Final Bracket - 3/16/2025

 Here it is. The final bracket prediction. Let's see how this goes:

1 Seeds

1 Auburn

2 Duke

3 Houston

4 Florida

2 Seeds

5 Alabama

6 Tennessee

7 Michigan St

8 St Johns

3 Seeds

9 Texas Tech

10 Kentucky

11 Wisconsin

12 Iowa St

4 Seeds

13 Texas A&M

14 Maryland

15 Arizona

16 Michigan

5 Seeds

17 Purdue

18 Clemson

19 Oregon

20 Louisville

6 Seeds

21 Ole Miss

22 Illinois

23 BYU

24 Kansas

7 Seeds

25 UCLA

26 St Marys

27 Gonzaga

28 Missouri

8 Seeds

29 Marquette

30 Memphis

31 Connecticut

32 Mississippi St

9 Seeds

33 Creighton

34 New Mexico

35 Georgia

36 Baylor

10 Seeds

37 Utah St

38 Arkansas

39 Oklahoma

40 West Virginia

11 Seeds

41 Drake

42 VCU

43 Vanderbilt

44 San Diego St

45 Indiana

46 Texas

12 Seeds

47 UC San Diego

48 Colorado St

49 McNeese

50 Liberty

13 Seeds

51 High Point

52 Yale

53 Akron

54 Grand Canyon

14 Seeds

55 Lipscomb

56 UNC-W

57 Troy

58 Montana

15 Seeds

59 Robert Morris

60 Bryant

61 Wofford

62 Omaha

16 Seeds

63 Norfolk St

64 SIUE

65 Mt St Marys

66 American

67 Alabama St

68 St Francis (PA)

Last Four In

Vanderbilt

San Diego St

Indiana

Texas

First Four Out

Xavier

North Carolina

Boise St

Ohio St

Bracketology - 3/15/2025

It took until Friday, but we finally have a confirmed bid thief. The Mountain West title game will be be between Boise St and Colorado St, two teams that would not be in without the auto-bid. It adds an element of chaos to an already muddy bubble. All the bubble teams are done, and it will lead to a very contentious selection committee room this weekend. Who will get in? Honestly, it's an educated guess, I dunno. But now, it's Championship Saturday. Where the fun reaches its natural conclusion. 

1 Seeds

1 Auburn

2 Duke

3 Houston

4 Florida

2 Seeds

5 Alabama

6 Tennessee

7 Michigan St

8 St Johns

3 Seeds

9 Texas Tech

10 Kentucky

11 Texas A&M

12 Iowa St

4 Seeds

13 Wisconsin

14 Maryland

15 Arizona

16 Purdue

5 Seeds

17 Clemson

18 Oregon

19 Louisville

20 Michigan

6 Seeds

21 Ole Miss

22 Kansas

23 Illinois

24 BYU

7 Seeds

25 UCLA

26 St Marys

27 Gonzaga

28 Missouri

8 Seeds

29 Marquette

30 Memphis

31 Mississippi St

32 Connecticut

9 Seeds

33 Creighton

34 New Mexico

35 Georgia

36 Baylor

10 Seeds

37 Utah St

38 Arkansas

39 Oklahoma

40 West Virginia

11 Seeds

41 Drake

42 Vanderbilt

43 VCU

44 San Diego St

45 Boise St

12 Seeds

46 Indiana

47 Texas

48 UC San Diego

49 McNeese

50 Liberty

13 Seeds

51 High Point

52 Yale

53 Akron

54 Lipscomb

14 Seeds

55 UNC-W

56 Troy

57 Utah Valley

58 Montana

15 Seeds

59 Robert Morris

60 Bryant

61 Wofford

62 Omaha

16 Seeds

63 Norfolk St

64 Iona

65 Jackson St

66 American

67 SIUE

68 St Francis (PA)

Last Four In

Vanderbilt

San Diego St

Indiana

Texas

First Four Out

North Carolina

Xavier

Colorado St

UC-Irvine

Bracketology - 3/14/2025

While there is much in terms of bracket implications today, I want to focus instead on the war of attrition, and how unfair March can be to players.

