2025 NCAA Tournament Field of 68 teams, March Madness bracket revealed

The NCAA Tournament Selection Show is finally here, as the top teams in college basketball wait to hear whether their name is called. Meanwhile, fans await the announcement of when, where and who they will face in the opening weekend.

The Selection Committee evaluates the overall body of work of each team, splitting them into 31 automatic bids and 37 at-large bids. From there, they use the NET rankings, eye test and more to determine where each team should be placed in the field.

The NCAA Tournament “bubble” refers to the teams on the edge of the field, which may or may not receive a bid. This season, that conversation features plenty teams from the high-major and mid-major level, waiting to see which resumes prevail.

On3’s final edition of bracketology, projecting the 2025 Tournament field, can be found here.

First Four (Dayton)

16 Alabama State vs. 16 St. Francis PA
16 American vs. 16 Mount St. Mary’s
11 SDSU vs. 11 North Carolina
11 Texas vs. 11 Xavier

South (Atlanta)

Lexington
1 Auburn vs. 16 Alabama State/St. Francis PA
8 Louisville vs. 9 Creighton
Denver
5 Michigan vs. 12 UC San Diego
4 Texas A&M vs. 13 Yale
Milwaukee
6 Ole Miss vs. 11 SDSU/North Carolina
3 Iowa State vs. 14 Lipscomb
Cleveland
7 Marquette vs. 10 New Mexico
2 Michigan State vs. 15 Bryant

West (San Francisco)

Raleigh
1 Florida vs. 16 Norfolk State
8 UConn vs. 9 Oklahoma
Seattle
5 Memphis vs. 12 Colorado State
4 Maryland vs. 13 Grand Canyon
Wichita
6 Missouri vs. 11 Drake
3 Texas Tech vs. 14 UNC Wilmington
Providence
7 Kansas vs. 10 Arkansas
2 St. John’s vs. 15 Omaha

East (Newark)

Raleigh
1 Duke vs. 16 American/Mount St. Mary’s
8 Mississippi State vs. 9 Baylor
Seattle
5 Oregon vs. 12 Liberty
4 Arizona vs. 13 Akron
Denver
6 BYU vs. 11 VCU
3 Wisconsin vs. 14 Montana
Cleveland
7 St. Mary’s vs. 10 Vanderbilt
2 Alabama vs. 15 Robert Morris

Midwest (Indianapolis)

Wichita
1 Houston vs. 16 SIUE
8 Gonzaga vs. 9 Georgia
Providence
5 Clemson vs. 12 McNeese
4 Purdue vs. 13 High Point
Milwaukee
6 Illinois vs. 11 Texas/Xavier
3 Kentucky vs. 14 Troy
Lexington
7 UCLA vs. 10 Utah State
2 Tennessee vs. 15 Wofford

Like every season, the 68-team field leaves some on the outside looking in which think they had a case for one of the final spots. The first four teams out of the NCAA Tournament, according to the Selection Committee, were West Virginia, Indiana, Ohio State and Boise State.