Seeds and Pairings (Through Games held on 03/11/2025)

Seed List (Through Games held on 03/11/2025)

Projected 2nd and 3rd Round Site Assignments

Procedural Seed Changes to Meet NCAA Bracketing Principles

• Memphis moved DOWN from a 6 Seed to a 7 Seed
• BYU moved UP from a 7 Seed to a 6 Seed
• San Diego State moved DOWN from 10 Seed to an 11 Seed
• Georgia moved DOWN from 10 Seed to an 11 Seed
• Indiana moved UP from an 11 Seed to a 10 Seed
• Drake moved UP from an 11 Seed to a 10 Seed
• VCU Moved DOWN from an 11 Seed to a 12 Seed
• Ohio State and North Carolina moved UP from a 12 Seed to an 11 Seed

CLINCHED BY WINNING CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT

• Drake - Missouri Valley Conference
• Troy - Sun Belt Conference
• High Point - Big South Conference
• Lipscomb - Atlantic Sun Conference
• Wofford - Southern Conference
• Omaha - Summit League
• Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville (SIUE) - Ohio Valley Conference

New to the At-Large Field

• North Carolina

Fell Out of the At-Large Field

• Boise State

Teams on the Rise

• North Carolina - Up From 'First Four Out' to 'Last 4 In'
• Oregon - Up 4 Spots and 1 Seed Sine (5 Seed to 4 Seed)
• Kentucky - Up 3 Spots and 1 Seed Line (3 Seed to 2 Seed)
• Illinois - Up 2 Spots and 1 Seed Line (9 Seed to 8 Seed)
• New Mexico - Up 2 Spots and 1 Seed Line (From Last 10 seed to 9 Seed)
• Xavier - From 'Next Four Out' to 'Last Four Out'
• Colorado State - 'Next Four Out' to 'Last Four Out'

Teams on the Slide

• Boise State - Down from 'Last 4 In' to 'First Four Out'
• VCU - Down 7 Spots and 1 Seed Line (From 9 Seed to 10 Seed)
• Vanderbilt - Down 4 Spots and 1 Seed Line (From 7 Seed to 8 Seed)
• Memphis - Down 3 Spots and 1 Seed Line (From 5 Seed to 6 Seed)
• Marquette - Down 3 Spots and 1 Seed Line (From 5 Seed to 6 Seed)
• Ohio State - Down 3 Spots and 1 Seed Line (From 'Last 4 Bye' to 'Last 4 In'
• Wake Forest - From 'First 4 Out' to 'Next 4 Out'
• SMU - No Longer Under Consideration