March Madness: 2025 NCAA Tournament bracket revealed

March Insanity has returned and the bracket has been established.

“Choice Sunday” has unveiled the Basketball Bracket of the NCAA Event from 2025 and the primary spherical has been set for Thursday and Friday.

Regardless of the lack of the SEC match towards Tennessee, Auburn was declared #1 common seed on this 12 months’s match. They may lead the South area, whereas Duke (East Area), Houston (Midwest Area) and Florida (West -region) prepare the #1 seeds.

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The Duke Blue Devils have fun after profitable the ACC Convention Championship match of 2025 towards the Louisville Cardinals in Spectrum Heart. (Jim Dedmon imagn pictures)

Earlier than we escape both sides of the bracket, the “First 4” matches had been set on Tuesday and Wednesday to find out who has no. 11 and 16 seeds on this match.

Within the South area, San Diego State and UNC is preventing for the 11 seed, whereas the quantity 16 seed would be the winner of Alabama State and Saint Francis (PA).

Dan, within the japanese area, the winner of the American and Mount Saint Mary’s may have the quantity 16 seed, and the quantity 11 seed of the Midwest area will likely be decided between Texas and Xavier.

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Now let’s reveal each staff and their first spherical matchups with out additional delay.

South Area: No. 1 Auburn (1st Basic Seed)

– 1 Auburn (29-5) V 16 Alabama State/ST. Francis (PA)
-2 Michigan State (27-6) V 15 Bryant (23-11)
-3 Iowa State (24-9) V 14 Lipscomb (25-9)
-4 Texas A&M (22-10) V 13 Yale (22-7)
-5 Michigan (25-9) V 12 UC San Diego (30-4)
– 6 Ole Miss (22-11) V 11 San Diego St./UNC
-7 Marquette (23-10) v. 10 New Mexico (26-7)
-8 Louisville (27-7) V 9 Creighton (24-10)

East area: No. 1 Duke (2nd common seed)

– 1 Duke v. 16 American/Mount St. Mary’s
-2 Alabama (25-8) V 15 Robert Morris (26-8, 1st look in 10 years)
-3 Wisconsin (26-9) V 14 Montana (25-9, Massive Sky Champs)
-4 Arizona (22-12) V 13 Akron (28-6, faculty report)
-5 Oregon (24-9) v. 12 Liberty (28-6)
-6 Byu (24-9) V 11 VCU (28-6)
-7 Saint Mary’s (28-6, WCC Champs) V 10 Vanderbilt (20-12)
-8 Mississippi State (21-12) v. 9 Baylor (19-14)

Houston Cougars guard Mylik Wilson (8) and guard Milos Uzan (7) reply to the Arizona Wildcats throughout the second half for the Massive 12 Convention Event Championship Recreation in T-Cell Heart. (William Purnell imagn pictures)

Midwest area: No. 1 Houston (third total seed)

-1 Houston (30-4) V 16 Siu Edwardsville (22-11, bypassing the primary 4, very first look after profitable OVC)
-2 Tennessee (27-7) V 15 Wofford (19-15)
-3 Kentucky (22-11) V 14 Troy (23-10)
– 4 Purdue (22-11, tenth straight look) V 13 Excessive Level (29-8, first match look)
– 5 Clemson (27-6, faculty report wins) V 12 McNees (27-6, Southland Convention Champs)
– 6 Illinois (21-12) V 11 Texas/Xavier
-7 UCLA (22-10) V 10 Utah ST (26-7, third straight look)
-8 Gonzaga (25-8, 9 Straight Candy 16) V 9 Georgia (20-12, Going First Tourney Win since 2002)

West area: No. 1 Florida (4th Basic Seed)

-1 Florida (30-4) V 16 Norfolk ST (24-10, Meac Champs)
-2 St John’s (30-4) V 15 Omaha (22-12)
-3 Texas Tech (25-8, highest scoring staff in 30 years) V 14 UNCW (27-7, CAA Champs)
-4 Maryland (25-8) V 13 Grand Canyon (26-7)
-5 Memphis (29-5) V 12 Colorado ST (25-9)
-6 Missouri (22-11) V 11 Drake (30-3)
-7 Kansas (21-12, thirty fifth consecutive time is a report) V 10 Arkansas (20-13)
-8 UConn (23-10, two-time reigning NCAA champions) V 9 Oklahoma (20-13)

After beating the volunteers of Tennessee within the SEC Championship match of 2025 in Bridgestone Enviornment, the Florida Gators have fun. (Steve Roberts imagn pictures)

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Bubble groups have been omitted

– Boise State (24-10): The Broncos had the possibility to jot down his personal vacation spot, however had been crushed by Colorado State within the Mountain West Convention title match on Saturday. Nevertheless, it gained seven of his final 9 video games, and people losses had been for the rams.

– West Virginia (19-13): Some evaluators believed that the mountain climbers might have arrived if that they had an ideal present towards Houston final week within the Massive 12 Convention Event. No. 16 Colorado, nevertheless, bounced them from the match and ultimately that loss appeared to take it into consideration.

– UC Irvine (28-6): Similar to BOise State, the anti -use alternative to mark their very own bid, however the Massive West went to UC San Diego within the remaining of the convention match. A weak non-conference schedule has in all probability led them to be omitted.