Matty Brackets: CBB Review Bracketology (Dec. 28, 2025)

The countdown to March Madness is on! Mat Mlodzinski has his first bracketology of the season, as of Dec. 28, 2025.

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

Midwest (Chicago)

1. Michigan (11-0, 2-0)
2. Vanderbilt (12-0, 0-0)
3. BYU (12-1, 0-0)
4. Louisville (10-2, 0-0)
5. Florida (8-4, 0-0)
6. Virginia (11-1, 0-0)
7. St. John’s (8-4, 1-0)
8. NC State (9-4, 0-0)
9. Seton Hall (11-2, 1-1)
10. Auburn (8-4, 0-0)
11. LSU (11-1, 0-0) / Washington (8-4, 1-1)
12. George Mason (11-1, 0-0)
13. High Point (11-3, 0-0)
14. Troy (8-5, 1-0)
15. Northern Colorado (9-3, 0-0)
16. CCSU (6-5, 0-0) / Grambling (5-7, 0-0)

West (San Jose)

1. Arizona (12-0, 0-0)
2. Purdue (11-0, 2-0)
3. North Carolina (12-1, 0-0)
4. Illinois (9-3, 1-1)
5. Alabama (9-3, 0-0)
6. USC (12-1, 1-1)
7. Kentucky (9-4, 0-0)
8. Utah State (10-1, 0-0)
9. Clemson (10-3, 0-0)
10. Baylor (9-2, 0-0)
11. Oklahoma (9-3, 0-0) / Oklahoma State (11-1, 0-0)
12. UC San Diego (10-2, 1-0)
13. Utah Valley (10-3, 0-0)
14. Lipscomb (7-5, 0-0)
15. North Dakota State (10-5, 0-0)
16. Siena (9-4, 2-0) / Howard (9-5, 0-0)

East (Washington D.C.)

1. Duke (11-1, 0-0)
2. Iowa State (12-0, 0-0)
3. Michigan State (11-1, 2-0)
4. Kansas (10-3, 0-0)
5. Iowa (10-2, 1-1)
6. Arkansas (9-3, 0-0)
7. Villanova (10-2, 1-0)
8. Saint Mary’s (11-2, 0-0)
9. UCLA (10-3, 2-0)
10. Ohio State (9-3, 1-1)
11. Yale (11-1, 0-0)
12. Belmont (12-1, 2-0)
13. William & Mary (9-3, 0-0)
14. Furman (9-4, 0-0)
15. UT Martin (9-4, 1-1)
16. Vermont (8-6, 0-0)

South (Houston)

1. UConn (12-1, 2-0)
2. Gonzaga (12-1, 0-0)
3. Houston (11-1, 0-0)
4. Nebraska (12-0, 2-0)
5. Texas Tech (9-3, 0-0)
6. Tennessee (9-3, 0-0)
7. Georgia (11-1, 0-0)
8. Indiana (10-3, 1-1)
9. SMU (10-2, 0-0)
10. Wisconsin (8-4, 1-1)
11. Tulsa (12-1, 0-0)
12. Miami-OH (13-0, 1-0)
13. Liberty (8-3, 0-0)
14. Stephen F Austin (9-2, 0-0)
15. Oakland (6-7, 2-0)
16. Navy (9-5, 0-0)

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