Bracketology - February 27, 2025

Here is my first crack at the bracket this year.  The top of the bracket is solidifying quite nicely.  I think a lot of the seed jockeying as the regular season closes is in the seed 5 through 9 area.  A quality win by these teams can separate them from what I consider now to be a similar group of teams.  I also find the bubble to be very soft right now.  I never thought there would be a day where I included a team that was 4-11 in conference in the field!  I fully expect at least one bid-stealer to help firm that bubble.  The American conference is my top candidate to provide a bid-stealer with Memphis firmly in the field.  North Texas, UAB, FAU and Wichita State can all make that happen.  I will try and continue to update over the next 17 days.  

South (Atlanta)	East (Newark)
1. Auburn - Lexington (Thur)	2. Duke - Raleigh (Fri)
66. Marist/68. Bucknell - Lexington (Thur)	65. SE Missouri/67. Southern - Raleigh (Fri)
29. Creighton - Lexington (Thur)	32. UConn - Raleigh (Fri)
33. Utah State - Lexington (Thur)	35. Vanderbilt - Raleigh (Fri)
16. Michigan - Seattle (Thur)	14. St. John's - Providence (Thur)
54. Lipscomb - Seattle (Thur)	51. Liberty - Providence (Thur)
19. Marquette - Seattle (Thur)	17. Maryland - Providence (Thur)
50. Yale - Seattle (Thur)	47. Drake  - Providence (Thur)
21. Clemson - Providence (Thur)	22. St. Mary's - Denver (Fri)
44. Oklahoma/46. Indiana - Providence (Thur)	43. Texas/45. Ohio State - Denver (Fri)
11. Kentucky - Providence (Thur)	12. Texas Tech - Denver (Fri)
57. Towson - Providence (Thur)	56. Utah Valley - Denver (Fri)
27. UCLA - Wichita (Thurs)	28. Memphis - Cleveland (Fri)
37. New Mexico - Wichita (Thurs)	40. Baylor - Cleveland (Fri)
6. Houston - Wichita (Thurs)	5. Tennessee - Cleveland (Fri)
59. Montana - Wichita (Thurs)	61. Bryant  - Cleveland (Fri)
West (San Fran)	Midwest (Indy)
4. Florida - Lexington (Thur)	3. Alabama - Raleigh (Fri)
64. Omaha - Lexington (Thur)	63. Norfolk State - Raleigh (Fri)
30. BYU - Lexington (Thur)	31. Illinois - Raleigh (Fri)
34. Gonzaga - Lexington (Thur)	36. West Virginia - Raleigh (Fri)
13. Arizona - Denver (Fri)	15. Missouri -  Seattle (Thur)
52. Akron - Denver (Fri)	53. High Point  -  Seattle (Thur)
18. Purdue - Denver (Fri)	20. Oregon - Seattle (Thur)
49. McNeese State - Denver (Fri)	48. UC-San Diego  -  Seattle (Thur)
24. Kansas - Wichita (Thurs)	23. Mississippi State - Milwaukee (Fri)
42. Nebraska   - Wichita (Thurs)	41. VCU - Milwaukee (Fri)
9. Texas A&M - Wichita (Thurs)	10. Iowa State - Milwaukee (Fri)
58. James Madison - Wichita (Thurs)	55. Chattanooga - Milwaukee (Fri)
25. Mississippi - Milwaukee (Fri)	26. Louisville - Cleveland (Fri)
39. San Diego State - Milwaukee (Fri)	38. Arkansas - Cleveland (Fri)
8. Wisconsin - Milwaukee (Fri)	7. Michigan State - Cleveland (Fri)
62. Robert Morris - Milwaukee (Fri)	60. Central Conn State - Cleveland (Fri)