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After some recent shifts in the top 25 rankings, Andy Katz has revealed his newest bracket predictions. Auburn, Alabama, Duke and Iowa State still get the No. 1 seeds, but there are plenty of shakeups in the heart of the bracket.
Take a look at his newest predicted 68-team field below.
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2025 March Madness men’s bracket predictions
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| SEED | SOUTH | WEST | EAST | MIDWEST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | Alabama | Duke | Iowa State |
| 16 | Omaha/Colgate | Morehead State | Howard/LIU | Bryant |
| 8 | UConn | Gonzaga | Georgia | Creighton |
| 9 | Baylor | North Carolina | Maryland | Vanderbilt |
| 5 | Mississippi State | Michigan | Wisconsin | Memphis |
| 12 | George Mason | Bradley | Samford | McNeese |
| 4 | Illinois | Kentucky | Ole Miss | Texas A&M |
| 13 | Lipscomb | Middle Tennessee | Yale | Charleston |
| 6 | St. John’s | Missouri | Louisville | West Virginia |
| 11 | Indiana | UC Irvine | San Diego State/Ohio State | Nebraska/Pitt |
| 3 | Kansas | Oregon | Purdue | Michigan State |
| 14 | South Alabama | Northern Colorado | Akron | Utah Valley |
| 7 | Utah State | Clemson | Texas Tech | Arizona |
| 10 | Oklahoma | Saint Mary’s | UCLA | New Mexico |
| 2 | Marquette | Houston | Florida | Tennessee |
| 15 | Southern | Cleveland State | Quinnipiac | UNC Asheville |
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| CONFERENCE | TOTAL TEAMS | TEAMS |
|---|---|---|
| Big Ten | 12 | Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oregon, Purdue, UCLA, Wisconsin |
| SEC | 11 | Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt |
| Big 12 | 7 | Arizona, Baylor, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Texas Tech, West Virginia |
| ACC | 5 | Clemson, Duke, Louisville, North Carolina, Pitt |
| Big East | 4 | Creighton, Marquette, St. John’s, UConn |
| Mountain West | 3 | New Mexico, San Diego State, Utah State |
| WCC | 2 | Gonzaga, Saint Mary’s |
Andy Katz’s field of 68
Here is Katz’s full seed list in order, from one through 68:
- Auburn (1) AQ SEC
- Duke (1) AQ ACC
- Iowa State (1)
- Alabama (1)
- Tennessee (2)
- Florida (2)
- Houston (2) AQ Big 12
- Marquette (2)
- Michigan State (3) AQ BIG
- Kansas (3)
- Purdue (3)
- Oregon (3)
- Kentucky (4)
- Illinois (4)
- Texas A&M (4)
- Ole Miss (4)
- Mississippi State (5)
- Memphis (5) AQ American
- Michigan (5)
- Wisconsin (5)
- West Virginia (6)
- Louisville (6)
- Missouri (6)
- St. John’s (6) AQ Big East
- Arizona (7)
- Clemson (7)
- Utah State (7)
- Texas Tech (7)
- Georgia (8)
- Creighton (8)
- UConn (8)
- Gonzaga (8)
- Baylor (9)
- Vanderbilt (9)
- Maryland (9)
- North Carolina (9)
- Oklahoma (10)
- Saint Mary’s (10) AQ WCC
- New Mexico (10) AQ MWC
- UCLA (10)
- Indiana (11)
- Nebraska (11)
- San Diego State (11)
- Pitt (11)
- Ohio State (11)
- UC Irvine (11) AQ Big West
- Bradley (12) AQ MVC
- George Mason (12) AQ A10
- McNeese (12) AQ Southland
- Samford (12) AQ Southern
- Middle Tennessee (13) AQ CUSA
- Charleston (13) AQ CAA
- Lipscomb (13) AQ ASun
- Yale (13) AQ Ivy
- Akron (14) AQ MAC
- Northern Colorado (14) AQ Big Sky
- South Alabama (14) AQ Sun Belt
- Utah Valley (14) AQ WAC
- Cleveland State (15) AQ Horizon
- UNC Asheville (15) AQ Big South
- Southern (15) AQ SWAC
- Quinnipiac (15) AQ MAAC
- Bryant (16) AQ America East
- Morehead State (16) AQ OVC
- Nebraska-Omaha (16) AQ Summit
- Colgate (16) AQ Patriot
- Howard (16) AQ MEAC
- Long Island (16) AQ Northeast
Next group: UCF, SMU, Drake, Wake Forest, Cincinnati, Iowa, Texas, Arizona State, Northwestern, VCU, BYU, Santa Clara, Villanova.
