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Matty Brackets: CBB Review Bracketology (Mar. 15, 2025)

ByMat Mlodzinski

Mar 15, 2025
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The countdown to March Madness is on! Mat Mlodzinski has his latest bracketology, as of Mar. 13, with TWO days until Selection Sunday.

Click here to compare Matty Brackets to the rest of the Bracket Matrix.

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

IF A TEAM IS BOLDED AND IN ALL CAPS THEY HAVE MADE THE FIELD AS AN AUTO BID.

South (Atlanta)

  1. Auburn (28-4, 15-3)
  2. Michigan State (27-5, 17-3)
  3. Iowa State (24-9, 13-7)
  4. Arizona (22-11, 14-6)
  5. Louisville (26-6, 18-2)
  6. Michigan (22-8, 14-5)
  7. Ole Miss (22-11, 10-8)
  8. UCLA (22-10, 13-7)
  9. Baylor (19-14, 10-10)
  10. Utah State (26-7, 15-5)
  11. Arkansas (20-13, 8-10)
  12. Texas (19-15, 6-12) / San Diego State (21-9, 14-6)
  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 (30-3, 19-1)
  2. St. John’s (29-4, 18-2)
  3. Maryland (25-7, 14-6)
  4. Texas A&M (22-10, 11-7)
  5. Illinois (21-12, 12-8)
  6. Saint Mary’s (27-5, 17-1)
  7. Kansas (21-12, 11-9)
  8. UConn (23-10, 14-6)
  9. Georgia (20-12, 8-10)
  10. Oklahoma (20-13, 6-12)
  11. DRAKE (30-3, 17-3)
  12. MCNEESE (27-6, 19-1)
  13. Akron (27-6, 17-1)
  14. LIPSCOMB (25-9, 14-4)
  15. ROBERT MORRIS (26-8, 15-5)
  16. Mount St. Mary’s (21-12, 12-8)

West (San Francisco)

  1. Houston (29-4, 19-1)
  2. Alabama (25-7, 13-5)
  3. Wisconsin (25-8, 13-7)
  4. Kentucky (22-11, 10-8)
  5. Oregon (24-9, 12-8)
  6. BYU (24-9, 14-6)
  7. GONZAGA (25-8, 14-4)
  8. Mississippi State (21-12, 8-10)
  9. Memphis (27-5, 16-2)
  10. West Virginia (19-13, 10-10)
  11. UC San Diego (29-4, 18-2)
  12. Liberty (27-6, 13-5)
  13. Grand Canyon (25-7, 13-3)
  14. WOFFORD (19-15, 10-8)
  15. OMAHA (22-12, 13-3)
  16. Jackson State (16-17, 14-4) / SIU EDWARDSVILLE (22-11, 13-7)

Midwest (Indianapolis)

  1. Florida (28-4, 14-4)
  2. Tennessee (26-6, 12-6)
  3. Texas Tech (25-8, 15-5)
  4. Purdue (22-11, 13-7)
  5. Clemson (27-5, 18-2)
  6. Marquette (23-10, 13-7)
  7. Missouri (22-11, 10-8)
  8. Creighton (23-9, 15-5)
  9. New Mexico (26-7, 17-3)
  10. Vcu (26-6, 15-3)
  11. Vanderbilt (20-12, 8-10) / Indiana (19-13, 10-10)
  12. Colorado State (24-9, 16-4)
  13. Yale (20-7, 13-1)
  14. TROY (23-10, 13-5)
  15. MONTANA (25-9, 15-3)
  16. Norfolk State (23-10, 11-3)

First Four Out:

  • Xavier (21-11, 13-7)
  • North Carolina (22-12, 13-7)
  • Boise State (24-9, 14-6)
  • Ohio State (17-15, 9-11)

By Mat Mlodzinski