Yesterday, as Duke's Cooper Flagg crumpled to the floor holding his ankle, it was an echo to 25 years ago, when #1 Cincinnati's Kenyon Martin, the NPOY, broke his leg in the C-USA quarterfinal. That Cincinnati team never recovered, and an incredible season for the Bearcats came to a dispiriting end in the NCAA second round.

Fortunately, it turned out Flagg only sprained his anke, so he will play again this season. But he was not the only casualty of yesterday. His teammate, Maliq Brown, re-dislocated his shoulder. Elsewhere in the ACC, Clemson G Dillon Hunter, the super sixth man for the Tigers, broke his hand and is out for the season. In the SEC, Missouri F Mark Mitchell and Kentucky G Lamont Butler did not return to their games after injuries.

It is a part of March that is unavoidable, but still incredibly painful. Players working so hard during the season, only to be deprived of playing in March is a cruel fate, and one that is heartbreaking to see every season. So while watching the games, hope for great endings, amazing performances, but root for their health too. It's not to be taken for granted.

Also, go to http://www.bracketmatrix.com/ for more brackets.

1 Seeds

1 Auburn

2 Duke

3 Houston

4 Florida

2 Seeds

5 Alabama

6 Tennessee

7 Michigan St

8 St Johns

3 Seeds

9 Texas Tech

10 Kentucky

11 Texas A&M

12 Iowa St

4 Seeds

13 Wisconsin

14 Purdue

15 Clemson

16 Maryland

5 Seeds

17 Arizona

18 Oregon

19 Ole Miss

20 Louisville

6 Seeds

21 Michigan

22 Kansas

23 Illinois

24 UCLA

7 Seeds

25 BYU

26 St Marys

27 Gonzaga

28 Missouri

8 Seeds

29 Marquette

30 Memphis

31 Mississippi St

32 Connecticut

9 Seeds

33 Creighton

34 New Mexico

35 Georgia

36 Baylor

10 Seeds

37 Utah St

38 Arkansas

39 Oklahoma

40 Drake

11 Seeds

41 West Virginia

42 Vanderbilt

43 VCU

44 San Diego St

45 Indiana

12 Seeds

46 North Carolina

47 Xavier

48 UC San Diego

49 McNeese

50 Liberty

13 Seeds

51 High Point

52 Yale

53 Akron

54 Lipscomb

14 Seeds

55 UNC-W

56 Troy

57 Utah Valley

58 Montana

15 Seeds

59 Robert Morris

60 Bryant

61 Wofford

62 Omaha

16 Seeds

63 Norfolk St

64 Quinnipiac

65 Jackson St

66 American

67 SIUE

68 St Francis (PA)

Last Four In

San Diego St

Indiana

North Carolina

Xavier

First Four Out

Texas

Boise St

UC-Irvine

Dayton

Bracketology - 3/13/2025

 These first few days of championship week have been tremendously fun. We've already seen a 16-17 team punch their ticket, we've seen bubbles pop, some very fun games, and one of the most baffling accidentally made free throws of all time.

But it was all an appetizer. These next four days are the best four days of the college basketball calendar, aside from the NCAA First Round days. The sheer quality and quantity of basketball heading our way is incredible, and should be fully celebrated. The most exciting stories can come from the most unlikely of places, so no game can be written off. Sit back, relax, attend to your duties when needed, but otherwise, enjoy the ride.

Also, check out http://www.bracketmatrix.com/ for more brackets.

