Bracketology (3-10-25)

1 SEEDS

1    Auburn
2    Duke
3    Houston
4    Florida

2 SEEDS

5    Alabama
6    Tennessee
7    Michigan State
8    St. Johns

3 SEEDS

9    Texas Tech
10    Wisconsin
11    Kentucky
12    Texas A&M

4 SEEDS

13    Iowa State
14    Maryland
15    Purdue
16    Clemson

5 SEEDS

17    Arizona
18    Illinois
19    Louisville
20    Missouri

6 SEEDS

21    Saint Mary's
22    Michigan
23    Ole Miss
24    Oregon

7 SEEDS

25    BYU
26    Marquette
27    UCLA
28    Memphis

8 SEEDS

29    Gonzaga
30    Kansas
31    Connecticut
32    Mississippi State

9 SEEDS

33    Creighton
34    New Mexico
35    Georgia

36 Vanderbilt

10 SEEDS

37    West Virginia
38    Baylor
39    Utah State
40    Arkansas

11 SEEDS

41    San Diego State
42    UC San Diego
43    VCU

44 Drake

12 SEEDS

45    Indiana
46    Oklahoma
47    Xavier
48    Ohio State
49    McNeese
50    Liberty

13 SEEDS

51    Yale
52    High Point
53    Arkansas State
54    Akron

14 SEEDS

55    Lipscomb
56    Utah Valley
57    Northern Colorado
58    Furman

15 SEEDS

59    C Connecticut
60    Towson
61    Robert Morris
62    Bryant

16 SEEDS

63    Norfolk State
64    Nebraska Omaha
65    Quinnipiac
66    SIUE
67    Southern
68    American

Comments

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