2025 Early Bracketology

South Region-Atlanta, GA

PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC

1. Duke

16. Bethune Cookman/Cal Baptist

8. Texas A&M
9. Illinois

Ball Arena, Denver, CO

5. San Diego State
12. Louisiana Tech (C-USA)

4. Houston
13. Samford (SoCon)

Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY

6. Maryland
11. Providence

3. Tennessee
14. Vermont (Am. East)

Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, WI

7. St. Mary's
10. Syracuse

2. Iowa State
15. High Point (Big South)

Midwest Region-Indianapolis, IN

Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, KS

1. Baylor
16. Fairfield (MAAC)

8. Clemson
9. Wisconsin

Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, Cleveland, OH

5. Kentucky
12. McNeese State (SLC)

4.  St. John's
13. Charleston (CAA)

Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, WI

6. Creighton
11. Memphis (AAC)

3. Purdue
14. Bowling Green (MAC)

PNC Arena, Raleigh, NC

7. Xavier
10. Florida

2. North Carolina
15. Northern Colorado (Big Sky)

West Region-San Francisco, CA

Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA

1. Gonzaga
16. UT-Martin (OVC)

8. Cincinnati
9. New Mexico

Climate Pledge Arena, Seattle, WA

5. Auburn
12. Loyola-Chicago (A10)

4. Rutgers
13. Arkansas State (Sunbelt)

Amica Mutual Pavilion, Providence, RI

6. Marquette
11. USC/Mississippi State

3. Miami, FL
14. Cornell (Ivy League)

Rupp Arena, Lexington, KY

7.  Michigan State
10. Villanova

2. Alabama
15. UC-Davis (Big West)

East Region-Newark, NJ

Intrust Bank Arena, Wichita, KS

1. Kansas
16. NC Central/Merrimack

8. Seton Hall
9. Boise State

Ball Arena, Denver, CO

5. UCLA
12. South Dakota State (Summit)

4. Arizona
13. Eastern Kentucky (ASun)

Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse, Cleveland, OH

6.  Arkansas
11.West Virginia /Colorado State

3.  Ohio State
14. American (American)

Amica Mutual Pavilion, Providence, RI

7.  Wake Forest
10. Dayton

2.  Connecticut
15. Youngstown State (Horizon)