2/25 Seed List

Seed Line	Seed	Team
1	1	Duke
1	2	Michigan
1	3	Arizona
1	4	Connecticut
2	5	Purdue
2	6	Iowa St.
2	7	Illinois
2	8	Houston
3	9	Florida
3	10	Kansas
3	11	Nebraska
3	12	Gonzaga
4	13	Michigan St.
4	14	Virginia
4	15	Texas Tech
4	16	Alabama ⬆️
5	17	Vanderbilt ⬇️
5	18	Tennessee
5	19	Arkansas
5	20	St. John’s ⬆️
6	21	North Carolina
6	22	Louisville ⬇️
6	23	Wisconsin ⬆️
6	24	Kentucky ⬆️
7	25	BYU ⬇️
7	26	Utah St.
7	27	N.C. State
7	28	Villanova ⬆️
8	29	Iowa
8	30	UCF ⬇️
8	31	SMU
8	32	Saint Louis ⬇️⬇️

9	33	Miami FL
9	34	Saint Mary’s
9	35	UCLA ⬆️
9	36	Clemson ⬇️
10	37	Texas A&M ⬇️
10	38	Georgia
10	39	Texas
10	40	Missouri ⬆️
11	41	Miami OH
11	42	Santa Clara
11	43	Auburn ⬇️
11	44	TCU
11	45	Ohio St. 🆕
11	46	New Mexico
12	47	USF
12	48	Belmont
12	49	Yale
12	50	Liberty ⬆️
13	51	High Point
13	52	Stephen F. Austin ⬇️
13	53	UNC-Wilmington
13	54	North Dakota St. ⬆️
14	55	UC Irvine
14	56	Austin Peay
14	57	East Tennessee St.
14	58	Portland St. ⬆️
15	59	Navy
15	60	Merrimack
15	61	Utah Tech 🆕
15	62	Wright St.
16	63	Appalachian St.
16	64	LIU
16	65	UMBC
16	66	Bethune-Cookman
16	67	Howard
16	68	Morehead St. 🆕

Last 4 Byes	Last 4 In	First 4 Out	Next 4 Out
Georgia ⬇️	Auburn ⬇️	VCU	California
Texas	TCU	Indiana ⬇️⬇️	San Diego St.
Missouri ⬆️	Ohio St. ⬆️	Virginia Tech	Oklahoma St. ⬆️
Santa Clara ⬆️	New Mexico	USC	Seton Hall

Also Considered: Tulsa, McNeese St.

FIRST BRACKETOLOGY 2026 (2/22)

