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Andy Katz | krikya18.com | January 21, 2025

2025 March Madness men's bracket predictions: Andy Katz's second bracket

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After some recent shifts in the top 25 rankings, Andy Katz has revealed his newest bracket predictions. Auburn, Alabama, Duke and Iowa State still get the No. 1 seeds, but there are plenty of shakeups in the heart of the bracket.

Take a look at his newest predicted 68-team field below.

RANKINGS: AP Top 25 Poll | NET rankings

2025 March Madness men's bracket predictions

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SEED SOUTH WEST EAST MIDWEST
1 Auburn Alabama Duke Iowa State
16 Omaha/Colgate Morehead State Howard/LIU Bryant
         
8 UConn Gonzaga Georgia Creighton
9 Baylor North Carolina Maryland Vanderbilt
         
5 Mississippi State Michigan Wisconsin Memphis
12 George Mason Bradley Samford McNeese
         
4 Illinois Kentucky Ole Miss Texas A&M
13 Lipscomb Middle Tennessee Yale Charleston
         
6 St. John's Missouri Louisville West Virginia
11 Indiana UC Irvine San Diego State/Ohio State Nebraska/Pitt
         
3 Kansas Oregon Purdue Michigan State
14 South Alabama Northern Colorado Akron Utah Valley
         
7 Utah State Clemson Texas Tech Arizona
10 Oklahoma Saint Mary's UCLA New Mexico
         
2 Marquette Houston Florida Tennessee
15 Southern Cleveland State Quinnipiac UNC Asheville

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Conferences with multiple teams in Katz's bracket predictions

CONFERENCE TOTAL TEAMS TEAMS
Big Ten 12 Illinois, Indiana, 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, Vanderbilt
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 Katzโ€™s full seed list in order, from one through 68: 

  1. Auburn (1) AQ SEC
  2. Duke (1) AQ ACC
  3. Iowa State (1)
  4. Alabama (1)
  5. Tennessee (2)
  6. Florida (2)
  7. Houston (2) AQ Big 12
  8. Marquette (2)
  9. Michigan State (3) AQ BIG
  10. Kansas (3)
  11. Purdue (3)
  12. Oregon (3)
  13. Kentucky (4)
  14. Illinois (4)
  15. Texas A&M (4)
  16. Ole Miss (4)
  17. Mississippi State (5)
  18. Memphis (5) AQ American
  19. Michigan (5) 
  20. Wisconsin (5)
  21. West Virginia (6)
  22. Louisville (6)
  23. Missouri (6)
  24. St. Johnโ€™s (6) AQ Big East
  25. Arizona (7)
  26. Clemson (7)
  27. Utah State (7)
  28. Texas Tech (7)
  29. Georgia (8)
  30. Creighton (8)
  31. UConn (8)
  32. Gonzaga (8)
  33. Baylor (9)
  34. Vanderbilt (9)
  35. Maryland (9)
  36. North Carolina (9)
  37. Oklahoma (10)
  38. Saint Maryโ€™s (10) AQ WCC
  39. New Mexico (10) AQ MWC
  40. UCLA (10)
  41. Indiana (11)
  42. Nebraska (11)
  43. San Diego State (11)
  44. Pitt (11)
  45. Ohio State (11)
  46. UC Irvine (11) AQ Big West
  47. Bradley (12) AQ MVC
  48. George Mason (12) AQ A10
  49. McNeese (12) AQ Southland
  50. Samford (12) AQ Southern
  51. Middle Tennessee (13) AQ CUSA
  52. Charleston (13) AQ CAA
  53. Lipscomb (13) AQ ASun
  54. Yale (13) AQ Ivy
  55. Akron (14) AQ MAC
  56. Northern Colorado (14) AQ Big Sky
  57. South Alabama (14) AQ Sun Belt
  58. Utah Valley (14) AQ WAC
  59. Cleveland State (15) AQ Horizon
  60. UNC Asheville (15) AQ Big South
  61. Southern (15) AQ SWAC
  62. Quinnipiac (15) AQ MAAC
  63. Bryant (16) AQ America East
  64. Morehead State (16) AQ OVC
  65. Nebraska-Omaha (16) AQ Summit
  66. Colgate (16) AQ Patriot 
  67. Howard (16) AQ MEAC
  68. Long Island (16) AQ Northeast 

Next group: UCF, SMU, Drake, Wake Forest, Cincinnati, Iowa, Texas, Arizona State, Northwestern, VCU, BYU, Santa Clara, Villanova. 

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