The month of January means that March Madness is just a few months away. To put men's basketball fans in the NCAA tournament spirit, Andy Katz revealed his first bracket predictions of the year with Auburn, Duke, Iowa State and Alabama getting the No. 1 seeds.
Take a look at his predicted 68-team field below.
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2025 March Madness men's bracket predictions
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| SEED | SOUTH | WEST | EAST | MIDWEST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | Alabama | Duke | Iowa State |
| 16 | Bryant/Omaha | Morehead State | William & Mary | Colgate/LIU |
| 8 | Louisville | North Carolina | Oklahoma | Pitt |
| 9 | UCLA | Nebraska | Maryland | Missouri |
| 5 | Ole Miss | Illinois | Gonzaga | Houston |
| 12 | Samford | McNeese | Princeton | Bradley |
| 4 | Purdue | Texas A&M | Michigan | Mississippi State |
| 13 | High Point | Northern Colorado | Saint Louis | Lipscomb |
| 6 | Wisconsin | Utah State | Baylor | UConn |
| 11 | Texas Tech/Saint Mary’s | Indiana | Ohio State/Creighton | UC Irvine |
| 3 | Kentucky | Kansas | Memphis | Michigan State |
| 14 | Akron | New Mexico State | South Alabama | Norfolk State |
| 7 | Georgia | Arizona | West Virginia | St. John's |
| 10 | New Mexico | San Diego State | Iowa | Clemson |
| 2 | Marquette | Oregon | Florida | Tennessee |
| 15 | Southern | Utah Valley | Merrimack | Cleveland State |
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Conferences with multiple teams in Katz's bracket predictions
| CONFERENCE | TOTAL TEAMS | TEAMS |
|---|---|---|
| Big Ten | 12 | Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oregon, Purdue, UCLA, Wisconsin |
| SEC | 11 | Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Missouri, Oklahoma, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas A&M |
| Big 12 | 7 | Arizona, Baylor, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Texas Tech, West Virginia |
| ACC | 5 | Clemson, Duke, Louisville, North Carolina, Pitt |
| 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
- Iowa State (1)
- Alabama (1)
- Tennessee (2)
- Florida (2)
- Marquette (2) AQ Big East
- Oregon (2)
- Kansas (3)
- Kentucky (3)
- Memphis (3) AQ American
- Michigan State (3)
- Purdue (4)
- Texas A&M (4)
- Mississippi State (4)
- Michigan (4) AQ Big Ten
- Ole Miss (5)
- Houston (5) AQ Big 12
- Gonzaga (5) AQ WCC
- Illinois (5)
- Wisconsin (6)
- UConn (6)
- Utah State (6) AQ MWC
- Baylor (6)
- West Virginia (7)
- Arizona (7)
- St. John’s (7)
- Georgia (7)
- Louisville (8)
- Pitt (8)
- Oklahoma (8)
- North Carolina (8)
- Nebraska (9)
- Missouri (9)
- Maryland (9)
- UCLA (9)
- Clemson (10)
- San Diego State (10)
- New Mexico (10)
- Iowa (10)
- Indiana (11)
- Texas Tech (11)
- Saint Mary’s (11)
- Ohio State (11)
- Creighton (11)
- UC Irvine (11) AQ Big West
- Bradley (12) AQ MVC
- Samford (12) AQ Southern
- McNeese (12) AQ Southland
- Princeton (12) AQ Ivy
- High Point (13) AQ Big South
- Northern Colorado (13) AQ Big Sky
- Lipscomb (13) AQ ASun
- Saint Louis (13) AQ A10
- Akron (14) AQ MAC
- New Mexico State (14) CUSA
- South Alabama (14) AQ Sun Belt
- Norfolk State (14) AQ MEAC
- Utah Valley (15) AQ WAC
- Cleveland State (15) AQ Horizon
- Southern (15) AQ SWAC
- Merrimack (15) AQ MAAC
- William & Mary (16) AQ CAA
- Morehead State (16) AQ OVC
- Bryant (16) AQ America East
- Omaha (16) AQ Summit
- Colgate (16) AQ Patriot
- Long Island (16) AQ Northeast
Next group: Arizona State, Vanderbilt, Wake Forest, SMU, Drake, Arkansas, Texas, Cincinnati, BYU, Villanova, VCU, Dayton
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