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Matty Brackets: CBB Review Bracketology (Final – Mar. 16, 2025)

ByMat Mlodzinski

Mar 16, 2025
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The countdown to March Madness is on! Mat Mlodzinski has his final bracketology before the field is released this Selection Sunday.

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

East (Newark)

  1. DUKE (31-3, 19-1)
  2. ST. JOHN’S (30-4, 18-2)
  3. Maryland (25-7, 14-6)
  4. Texas A&M (22-10, 11-7)
  5. Oregon (24-9, 12-8)
  6. BYU (24-9, 14-6)
  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. YALE (22-7, 13-1)
  14. LIPSCOMB (25-9, 14-4)
  15. ROBERT MORRIS (26-8, 15-5)
  16. NORFOLK STATE (24-10, 11-3)

South (Atlanta)

  1. Auburn (28-5, 15-3)
  2. Michigan State (27-6, 17-3)
  3. Iowa State (24-9, 13-7)
  4. MICHIGAN (25-9, 14-6)
  5. Louisville (26-6, 18-2)
  6. Illinois (21-12, 12-8)
  7. Ole Miss (22-11, 10-8)
  8. UCLA (22-10, 13-7)
  9. VCU (28-6, 15-3)
  10. Utah State (26-7, 15-5)
  11. UC SAN DIEGO (30-4, 18-2)
  12. San Diego State (21-9, 14-6) / Texas (19-15, 6-12)
  13. HIGH POINT (29-5, 14-2)
  14. UNC WILMINGTON (27-7, 14-4)
  15. BRYANT (23-11, 14-2)
  16. AMERICAN (22-12, 13-5) / ST. FRANCIS PA (16-17, 8-8)

West (San Francisco)

  1. HOUSTON (30-4, 19-1)
  2. Tennessee (27-7, 12-6)
  3. Wisconsin (26-9, 13-7)
  4. Kentucky (22-11, 10-8)
  5. Purdue (22-11, 13-7)
  6. Missouri (22-11, 10-8)
  7. Saint Mary’s (27-5, 17-1)
  8. Creighton (24-10, 15-5)
  9. Mississippi State (21-12, 8-10)
  10. West Virginia (19-13, 10-10)
  11. COLORADO STATE (25-9, 16-4)
  12. LIBERTY (28-6, 13-5)
  13. GRAND CANYON (26-7, 13-3)
  14. TROY (23-10, 13-5)
  15. MONTANA (25-9, 15-3)
  16. ALABAMA STATE (19-15, 12-6) / MOUNT ST. MARY’S (22-12, 12-8)

Midwest (Indianapolis)

  1. FLORIDA (30-4, 14-4)
  2. Alabama (25-8, 13-5)
  3. Texas Tech (25-8, 15-5)
  4. Arizona (22-12, 14-6)
  5. Clemson (27-5, 18-2)
  6. GONZAGA (25-8, 14-4)
  7. Marquette (23-10, 13-7)
  8. MEMPHIS (29-5, 16-2)
  9. Baylor (19-14, 10-10)
  10. New Mexico (26-7, 17-3)
  11. Arkansas (20-13, 8-10)
  12. Vanderbilt (20-12, 8-10) / Indiana (19-13, 10-10)
  13. AKRON (28-6, 17-1)
  14. WOFFORD (19-15, 10-8)
  15. OMAHA (22-12, 13-3)
  16. SIU EDWARDSVILLE (22-11, 13-7)

First Four Out:

  • Xavier (21-11, 13-7)
  • North Carolina (22-12, 13-7)
  • Boise State (24-10, 14-6)
  • Ohio State (17-15, 9-11)

By Mat Mlodzinski