1 Seeds

1 Auburn

2 Duke

3 Houston

4 Florida

2 Seeds

5 Alabama

6 Tennessee

7 Michigan St

8 St Johns

3 Seeds

9 Texas Tech

10 Kentucky

11 Texas A&M

12 Iowa St

4 Seeds

13 Wisconsin

14 Purdue

15 Clemson

16 Maryland

5 Seeds

17 Arizona

18 Oregon

19 St Marys

20 Ole Miss

6 Seeds

21 Louisville

22 Michigan

23 Kansas

24 Illinois

7 Seeds

25 BYU

26 UCLA

27 Gonzaga

28 Marquette

8 Seeds

29 Missouri

30 Memphis

31 Mississippi St

32 Connecticut

9 Seeds

33 Creighton

34 New Mexico

35 Georgia

36 Baylor

10 Seeds

37 Utah St

38 Arkansas

39 Oklahoma

40 Drake

11 Seeds

41 West Virginia

42 Vanderbilt

43 VCU

44 San Diego St

45 Indiana

12 Seeds

46 UC San Diego

47 Xavier

48 North Carolina

49 McNeese

50 Liberty

13 Seeds

51 High Point

52 Yale

53 Akron

54 Lipscomb

14 Seeds

55 UNC-W

56 Troy

57 Utah Valley

58 Montana

15 Seeds

59 Robert Morris

60 Bryant

61 Wofford

62 Omaha

16 Seeds

63 Norfolk St

64 Quinnipiac

65 Jackson St

66 American

67 SIUE

68 St Francis (PA)

Last Four In

San Diego St

Indiana

Xavier

North Carolina

First Four Out

Texas

Ohio St

UC-Irvine

Boise St

Bracketology - 3/10/2025

Simply put, watch all the conference tournaments you can. This is where the foundations of March are laid.

Also, root for some bid theives. The last couple of spots on the bubble are particularly brutal.

As always, go to http://www.bracketmatrix.com/ for more brackets! 

1 Seeds

1 Auburn

2 Duke

3 Houston

4 Florida

2 Seeds

5 Alabama

6 Tennessee

7 Michigan St

8 St Johns

3 Seeds

9 Texas Tech

10 Kentucky

11 Texas A&M

12 Iowa St

4 Seeds

13 Wisconsin

14 Purdue

15 Clemson

16 Maryland

5 Seeds

17 Arizona

18 Oregon

19 St Marys

20 Ole Miss

6 Seeds

21 Louisville

22 Michigan

23 Kansas

24 Illinois

7 Seeds

25 BYU

26 UCLA

27 Missouri

28 Memphis

8 Seeds

29 Marquette

30 Gonzaga

31 Mississippi St

32 Connecticut

9 Seeds

33 Creighton

34 New Mexico

35 Georgia

36 Utah St

10 Seeds

37 Baylor

38 West Virginia

39 Vanderbilt

40 Drake

11 Seeds

41 Arkansas

42 VCU

43 Oklahoma

44 San Diego St

45 Indiana

12 Seeds

46 UC San Diego

47 Ohio St

48 Xavier

49 McNeese

50 Liberty

13 Seeds

51 High Point

52 Yale

53 Arkansas St

54 Akron

14 Seeds

55 Lipscomb

56 Utah Valley

57 Furman

58 Northern Colorado

15 Seeds

59 Towson

60 Robert Morris

61 CCSU

62 Bryant

16 Seeds

63 Norfolk St

64 Omaha

65 Southern

66 Quinnipiac

67 American

68 SIUE

Last Four In

San Diego St

Indiana

Ohio St

Xavier

First Four Out

North Carolina

UC Irvine

Dayton

Texas

Bracketology - 3/7/2025

As conference tournaments get underway, it's important to identify who the best Cinderellas are and which conference tournaments have them. Specifically, which conference tournaments do we want the favorite to win?

I love a chaotic conference tournament season as much as the next guy. But the more chaos there is among the conference tournies, the weaker the auto-bid seeds are. As a result, there's usually a chalkier NCAA tournament. On the flip side, the more favorites win, the stronger the auto-bids, and the more upsets there are.

So while it is always fun to see a surprise 12-21 team in the conference championship game, if you want a more chaotic NCAA bracket, root for the Drakes, the UC-San Diegos, and the High Points of the country. (Of course, in 2018, 12 seed Vermont was stunned in their conference title game and got replaced by 16 seed UMBC, and that ended up working out, to say the least. So, you never know).

As always, go to http://www.bracketmatrix.com/ for more brackets!

