AP poll breakdown: Andy Katz Q&A, reactions to college basketball rankings (3/3/25)
After another chaotic week in men's college basketball, Andy Katz released his latest bracket predictions, with Houston climbing to a No. 1 seed.
Here is his full 68-team field.
RANKINGS: AP Top 25 Poll | NET rankings
2025 March Madness men's bracket predictions
| SEED | SOUTH | West | East | midwest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | Tennessee | Duke | Houston |
| 16 | SEMO/Bucknell | Omaha | Southern/Quinnipiac | Bryant |
| 8 | Memphis | BYU | Vanderbilt | Gonzaga |
| 9 | Utah State | New Mexico | UConn | Creighton |
| 5 | Clemson | Louisville | Missouri | Maryland |
| 12 | Arkansas/Nebraska | UC San Diego | Yale | McNeese |
| 4 | Arizona | Texas A&M | Michigan | Kentucky |
| 13 | Chattanooga | Lipscomb | High Point | Akron |
| 6 | UCLA | Marquette | Oregon | Saint Mary's |
| 11 | VCU | Ohio State | Drake | San Diego State/North Carolina |
| 3 | St. John's | Purdue | Texas Tech | Wisconsin |
| 14 | Jacksonville State | Towson | Utah Valley | Northern Colorado |
| 7 | Mississippi State | Ole Miss | Illinois | Kansas |
| 10 | Baylor | Indiana | West Virginia | Georgia |
| 2 | Michigan State | Iowa State | Florida | Alabama |
| 15 | Central Connecticut | Norfolk State | Robert Morris | South Alabama |
First four out: Oklahoma, Xavier, Boise State, SMU
Next four out: Cincinnati, Wake Forest, Texas, UC Irvine
Conferences with multiple teams in Katz's bracket predictions
| Conference | number of teams | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| SEC | 12 | Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi State, Missouri, Ole Miss, Tennessee, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt, Georgia |
| Big Ten | 11 | Illinois, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Oregon, Purdue, UCLA, Wisconsin |
| Big 12 | 8 | Arizona, Baylor, BYU, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, Texas Tech, West Virginia |
| ACC | 4 | Clemson, Duke, Louisville, North Carolina |
| 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鈥檚 full seed list in order, from one through 68:
- Auburn (1) AQ SEC
- Duke (1) AQ ACC
- Houston (1) AQ Big 12
- Tennessee (1)
- Alabama (2)
- Florida (2)
- Michigan State (2) AQ Big Ten
- Iowa State (2)
- St. John鈥檚 (3) AQ Big East
- Wisconsin (3)
- Texas Tech (3)
- Purdue (3)
- Kentucky (4)
- Texas A&M (4)
- Michigan (4)
- Arizona (4)
- Clemson (5)
- Missouri (5)
- Louisville (5)
- Maryland (5)
- Marquette (6)
- Oregon (6)
- Saint Mary鈥檚 (6) AQ WCC
- UCLA (6)
- Mississippi State (7)
- Ole Miss (7)
- Illinois (7)
- Kansas (7)
- Memphis (8) AQ American
- BYU (8)
- Gonzaga (8)
- Vanderbilt (8)
- Creighton (9)
- New Mexico (9) AQ MWC
- UConn (9)
- Utah State (9)
- Georgia (10)
- Baylor (10)
- West Virginia (10)
- Indiana (10)
- VCU (11) AQ A10
- Ohio State (11)
- San Diego State (11)
- Drake (11) AQ MVC
- North Carolina (11)
- Arkansas (11)
- Nebraska (12)
- UC San Diego (12) AQ Big West
- McNeese (12) AQ Southland
- Yale (12) AQ Ivy
- High Point (13) AQ Big South
- Akron (13) AQ MAC
- Chattanooga (13) AQ Southern
- Lipscomb (13) AQ ASUN
- Utah Valley (14) AQ WAC
- Jacksonville State (14) AQ CUSA
- Northern Colorado (14) AQ Big Sky
- Towson (14) AQ CAA
- South Alabama (15) AQ Sun Belt
- Robert Morris (15) AQ Horizon
- Central Connecticut (15) AQ Northeast
- Norfolk State (15) AQ MEAC
- Bryant (16) AQ America East
- Nebraska-Omaha (16) AQ Summit
- Southern (16) AQ SWAC
- Quinnipiac (16) AQ MAAC
- Southeast Missouri State (16) AQ OVC
- Bucknell (16) AQ Patriot
