Men’s Bracketology 12/22/2025

The biggest change in this week’s bracket is Duke moving down to a 2 seed after their loss to Texas Tech. UConn takes their place on the 1 line after a week with two more solid wins.

On the bubble, Arizona State fell out of the bracket, and out of consideration entirely, after a disastrous home loss to Oregon State.

My next update will come a few days after Christmas.

1: Michigan, Arizona, Connecticut, Iowa State

2: Gonzaga, Vanderbilt, Duke, Houston

3: Purdue, Michigan State, BYU, Kansas

4: Alabama, Nebraska, North Carolina, Louisville

5: Illinois, Texas Tech, USC, Iowa

6: Virginia, Arkansas, Tennessee, Utah State

7: LSU, Auburn, Seton Hall, St. Mary’s

8: Florida, Georgia, Saint Louis, Villanova

9: Clemson, SMU, St. John’s, Kentucky

10: UCF, Baylor, Miami (FL), UCLA

11: Indiana, (NC State/Ohio State), (Butler/Oklahoma State), Yale

12: Akron, Belmont, McNeese, Tulsa

13: Utah Valley, High Point, UC San Diego, UNC Wilmington

14: Sam Houston State, Lipscomb, Wright State, Arkansas State

15: Mercer, Siena, North Dakota State, Northern Colorado

16: Vermont, Colgate, (Southern/Norfolk State), (Lindenwood/LIU)

First Four Out: California, Oklahoma, Boise State, New Mexico

Next Four Out: Missouri, Wake Forest, Texas, Virginia Tech

Moving In: UCF, Butler

Moving Out: Oklahoma, Arizona State

Bids by Conference:

Big 10: 10

SEC: 9

Big 12: 9

ACC: 8

Big East: 5

West Coast: 2