Bracketology (2-28-25)

Going into a big weekend of college hoops, here is my seed list update for this Friday. I will have a new full bracket out on Sunday morning.

1 SEEDS

1    Auburn
2    Duke
3    Alabama
4    Houston

2 SEEDS

5    Tennessee
6    Florida
7    Michigan State
8    Wisconsin

3 SEEDS

9    St John's
10    Arizona
11    Kentucky
12    Iowa State

4 SEEDS

13    Texas Tech
14    Texas A&M
15    Purdue
16    Maryland

5 SEEDS

17    Michigan
18    Missouri
19    Clemson
20    Mississippi State

6 SEEDS

21    Saint Mary's
22    Marquette
23    Kansas
24    Louisville

7 SEEDS

25    Memphis
26    UCLA
27    Oregon
28    Ole Miss

8 SEEDS

29    Illinois
30    Connecticut
31    BYU
32    Creighton

9 SEEDS

33    New Mexico
34    Utah State
35    Vanderbilt
36    Gonzaga

10 SEEDS

37    San Diego State
38    VCU
39    Baylor
40    West Virginia

11 SEEDS

41    Nebraska
42    Arkansas
43    Drake
44    UC San Diego

12 SEEDS

45    Indiana
46    Oklahoma
47    Ohio State
48    Georgia
49    McNeese
50    Yale

13 SEEDS

51    Liberty
52    High Point
53    Akron
54    Lipscomb

14 SEEDS

55    Chattanooga
56    Robert Morris
57    James Madison
58    Towson

15 SEEDS

59    Utah Valley
60    C Connecticut
61    Montana
62    Norfolk State

16 SEEDS

63    Bryant
64    Nebraska Omaha
65    Quinnipiac
66    SEMO
67    Southern
68    Bucknell

Comments

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