East – Washington, DC

Greenville, SC

1. Duke	16. UMBC/Bethune-Cookman
8. Iowa	9. UCF

Philadelphia, PA

4. Michigan St.	13. Liberty⬇️
5. Tennessee	12. Yale ⬆️

Oklahoma City, OK

2. Houston	15. Navy
7. NC State ⬆️	10. Georgia

Tampa, FL

3. Florida	14. East Tennessee St. ⬆️
6. St. John’s	11. Santa Clara/New Mexico 🆕

Midwest – Chicago, IL

Buffalo, NY

1. Michigan	16. Appalachian St. 🆕
8. Villanova ⬇️	9. Miami, FL

Portland, OR

4. Virginia ⬇️	13. High Point
5. Alabama	12. Belmont

St. Louis, MO

2. Iowa St. ⬇️	15. Merrimack
7. Wisconsin	10. Auburn ⬆️

Pittsburgh, PA

3. Nebraska	14. North Dakota St.
6. Saint Louis ⬆️	11. Missouri/TCU 🆕

South – Houston, TX

Philadelphia, PA

1. UConn ⬆️	16. LIU
8. Clemson	9. Texas A&M ⬆️

Tampa, FL

4. Vanderbilt	13. UNC-Wilmington
5. Louisville	12. Stephen F. Austin

St. Louis, MO

2. Purdue	15. Wright St. ⬆️
7. Kentucky ⬇️	10. UCLA ⬆️

Buffalo, NY

3. Kansas	14. Austin Peay
6. North Carolina	11. Indiana ⬇️

West – San Jose, CA

San Diego, CA

1. Arizona	16. Howard/SE Missouri St.
8. SMU	9. Saint Mary’s

San Diego, CA

4. Texas Tech	13. Cal Baptist
5. Arkansas	12. Belmont

Greenville, SC

2. Illinois	15. Portland St. ⬇️
7. Utah St.	10. Texas ⬇️

Portland, OR

3. Gonzaga ⬆️	14. UC Irvine
6. BYU	11. Miami, OH

Last 4 Byes	Last 4 In	First 4 Out	Next 4 Out
Auburn	Santa Clara	Ohio St. ⬇️	California
Texas ⬇️	New Mexico ⬆️	USC ⬇️⬇️	San Diego St. ⬇️
UCLA ⬆️	Missouri	VCU	Seton Hall
Indiana ⬇️	TCU ⬆️	Virginia Tech ⬆️	West Virginia

Also Considered: Cincinnati, Tulsa, McNeese St.

Shoutout to www.bracketmatrix.com for keeping track of all of the brackets over the years!

Post Top-16 Reveal Seed List (2/22)

Seed Line	Seed	Team
1	1	Duke
1	2	Michigan
1	3	Arizona
1	4	Connecticut ⬆️
2	5	Purdue
2	6	Iowa St. ⬇️
2	7	Houston
2	8	Illinois
3	9	Florida
3	10	Nebraska
3	11	Gonzaga ⬆️
3	12	Kansas
4	13	Texas Tech
4	14	Michigan St.
4	15	Vanderbilt
4	16	Virginia ⬇️
5	17	Alabama
5	18	Tennessee
5	19	Arkansas
5	20	Louisville
6	21	St. John’s
6	22	North Carolina
6	23	BYU
6	24	Saint Louis ⬆️
7	25	Wisconsin
7	26	Kentucky ⬇️
7	27	Utah St.
7	28	N.C. State ⬆️
8	29	Villanova ⬇️
8	30	SMU
8	31	Iowa
8	32	Clemson

9	33	Miami FL
9	34	Saint Mary’s
9	35	UCF
9	36	Texas A&M ⬆️
10	37	Georgia
10	38	Auburn ⬆️
10	39	Texas ⬇️
10	40	UCLA ⬆️
11	41	Indiana ⬇️
11	42	Miami OH
11	43	Santa Clara
11	44	New Mexico 🆕
11	45	Missouri
11	46	TCU 🆕
12	47	USF
12	48	Belmont
12	49	Stephen F. Austin
12	50	Yale ⬆️
13	51	Liberty ⬇️
13	52	High Point
13	53	UNC-Wilmington
13	54	Cal Baptist
14	55	North Dakota St.
14	56	UC Irvine
14	57	Austin Peay
14	58	East Tennessee St. ⬆️
15	59	Portland St. ⬇️
15	60	Navy
15	61	Merrimack
15	62	Wright St. ⬆️
16	63	Appalachian St. 🆕
16	64	LIU
16	65	UMBC
16	66	Bethune-Cookman
16	67	Howard
16	68	SE Missouri St.

Last 4 Byes	Last 4 In	First 4 Out	Next 4 Out
Auburn	Santa Clara	Ohio St. ⬇️	California
Texas ⬇️	New Mexico ⬆️	USC ⬇️⬇️	San Diego St. ⬇️
UCLA ⬆️	Missouri	VCU	Seton Hall
Indiana ⬇️	TCU ⬆️	Virginia Tech ⬆️	West Virginia

Also Considered: Cincinnati, Tulsa, McNeese St.

Shoutout to www.bracketmatrix.com for keeping track of all of the brackets over the years!

