Andy Katz | NCAA.com | February 11, 2025

Auburn reclaims top overall seed in latest March Madness men's bracket predictions

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Following another thrilling weekend of men's college basketball, Auburn reclaims the top overall seed in Andy Katz's latest bracket projections. 

Take a look at his latest 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 Bryant  Little Rock/American Merrimack/Omaha Southern
         
8 Baylor Saint Mary's New Mexico Oregon
9 Ohio State West Virginia UConn Gonzaga
         
5 Michigan  Memphis Ole Miss Marquette
12 Yale McNeese George Mason UC San Diego 
         
4 Kentucky  Texas Tech  Kansas Arizona
13 Akron Samford High Point Arkansas State
         
6 Illinois Missouri  UCLA Clemson  
11 Wake Forest/Texas Drake Georgia San Diego State/Arkansas
         
3 Iowa State Michigan State St. John's  Wisconsin
14 Lipscomb Jacksonville State Northern Colorado Utah Valley 
         
7 Mississippi State Maryland Louisville  Creighton 
10 Utah State Oklahoma  Nebraska Vanderbilt 
         
2 Purdue Houston Florida Texas A&M 
15 Cleveland State Towson  Central Connecticut  Norfolk State

Conferences with multiple teams in Katz's bracket predictions 

CONFERENCE TOTAL TEAMS TEAMS
SEC 14 Alabama, Auburn, Arkansas, 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 7 Arizona, Baylor, 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: 

  1. Auburn (1) AQ SEC
  2. Alabama (1)
  3. Duke (1) AQ ACC
  4. Tennessee (1)
  5. Florida (2)
  6. Purdue (2) AQ BIG
  7. Houston (2) AQ Big 12
  8. Texas A&M (2)
  9. Iowa State (3)
  10. Michigan State (3)
  11. St. John’s (3) AQ Big East
  12. Wisconsin (3)
  13. Arizona (4)
  14. Kansas (4)
  15. Texas Tech (4)
  16. Kentucky (4)
  17. Marquette (5)
  18. Michigan (5)
  19. Ole Miss (5)
  20. Memphis (5) AQ American 
  21. Illinois (6)
  22. UCLA (6)
  23. Missouri (6)
  24. Clemson (6)
  25. Louisville (7)
  26. Mississippi State (7)
  27. Maryland (7)
  28. Creighton (7)
  29. Oregon (8)
  30. Saint Mary’s (8) AQ WCC
  31. Baylor (8)
  32. New Mexico (8) AQ MWC
  33. UConn (9)
  34. Ohio State (9)
  35. West Virginia (9)
  36. Gonzaga (9)
  37. Utah State (10)
  38. Oklahoma (10)
  39. Nebraska (10)
  40. Vanderbilt (10)
  41. Georgia (11)
  42. Wake Forest (11)
  43. Texas (11)
  44. Drake (11) AQ MVC
  45. San Diego State (11)
  46. Arkansas (11)
  47. George Mason (12) AQ 10
  48. UC San Diego (12) AQ Big West
  49. McNeese (12) AQ Southland
  50. Yale (12) AQ Ivy
  51. Akron (13) AQ MAC
  52. Arkansas State (13) AQ Sun Belt
  53. High Point (13) AQ Big South
  54. Samford (13) AQ Southern
  55. Jacksonville State (14) AQ CUSA 
  56. Lipscomb (14) AQ ASun
  57. Utah Valley (14) AQ WAC
  58. Northern Colorado (14) AQ Big Sky
  59. Cleveland State (15) AQ Horizon
  60. Central Connecticut (15) AQ Northeast
  61. Towson (15) AQ CAA
  62. Norfolk State (15) AQ MEAC
  63. Bryant (16) AQ America East
  64. Southern (16) AQ SWAC
  65. Merrimack (16) AQ MAAC
  66. Nebraska-Omaha (16) AQ Summit
  67. Little Rock (16) AQ OVC
  68. American (16) AQ Patriot

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