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Bracketology (2/16/25)

 With Selection Sunday just one month away, here is how I see the field of 68 playing out.

Credit: Justin Ferguson

THE FIELD:

1 SEEDS

Auburn
Alabama
Florida
Duke

2 SEEDS

Tennessee
Houston
Texas A&M
Wisconsin

3 SEEDS

Purdue
Texas Tech
Iowa State
Saint John's

4 SEEDS

Michigan State
Arizona
Michigan
Kentucky

5 SEEDS

Marquette
Kansas
Missouri
Illinois

6 SEEDS

Maryland
UCLA
Ole Miss
Mississippi State

7 SEEDS

Clemson
Louisville
Memphis
Saint Mary's

8 SEEDS

Creighton
Gonzaga
Connecticut
Baylor

9 SEEDS

Oregon
BYU
New Mexico
Vanderbilt

10 SEEDS

Utah State
West Virginia
Ohio State
Texas

11 SEEDS

Oklahoma
Nebraska
Georgia
San Diego State
Arkansas
VCU

12 SEEDS

UC San Diego
Drake
Yale
McNeese

13 SEEDS

Akron
Arkansas State
High Point
Lipscomb

14 SEEDS

Chattanooga
Jacksonville State
Utah Valley
Montana

15 SEEDS

Towson
C Connecticut
Cleveland State
Norfolk State

16 SEEDS

Bryant
Nebraska Omaha
Quinnipiac
Southern
SEMO
American

 THE BUBBLE

Last 4 BYES:

West Virginia

Ohio State

Texas

Oklahoma

Last 4 IN:

Nebraska

Georgia

San Diego State

Arkansas

First 4 OUT:

Wake Forest

SMU

Indiana

Boise State

Next 4 OUT:

Xavier

North Carolina

Pittsburgh

San Francisco

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