Pre-Top 16 Reveal Seed List (2/20)

Seed Line	Seed	Team
1	1	Michigan
1	2	Duke
1	3	Arizona
1	4	Iowa St. ⬆️
2	5	Houston
2	6	Illinois
2	7	Purdue
2	8	Connecticut ⬇️
3	9	Nebraska
3	10	Florida
3	11	Kansas
3	12	Virginia ⬆️
4	13	Vanderbilt ⬇️
4	14	Michigan St.
4	15	Gonzaga
4	16	Texas Tech
5	17	Alabama
5	18	Arkansas
5	19	Tennessee
5	20	Louisville
6	21	St. John’s
6	22	North Carolina
6	23	BYU
6	24	Kentucky
7	25	Utah St.
7	26	Villanova
7	27	Saint Louis
7	28	Wisconsin ⬆️
8	29	Clemson ⬇️
8	30	N.C. State
8	31	SMU
8	32	Iowa

9	33	Miami FL
9	34	UCF
9	35	Texas ⬆️
9	36	Saint Mary’s
10	37	Indiana
10	38	Texas A&M
10	39	Georgia
10	40	USC ⬆️
11	41	Miami OH
11	42	Auburn ⬇️⬇️
11	43	UCLA
11	44	Santa Clara
11	45	Missouri 🆕
11	46	Ohio St.
12	47	USF
12	48	Belmont
12	49	Liberty
12	50	Stephen F. Austin
13	51	Yale
13	52	High Point
13	53	UNC-Wilmington
13	54	Cal Baptist
14	55	UC Irvine 🆕
14	56	North Dakota St.
14	57	Austin Peay
14	58	Portland St.
15	59	Navy
15	60	East Tennessee St.
15	61	Troy 🆕
15	62	Merrimack
16	63	Wright St.
16	64	LIU
16	65	UMBC 🆕
16	66	Bethune-Cookman
16	67	Howard
16	68	SE Missouri St.

Last 4 Byes	Last 4 In	First 4 Out	Next 4 Out
Texas A&M	UCLA	New Mexico	Virginia Tech
Georgia	Santa Clara	TCU ⬇️	California
USC	Missouri ⬆️	VCU	Seton Hall
Auburn ⬇️	Ohio St.	San Diego St.	West Virginia

Also Considered: Oklahoma St. McNeese St., Tulsa

Shoutout to www.bracketmatrix.com for keeping track of all of the brackets over the years!

2/18 Seed List

Seed Line	Seed	Team
1	1	Michigan
1	2	Duke
1	3	Arizona
1	4	Connecticut ⬆️
2	5	Iowa St.
2	6	Houston ⬇️
2	7	Illinois ⬆️
2	8	Purdue
3	9	Florida ⬇️
3	10	Kansas
3	11	Nebraska
3	12	Vanderbilt
4	13	Michigan St.
4	14	Virginia
4	15	Gonzaga
4	16	Texas Tech
5	17	Arkansas
5	18	Alabama
5	19	Tennessee
5	20	Louisville
6	21	BYU
6	22	North Carolina
6	23	St. John’s
6	24	Kentucky ⬆️
7	25	Saint Louis ⬇️
7	26	Clemson
7	27	Utah St.
7	28	Villanova
8	29	Wisconsin
8	30	N.C. State
8	31	Iowa
8	32	SMU ⬆️

9	33	Miami FL
9	34	UCF ⬇️
9	35	Saint Mary’s
9	36	Auburn
10	37	Texas
10	38	Indiana
10	39	Texas A&M
10	40	Georgia
11	41	USC
11	42	Miami OH
11	43	Ohio St.
11	44	Santa Clara 🆕
11	45	UCLA
11	46	TCU
12	47	USF
12	48	Belmont
12	49	Liberty
12	50	Stephen F. Austin
13	51	Yale
13	52	High Point
13	53	Cal Baptist
13	54	UNC-Wilmington
14	55	Hawaii
14	56	Austin Peay
14	57	Portland St.
14	58	North Dakota St.
15	59	Navy
15	60	East Tennessee St.
15	61	Merrimack ⬆️
15	62	Appalachian St. 🆕
16	63	Wright St.
16	64	LIU
16	65	Bethune-Cookman
16	66	Howard 🆕
16	67	SE Missouri St.🆕
16	68	NJIT

Last 4 Byes	Last 4 In	First 4 Out	Next 4 Out
Indiana ⬇️	Ohio St.	New Mexico	Virginia Tech
Texas A&M	Santa Clara ⬆️	San Diego State ⬇️	Seton Hall
Georgia	UCLA	VCU	California
USC	TCU	Missouri	West Virginia

Also Considered: Oklahoma State

Shoutout to www.bracketmatrix.com for keeping track of all of the brackets over the years!