 

1 Seeds

1 Auburn

2 Duke

3 Houston

4 Florida

2 Seeds

5 Alabama

6 Tennessee

7 Michigan St

8 Wisconsin

3 Seeds

9 St Johns

10 Texas Tech

11 Kentucky

12 Texas A&M

4 Seeds

13 Iowa St

14 Purdue

15 Arizona

16 Clemson

5 Seeds

17 Michigan

18 Missouri

19 Maryland

20 St Marys

6 Seeds

21 Oregon

22 Louisville

23 Marquette

24 Ole Miss

7 Seeds

25 Kansas

26 Illinois

27 BYU

28 Memphis

8 Seeds

29 Mississippi St

30 UCLA

31 Gonzaga

32 Connecticut

9 Seeds

33 Creighton

34 New Mexico

35 Vanderbilt

36 Georgia

10 Seeds

37 Utah St

38 Baylor

39 West Virginia

40 San Diego St

11 Seeds

41 VCU

42 Drake

43 Indiana

44 Arkansas

45 Oklahoma

12 Seeds

46 Ohio St

47 Boise St

48 UC San Diego

49 McNeese

50 Liberty

13 Seeds

51 Yale

52 High Point

53 Arkansas St

54 Akron

14 Seeds

55 Lipscomb

56 Chattanooga

57 Utah Valley

58 Northern Colorado

15 Seeds

59 Towson

60 Robert Morris

61 CCSU

62 Norfolk St

16 Seeds

63 Bryant

64 Omaha

65 Southern

66 Quinnipiac

67 American

68 SEMO

Last Four In

Arkansas

Oklahoma

Ohio St

Boise St

First Four Out

North Carolina

Xavier

Nebraska

Texas

Bracketology - 3/4/25

Well, it is that time again. March is officially here, and every game is significant.

The beauty of March is that every team (that qualifies for their conference tourney and is not inelgible for the NCAA tournament) has a chance to make the NCAA Tournament. We have already seen the Atlantic Sun Tournament tip off, and several more conferences will commence postseason festivities, with five tickets being punched by the end of this upcoming weekend.

It taps into what we love about the madness. Most every team, no matter how the season went, has a shot at March glory. We saw several teams catch absolute fire last season, most famously NC State going from 10th in the ACC to the Final Four in nine games. We could see something similar, and we have no clue who.

So sit back, and enjoy all the madness of this beautiful month.

As always, go to http://www.bracketmatrix.com/ for more brackets. 

1 Seeds

1 Auburn

2 Duke

3 Houston

4 Alabama

2 Seeds

5 Tennessee

6 Florida

7 Michigan St

8 Wisconsin

3 Seeds

9 St Johns

10 Iowa St

11 Kentucky

12 Texas Tech

4 Seeds

13 Texas A&M

14 Purdue

15 Michigan

16 Clemson

5 Seeds

17 Arizona

18 Missouri

19 Maryland

20 St Marys

6 Seeds

21 Marquette

22 Louisville

23 Oregon

24 Mississippi St

7 Seeds

25 Kansas

26 Ole Miss

27 Memphis

28 Illinois

8 Seeds

29 UCLA

30 BYU

31 Connecticut

32 Gonzaga

9 Seeds

33 Creighton

34 New Mexico

35 Vanderbilt

36 Utah St

10 Seeds

37 Georgia

38 Baylor

39 San Diego St

40 West Virginia

11 Seeds

41 VCU

42 Drake

43 Indiana

44 Arkansas

45 Oklahoma

12 Seeds

46 Ohio St

47 Nebraska

48 UC San Diego

49 McNeese

50 Liberty

13 Seeds

51 Yale

52 High Point

53 Arkansas St

54 Akron

14 Seeds

55 Lipscomb

56 Chattanooga

57 Utah Valley

58 Northern Colorado

15 Seeds

59 Towson

60 Robert Morris

61 CCSU

62 Norfolk St

16 Seeds

63 Bryant

64 Omaha

65 Southern

66 Quinnipiac

67 American

68 SEMO

Last Four In

Arkansas

Oklahoma

Ohio St

Nebraska

First Four Out

North Carolina

Boise St

Xavier

Cincinnati