Matty Brackets: CBB Review Bracketology (Mar. 13, 2025)

The countdown to March Madness is on! Mat Mlodzinski has his latest bracketology, as of Mar. 13, with THREE days until Selection Sunday.

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If a team is bolded, they are a projected automatic bid.

South (Atlanta)

1. Auburn (27-4, 15-3)
2. Michigan State (26-5, 17-3)
3. Iowa State (24-8, 13-7)
4. Wisconsin (23-8, 13-7)
5. Clemson (26-5, 18-2)
6. Saint Mary’s (27-5, 17-1)
7. Ole Miss (21-10, 10-8)
8. Mississippi State (21-11, 8-10)
9. Memphis (26-5, 16-2)
10. Utah State (25-6, 15-5)
11. DRAKE (30-3, 17-3)
12. West Virginia (19-13, 10-10) / Texas (18-14, 6-12)
13. HIGH POINT (29-5, 14-2)
14. UNC WILMINGTON (27-7, 14-4)
15. Bryant (22-11, 14-2)
16. AMERICAN (22-12, 13-5) / ST. FRANCIS PA (16-17, 8-8)

East (Newark)

1. Duke (28-3, 19-1)
2. St. John’s (27-4, 18-2)
3. Texas A&M (22-9, 11-7)
4. Arizona (20-11, 14-6)
5. Michigan (22-8, 14-5)
6. BYU (23-8, 14-6)
7. UCLA (22-9, 13-7)
8. Missouri (21-10, 10-8)
9. Baylor (19-13, 10-10)
10. Vanderbilt (20-12, 8-10)
11. Indiana (19-12, 10-10)
12. MCNEESE (27-6, 19-1)
13. Akron (25-6, 17-1)
14. LIPSCOMB (25-9, 14-4)
15. ROBERT MORRIS (26-8, 15-5)
16. Quinnipiac (20-12, 15-5)

Midwest (Indianapolis)

1. Florida (27-4, 14-4)
2. Tennessee (25-6, 12-6)
3. Texas Tech (24-7, 15-5)
4. Purdue (21-10, 13-7)
5. Louisville (25-6, 18-2)
6. Oregon (22-8, 11-8)
7. Kansas (21-11, 11-9)
8. Creighton (22-9, 15-5)
9. Arkansas (19-12, 8-10)
10. Vcu (25-6, 15-3)
11. Oklahoma (20-12, 6-12)
12. Ohio State (17-15, 9-11) / San Diego State (21-8, 14-6)
13. Yale (20-7, 13-1)
14. TROY (23-10, 13-5)
15. MONTANA (25-9, 15-3)
16. Norfolk State (22-10, 11-3)

West (San Francisco)

1. Houston (27-4, 19-1)
2. Alabama (24-7, 13-5)
3. Maryland (24-7, 14-6)
4. Kentucky (21-10, 10-8)
5. Illinois (20-11, 12-8)
6. Marquette (22-9, 13-7)
7. GONZAGA (25-8, 14-4)
8. UConn (22-9, 14-6)
9. Georgia (20-12, 8-10)
10. New Mexico (25-6, 17-3)
11. UC San Diego (28-4, 18-2)
12. Liberty (26-6, 13-5)
13. Grand Canyon (24-7, 13-3)
14. WOFFORD (19-15, 10-8)
15. OMAHA (22-12, 13-3)
16. Jackson State (15-17, 14-4) / SIU EDWARDSVILLE (22-11, 13-7)

First Four Out:

• North Carolina (21-12, 13-7)
• Xavier (21-10, 13-7)
• Nebraska (17-13, 7-12)
• Cincinnati (18-15, 7-13)

Next Four Out:

• SMU (23-9, 13-7)
• Boise State (22-9, 14-6)
• Colorado State (22-9, 16-4)
• Villanova (19-13, 11-9)