FIRST SEED LIST 2026 (2/15)

Seed Line	Seed	Team
1	1	Michigan
1	2	Duke
1	3	Arizona
1	4	Houston
2	5	Connecticut
2	6	Purdue
2	7	Iowa St.
2	8	Florida
3	9	Illinois
3	10	Nebraska
3	11	Vanderbilt
3	12	Kansas
4	13	Texas Tech
4	14	Michigan St.
4	15	Virginia
4	16	Gonzaga
5	17	Louisville
5	18	Alabama
5	19	Arkansas
5	20	Tennessee
6	21	BYU
6	22	North Carolina
6	23	St. John’s
6	24	Saint Louis
7	25	Kentucky
7	26	Clemson
7	27	Utah St.
7	28	Villanova
8	29	Wisconsin
8	30	Iowa
8	31	N.C. State
8	32	UCF

9	33	Auburn
9	34	SMU
9	35	Miami FL
9	36	Saint Mary’s
10	37	Indiana
10	38	Texas A&M
10	39	Texas
10	40	Georgia
11	41	USC
11	42	Miami OH
11	43	UCLA
11	44	TCU
11	45	Ohio St.
11	46	San Diego St.
12	47	USF
12	48	Belmont
12	49	Liberty
12	50	Stephen F. Austin
13	51	Yale
13	52	High Point
13	53	Cal Baptist
13	54	UNC-Wilmington
14	55	Hawaii
14	56	Austin Peay
14	57	Portland St.
14	58	North Dakota St.
15	59	South Alabama
15	60	East Tennessee St.
15	61	UT Martin
15	62	Navy
16	63	Merrimack
16	64	Wright St.
16	65	LIU
16	66	Bethune-Cookman
16	67	NJIT
16	68	Morgan St.

Last 4 Byes	Last 4 In	First 4 Out	Next 4 Out
Texas A&M	UCLA	Santa Clara	Virginia Tech
Texas	TCU	Missouri	California
Georgia	Ohio St.	New Mexico	Seton Hall
USC	San Diego St.	VCU	West Virginia

Also Considered: Oklahoma St.

Shoutout to www.bracketmatrix.com for keeping track of all of the brackets over the years!

FINAL Seed List

Seed Line	Seed	Team
1	1	Auburn
1	2	Houston
1	3	Duke
1	4	Florida
2	5	Tennessee
2	6	Alabama
2	7	Michigan St.
2	8	St. John’s ⬆️
3	9	Texas Tech ⬇️
3	10	Kentucky
3	11	Iowa St.
3	12	Wisconsin ⬆️
4	13	Texas A&M ⬇️
4	14	Maryland
4	15	Michigan
4	16	Arizona ⬆️
5	17	Oregon
5	18	Purdue ⬇️
5	19	Louisville
5	20	Clemson
6	21	Illinois
6	22	Ole Miss
6	23	BYU ⬆️
6	24	Saint Mary’s
7	25	UCLA ⬇️
7	26	Kansas
7	27	Missouri
7	28	Gonzaga
8	29	Marquette
8	30	Memphis
8	31	Mississippi St.
8	32	Creighton

