Men’s Bracketology 3/5/2025

Tuesday night was the best bubble action we’ve had all season. Several teams got important wins- Ohio State won a dramatic 2OT game against Nebraska, Arkansas dominated Vanderbilt, and Texas nearly choked to Mississippi State but held on in OT.

I am willing to lock my first 36 teams into the field- so that’s everyone on the 1-9 lines. The next five teams are all in pretty good shape (80%+ to make the tournament), and then we get to the true bubble.

1: Auburn, Duke, Houston, Tennessee

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

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

4: Purdue, Iowa State, Michigan, Clemson

5: Arizona, Oregon, Missouri, St. Mary’s

6: Marquette, Maryland, Louisville, Memphis

7: UCLA, BYU, Ole Miss, Illinois

8: Mississippi State, Kansas, Gonzaga, Creighton

9: Connecticut, Vanderbilt, Georgia, New Mexico

10: West Virginia, Baylor, Utah State, VCU

11: San Diego State, Drake, Ohio State, (Arkansas/Indiana)

12: (Oklahoma/Boise State), UC San Diego, McNeese, Liberty

13: High Point, Yale, Akron, Lipscomb

14: Arkansas State, Utah Valley, UNC Greensboro, UNC Wilmington

15: South Dakota State, Northern Colorado, Central Connecticut State, Norfolk State

16: Robert Morris, Southern, (Southeast Missouri State/Quinnipiac), (Bryant/Bucknell)

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

Still Alive: Cincinnati, Wake Forest, SMU, San Francisco, Colorado State