Men’s Bracketology 3/14/2025

Things have gotten interesting around the bubble. We entered Champ Week with a pretty clear at-large cut line. Since then, my last two teams in (Ohio State and Xavier) lost their opening tournament games. North Carolina and Texas have taken their spots in the field. Both of those squads have massive opportunities today (Duke and Tennessee, respectively) and will land pretty firmly on the right side of the bubble with one more win.

I will be keeping a close eye on the Mountain West tournament in the coming days. Boise State and Colorado State are in the semifinals and both hovering just outside the NCAA tournament. I think Colorado State probably needs to win the Mountain West, and Boise State might be able to get away with losing in the final, but it will depend on results elsewhere.

1: Auburn, Duke, Houston, Florida

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

3: Kentucky, Texas Tech, Texas A&M, Maryland

4: Purdue, Iowa State, Wisconsin, Clemson

5: Oregon, Arizona, Louisville, Ole Miss

6: Illinois, UCLA, St. Mary’s, BYU

7: Kansas, Michigan, Gonzaga, Marquette

8: Missouri, Memphis, Connecticut, Mississippi State

9: Creighton, New Mexico, Georgia, Utah State

10: Oklahoma, West Virginia, Drake, Baylor

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

12: UC San Diego, (North Carolina/Texas), McNeese, Liberty

13: Yale, High Point, Akron, Grand Canyon

14: Lipscomb, UNC Wilmington, Troy, Robert Morris

15: Montana, Wofford, Bryant, Omaha

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

First Four Out: Boise State, Xavier, Colorado State, UC Irvine

Next Four Out: Ohio State, Wake Forest, Dayton, San Francisco