9	33	Georgia
9	34	Connecticut
9	35	Oklahoma ⬆️⬆️
9	36	New Mexico
10	37	Baylor
10	38	Utah St.
10	39	Arkansas
10	40	Drake ⬆️
11	41	West Virginia ⬇️⬇️
11	42	Vanderbilt ⬇️
11	43	Indiana
11	44	San Diego State
11	45	VCU
11	46	Texas 🆕
12	47	UC San Diego
12	48	Colorado State 🆕
12	49	Liberty
12	50	McNeese St.
13	51	Yale
13	52	High Point
13	53	Akron
13	54	Grand Canyon 🆕
14	55	Lipscomb ⬇️
14	56	Troy
14	57	UNC Wilmington
14	58	Montana 🆕
15	59	Robert Morris
15	60	Wofford
15	61	Norfolk State
15	62	Bryant ⬆️
16	63	Omaha
16	64	Mount St. Mary’s 🆕
16	65	SIU Edwardsville
16	66	American
16	67	Alabama St.
16	68	Saint Francis (PA) 🆕

Last 4 Byes	Last 4 In	First 4 Out	Next 4 Out
Baylor ⬇️	Vanderbilt ⬇️	North Carolina ⬇️	Nebraska ⬇️
Utah State	Indiana	Xavier	Wake Forest
Arkansas	San Diego St.	Ohio St. ⬇️	San Francisco ⬆️
West Virginia ⬇️	Texas ⬆️	Boise St.	UC Irvine ⬆️

Shoutout to www.bracketmatrix.com for keeping track of all of the brackets over the years!

3/12 Seed List

Seed Line	Seed	Team
1	1	Auburn
1	2	Houston
1	3	Duke
1	4	Florida
2	5	Alabama
2	6	Tennessee
2	7	Michigan St.
2	8	Texas Tech
3	9	Kentucky
3	10	St. John’s
3	11	Texas A&M
3	12	Iowa St.
4	13	Maryland
4	14	Purdue
4	15	Wisconsin
4	16	Michigan ⬆️
5	17	Arizona ⬇️
5	18	Louisville
5	19	Oregon ⬆️
5	20	Clemson
6	21	Saint Mary’s ⬇️
6	22	Illinois
6	23	Ole Miss
6	24	UCLA
7	25	Kansas ⬆️
7	26	BYU
7	27	Missouri
7	28	Gonzaga
8	29	Marquette ⬇️
8	30	Memphis
8	31	Mississippi St.
8	32	Creighton

9	33	Georgia
9	34	New Mexico
9	35	Connecticut
9	36	West Virginia
10	37	Baylor
10	38	Vanderbilt
10	39	Utah St.
10	40	Arkansas ⬆️
11	41	Oklahoma
11	42	Indiana
11	43	Drake
11	44	San Diego State ⬆️
11	45	VCU ⬇️
12	46	Ohio St. ⬇️
12	47	North Carolina
12	48	UC San Diego
12	49	Liberty
12	50	McNeese St.
13	51	Yale
13	52	High Point
13	53	Akron
13	54	Lipscomb ⬆️
14	55	Utah Valley
14	56	UNC Wilmington 🆕
14	57	Troy 🆕
14	58	Northern Colorado
15	59	Robert Morris
15	60	Wofford
15	61	Norfolk State 🆕
15	62	Omaha ⬆️
16	63	Bryant
16	64	Quinnipiac
16	65	SIU Edwardsville
16	66	American
16	67	Jackson State 🆕
16	68	Saint Francis (PA) 🆕

Last 4 Byes	Last 4 In	First 4 Out	Next 4 Out
Vanderbilt	Indiana	Xavier	Wake Forest
Utah State	San Diego St.	Texas	Cincinnati ⬇️
Arkansas	Ohio State	Boise State ⬆️	Colorado State
Oklahoma	North Carolina	Nebraska	Dayton ⬆️

Also Considered: San Francisco, UC Irvine, SMU

Shoutout to www.bracketmatrix.com for keeping track of all of the brackets over the years!

