Bracketology (3-6-25)

Updated seed list as of 3-6-25 at 8 PM:

1 SEEDS

1    Auburn
2    Duke
3    Houston
4    Tennessee

2 SEEDS

5    Alabama
6    Florida
7    Michigan State
8    St John's

3 SEEDS

9    Texas Tech
10    Wisconsin
11    Iowa State
12    Kentucky

4 SEEDS

13    Texas A&M
14    Michigan
15    Purdue
16    Arizona

5 SEEDS

17    Maryland
18    Clemson
19    Saint Mary's
20    Marquette

6 SEEDS

21    Louisville
22    Missouri
23    Oregon
24    Memphis

7 SEEDS

25    BYU
26    UCLA
27    Ole Miss
28    Mississippi State

8 SEEDS

29    Kansas
30    Connecticut
31    Illinois
32    New Mexico

9 SEEDS

33    Gonzaga
34    Vanderbilt
35    Creighton
36    Utah State

10 SEEDS

37    West Virginia
38    VCU
39    San Diego State
40    Georgia

11 SEEDS

41    Arkansas
42    Baylor
43    Drake
44    UC San Diego

12 SEEDS

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

13 SEEDS

51    High Point
52    Arkansas State
53    Akron
54    Chattanooga

14 SEEDS

55    Lipscomb
56    Utah Valley
57    Northern Colorado
58    Jacksonville State

15 SEEDS

59    Robert Morris
60    Towson
61    Bryant
62    C Connecticut

16 SEEDS

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

Comments

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