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.
16 Alabama State vs. 16 St. Francis PA16 American vs. 16 Mount St. Mary’s11 SDSU vs. 11 North Carolina
11 Texas vs. 11 Xavier
Lexington1 Auburn vs. 16 Alabama State/St. Francis PA8 Louisville vs. 9 Creighton
Denver
5 Michigan vs. 12 UC San Diego4 Texas A&M vs. 13 Yale
Milwaukee
6 Ole Miss vs. 11 SDSU/North Carolina3 Iowa State vs. 14 Lipscomb
Cleveland
7 Marquette vs. 10 New Mexico
2 Michigan State vs. 15 Bryant
Raleigh1 Florida vs. 16 Norfolk State8 UConn vs. 9 Oklahoma
Seattle
5 Memphis vs. 12 Colorado State4 Maryland vs. 13 Grand Canyon
Wichita
6 Missouri vs. 11 Drake3 Texas Tech vs. 14 UNC Wilmington
Providence
7 Kansas vs. 10 Arkansas
2 St. John’s vs. 15 Omaha
Raleigh1 Duke vs. 16 American/Mount St. Mary’s8 Mississippi State vs. 9 Baylor
Seattle
5 Oregon vs. 12 Liberty4 Arizona vs. 13 Akron
Denver
6 BYU vs. 11 VCU3 Wisconsin vs. 14 Montana
Cleveland
7 St. Mary’s vs. 10 Vanderbilt
2 Alabama vs. 15 Robert Morris
Wichita1 Houston vs. 16 SIUE8 Gonzaga vs. 9 Georgia
Providence
5 Clemson vs. 12 McNeese4 Purdue vs. 13 High Point
Milwaukee
6 Illinois vs. 11 Texas/Xavier3 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.