FIRST SEED LIST 2025 (3/9)

Seed Line	Seed	Team
1	1	Auburn
1	2	Houston
1	3	Duke
1	4	Florida
2	5	Alabama
2	6	Tennessee
2	7	Michigan St.
2	8	Texas Tech
3	9	Kentucky
3	10	Texas A&M
3	11	St. John’s
3	12	Iowa St.
4	13	Purdue
4	14	Maryland
4	15	Wisconsin
4	16	Arizona
5	17	Michigan
5	18	Saint Mary’s
5	19	Clemson
5	20	Louisville
6	21	Ole Miss
6	22	Oregon
6	23	Illinois
6	24	UCLA
7	25	BYU
7	26	Missouri
7	27	Gonzaga
7	28	Marquette
8	29	Kansas
8	30	Memphis
8	31	Mississippi St.
8	32	Creighton
9	33	Connecticut

9	34	Georgia
9	35	New Mexico
9	36	West Virginia
10	37	Baylor
10	38	VCU
10	39	Vanderbilt
10	40	Utah St.
11	41	Arkansas
11	42	Oklahoma
11	43	Indiana
11	44	Ohio St.
11	45	Drake
12	46	San Diego State
12	47	North Carolina
12	48	UC San Diego
12	49	McNeese St.
12	50	Liberty
13	51	Yale
13	52	High Point
13	53	Akron
13	54	Chattanooga
14	55	Lipscomb
14	56	Utah Valley
14	57	Northern Colorado
14	58	Towson
15	59	South Alabama
15	60	Robert Morris
15	61	Central Connecticut
15	62	Norfolk State
16	63	Bryant
16	64	Omaha
16	65	Southern
16	66	Quinnipiac
16	67	American
16	68	SIU Edwardsville

Last 4 Byes	Last 4 In	First 4 Out	Next 4 Out
Vanderbilt	Indiana	Xavier	SMU
Utah State	Ohio State	Texas	Colorado St.
Arkansas	San Diego St.	Nebraska	Wake Forest
Oklahoma	North Carolina	Cincinnati	Boise State

Also Considered: Dayton, Northwestern, San Francisco, UC Irvine

Shoutout to www.bracketmatrix.com for keeping track of all of the brackets over the years!

FINAL BRACKETOLOGY 2024

East – Boston, MA

Brooklyn, NY

1. UConn	16. St. Peter’s
8. Boise State	9. TCU

Salt Lake City, UT

4. Alabama	13. Vermont
5. BYU	12. Grand Canyon

Omaha, NE

2. Iowa St.	15. Long Beach St.
7. Utah St.	10. Northwestern/Providence

Pittsburgh, PA

3. Duke	14. Oakland
6. South Carolina	11. Oregon

South – Dallas, TX

Memphis, TN

1. Houston	16. Howard/Wagner
8. Nebraska	9. Mississippi St.

Spokane, WA

4. Illinois	13. UAB
5. Florida	12. Samford

Charlotte, NC

2. Tennessee	15. Longwood
7. Gonzaga	10. New Mexico

Memphis, TN

3. Creighton	14. Morehead St.
6. Texas Tech	11. NC State

West – Los Angeles, CA

Charlotte, NC

1. North Carolina	16. Stetson
8. Washington St.	9. FAU

Brooklyn, NY

4. Kentucky	13. Yale
5. Wisconsin	12. McNeese St.

Salt Lake City, UT

2. Arizona	15. South Dakota St.
7. Nevada	10. Oklahoma

Pittsburgh, PA

3.Kansas	14. Akron
6. Clemson	11. James Madison

Midwest – Detroit, MI

Indianapolis, IN

1. Purdue	16. Montana St./Grambling
8. Texas	9. Colorado

Spokane, WA

4. Auburn	13. Charleston
5. San Diego St.	12. Duquesne 🆕

Indianapolis, IN

2. Marquette	15. Western Kentucky
7. St. Mary’s	10. Colorado St./Michigan St.

Omaha, NE

3. Baylor	14. Colgate
6. Dayton	11. Drake

Last 4 Byes	Last 4 In	First 4 Out	Next 4 Out
Mississippi State	Colorado State	Seton Hall	Indiana State
Florida Atlantic ⬇️	Michigan State	St. John’s	Pittsburgh
TCU	Northwestern	Virginia	Ohio State
Oklahoma	Providence	Texas A&M	Wake Forest

Also Considered: Villanova, Kansas State, Cincinnati, Iowa, Utah

Shoutout to www.bracketmatrix.com for keeping track of all of the brackets over the years!