AP poll breakdown: Andy Katz Q&A, reactions to college basketball rankings (02/03/24)
Following an upset-filled Saturday of men's basketball where seven of the top 14 teams lost, Andy Katz revealed his newest bracket predictions. There are numerous shakeups to the bracket, including a new No. 1 seed for the first time.
Take a look at his newest predicted 68-team field below.
RANKINGS: AP Top 25 Poll | NET rankings
2025 March Madness men's bracket predictions
| SEED | MIDWEST | SOUTH | EAST | West |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | Auburn | Duke | Tennessee |
| 16 | Florida Gulf Coast | Omaha/Morehead State | Bryant/American | Southern |
| 8 | Creighton | UCLA | UConn | Saint Mary's |
| 9 | Gonzaga | West Virginia | Oklahoma | New Mexico |
| 5 | Illinois | St. John's | Memphis | Arizona |
| 12 | Arkansas State | George Mason | McNeese | UC Irvine |
| 4 | Texas Tech | Kentucky | Missouri | Wisconsin |
| 13 | Samford | Yale | Akron | Grand Canyon |
| 6 | Mississippi State | Ole Miss | Michigan | Oregon |
| 11 | Nebraska/San Diego State | Drake | Georgia | BYU/Wake Forest |
| 3 | Marquette | Michigan State | Kansas | Texas A&M |
| 14 | UNC Asheville | Jacksonville State | Cleveland State | Northern Colorado |
| 7 | Baylor | Clemson | Maryland | Louisville |
| 10 | Vanderbilt | Texas | Utah State | Ohio State |
| 2 | Purdue | Houston | Florida | Iowa State |
| 15 | Towson | Norfolk State | Marist | Central Connecticut |
Monday's Big 12 clash: No. 16 Kansas routs No. 8 Iowa State
Conferences with multiple teams in Katz's bracket predictions
| CONFERENCE | TOTAL TEAMS | TEAMS |
|---|---|---|
| SEC | 13 | Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt |
| Big Ten | 10 | Illinois, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oregon, Purdue, UCLA, Wisconsin |
| Big 12 | 8 | Arizona, Baylor, BYU, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Texas Tech, West Virginia |
| ACC | 4 | Clemson, Duke, Louisville, Wake Forest |
| Big East | 4 | Creighton, Marquette, St. John's, UConn |
| Mountain West | 3 | New Mexico, San Diego State, Utah State |
| WCC | 2 | Gonzaga, Saint Mary's |
Andy Katz's field of 68
Here is Katz’s full seed list in order, from one through 68:
- Auburn (1) AQ SEC
- Duke (1) AQ ACC
- Alabama (1)
- Tennessee (1)
- Florida (2)
- Houston (2) AQ Big 12
- Purdue (2)
- Iowa State (2)
- Texas A&M (3)
- Marquette (3)
- Michigan State (3) AQ BIG
- Kansas (3)
- Kentucky (4)
- Wisconsin (4)
- Missouri (4)
- Texas Tech (4)
- Illinois (5)
- St. John’s (5) AQ Big East
- Arizona (5)
- Memphis (5) AQ American
- Michigan (6)
- Ole Miss (6)
- Oregon (6)
- Mississippi State (6)
- Maryland (7)
- Louisville (7)
- Clemson (7)
- Baylor (7)
- Creighton (8)
- UConn (8)
- Saint Mary’s (8) AQ WCC
- UCLA (8)
- Oklahoma (9)
- West Virginia (9)
- New Mexico (9) AQ MWC
- Gonzaga (9)
- Utah State (10)
- Ohio State (10)
- Texas (10)
- Vanderbilt (10)
- Georgia (11)
- Nebraska (11)
- San Diego State (11)
- BYU (11)
- Wake Forest (11)
- Drake (11) AQ MVC
- UC Irvine (12) AQ Big West
- George Mason (12) AQ A10
- Arkansas State (12) AQ Sun Belt
- McNeese (12) AQ Southland
- Yale (13) AQ Ivy
- Grand Canyon (13) AQ WAC
- Samford (13) AQ Southern
- Akron (13) AQ MAC
- Jacksonville State (14) AQ CUSA
- Northern Colorado (14) AQ Big Sky
- Cleveland State (14) AQ Horizon
- UNC Asheville (14) AQ Big South
- Marist (15) AQ MAAC
- Norfolk State (15) AQ MEAC
- Towson (15) AQ CAA
- Central Connecticut (15) AQ Northeast
- Florida Gulf Coast (16) AQ ASun
- Southern (16) AQ SWAC
- Bryant (16) AQ America East
- American (16) AQ Patriot
- Nebraska-Omaha (16) AQ Summit
- Morehead State (16) AQ OVC
Next group: PItt, UCF, SMU, North Carolina, Arizona State, Indiana, Arkansas, USC
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