Selection Sunday is here, and Andy Katz has revealed his final bracket predictions hours before the show.
Here is his full 68-team field.
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2025 March Madness men’s bracket predictions
| SEED | SOUTH | West | East | midwest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | Houston | Duke | Florida |
| 16 | Alabama State/St. Francis PA | SIUE | American/Mount Saint Mary’s | Norfolk State |
| 8 | Creighton | Gonzaga | Mississippi State | Memphis |
| 9 | Oklahoma | Georgia | UConn | New Mexico |
| 5 | Clemson | Purdue | BYU | Oregon |
| 12 | Liberty | UC San Diego | VCU/George Mason | McNeese |
| 4 | Michigan | Texas A&M | Maryland | Arizona |
| 13 | Lipscomb | Akron | High Point | Yale |
| 6 | Ole Miss | Louisville | Saint Mary’s | Kansas |
| 11 | Colorado State | West Virginia/San Diego State | Indiana/Texas | Drake |
| 3 | Texas Tech | Wisconsin | Iowa State | Kentucky |
| 14 | Troy | Grand Canyon | Robert Morris | UNC Wilmington |
| 7 | Illinois | UCLA | Marquette | Missouri |
| 10 | Vanderbilt | Baylor | Arkansas | Utah State |
| 2 | St. John’s | Alabama | Tennessee | Michigan State |
| 15 | Bryant | Montana | Omaha | Wofford |
First four out: Xavier, North Carolina, Boise State, Ohio State
Conferences with multiple teams in Katz’s bracket predictions
| Conference | number of teams | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SEC | 14 | Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt, Georgia |
| Big Ten | 10 | Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Oregon, Purdue, UCLA, Wisconsin |
| Big 12 | 8 | Arizona, Baylor, BYU, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Texas Tech, West Virginia |
| ACC | 4 | Clemson, Duke, Louisville, North Carolina |
| Big East | 4 | Creighton, Marquette, St. John’s, UConn |
| Mountain West | 4 | Colorado State, 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)
- Duke (1) AQ ACC
- Houston (1) AQ Big 12
- Florida (1) AQ SEC
- Tennessee (2)
- Alabama (2)
- Michigan State (2)
- St. John’s (2)
- Texas Tech (3)
- Wisconsin (3)
- Kentucky (3)
- Iowa State (3)
- Maryland (4)
- Texas A&M (4)
- Arizona (4)
- Maryland (4)
- Clemson (5)
- Purdue (5)
- Oregon (5)
- BYU (5)
- Louisville (6)
- Ole Miss (6)
- Saint Mary’s (6)
- Kansas (6)
- Illinois (7)
- Missouri (7)
- UCLA (7)
- Marquette (7)
- Gonzaga (8)
- Creighton (8)
- Memphis (8) AQ American
- Mississippi State (8)
- UConn (9)
- Georgia (9)
- New Mexico (9)
- Oklahoma (9)
- Baylor (10)
- Utah State (10)
- Arkansas (10)
- Vanderbilt (10)
- Drake (11) AQ MVC
- West Virginia (11)
- San Diego State (11)
- Indiana (11)
- Texas (11)
- Colorado State (11) AQ MWC
- VCU/George Mason (12) AQ A10
- UC San Diego (12) AQ Big West
- Liberty (12) AQ CUSA
- McNeese (!2) AQ Southland
- High Point (13) AQ AQ Big South
- Akron (13) AQ MAC
- Yale (13) AQ Ivy (assumption Bulldogs beat Cornell)
- Lipscomb (13) AQ ASun
- UNC Wilmington (14) CAA
- Grand Canyon (14) AQ WAC
- Troy (14) AQ Sun Belt
- Robert Morris (14) AQ Horizon
- Montana (15) AQ Big Sky
- Bryant (15) AQ America East
- Nebraska-Omaha (15) AQ Summit
- Wofford (15) AQ Southern
- Norfolk State (16) AQ MEAC
- SIUE (16) AQ OVC
- American (16) AQ Patriot
- Mount Saint Mary’s (16) AQ MAAC
- Alabama State (16) AQ SWAC
- St. Francis (PA) AQ NEC
