 5, 6, 7 and 8 lines. Those teams are all pretty jumbled up, so one result here or there can move teams several places.

Power conference tournaments get started today (I refuse to consider Cal vs. Virginia Tech to be power conference basketball). I’ll be at the Big East tournament for the rest of the week and sending some updates from there.

1: Auburn, Duke, Houston, Florida

2: Alabama, Tennessee, Michigan State, St. John’s

3: Kentucky, Texas Tech, Texas A&M, Iowa State

4: Maryland, Purdue, Wisconsin, Clemson

5: Oregon, Louisville, Arizona, Ole Miss

6: Kansas, Illinois, UCLA, St. Mary’s

7: Michigan, Gonzaga, BYU, Memphis

8: Marquette, Missouri, Mississippi State, Connecticut

9: Creighton, Georgia, New Mexico, West Virginia

10: Vanderbilt, Utah State, Drake, Baylor

11: Oklahoma, Arkansas, (San Diego State/Indiana), VCU

12: UC San Diego, (Ohio State/Xavier), McNeese, Liberty

13: Yale, High Point, Akron, Grand Canyon

14: Lipscomb, UNC Wilmington, Troy, Northern Colorado

15: Robert Morris, Wofford, Bryant, Omaha

16: Norfolk State, Merrimack, (Southern/SIUE), (American/St. Francis)

First Four Out: North Carolina, Colorado State, UC Irvine, Boise State

Next Four Out: Wake Forest, Texas, Dayton, San Francisco