The 68-team field for the 2025 men's college basketball tournament was revealed
yesterday, with Auburn (28-5) grabbing the top overall seed. The Tigers were joined by the Duke Blue Devils (31-3), Houston Cougars (30-4), and Florida Gators (30-4). See the full bracket here.
The story coming into the tournament is the dominance of the Southeastern Conference, which saw a record 14 teams get bids. (The conference expanded to 16 teams this season, along with the Big Ten). Separately, Rick Pitino became the first person to lead six separate schools to NCAA tournament bids, with St. John's grabbing a No. 2 seed.
The women's field is coming off one of the most-watched tournaments last year, with an average of 18.7 million viewers tuning in to the finals—the first time the women's title game outpaced the men's final. This field this year is led by UCLA, along with defending champion South Carolina, USC, and Texas rounding out the No. 1 seeds (see full bracket).
Not an expert, but have a little basketball knowledge? Your odds of a perfect bracket are roughly one in 120 billion.
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