Bluegrass Bracketology

 

 

 

Welcome back!  This is the first version of Bluegrass Bracketology for the 2025 season!  I'll be doing a bracket at least 2-3 times per week, especially as we get deeper into the season! Follow me on X (formely twitter) for latest updates after games, bracket drops, and bracket talk! Bluegrass Bracketology X

 

 

 

 

1 Midwest Region vs 4 West Region 2 South Region vs 3 East Region MIDWEST Region (Detroit) WEST Region (Los Angeles) Indianapolis Charlotte 1)  Purdue  16)  Norfolk / Merrimack 8) TCU 9) Nevada 1)  Tennessee 16) Grambling / Fairfield 8) Texas 9) Northwestern Brooklyn Spokane 5) Clemson 12)  Appalachian State 4) Kentucky 13) Samford 5) Wisconsin 12)  McNeese State 4) San Diego State 13)  Yale Memphis Salt Lake City 6) South Carolina 11) St. John's/New Mexico 3) Baylor 14)  High Point 6) Washington State 11)  Richmond 3) Creighton 14)  Louisiana Tech Omaha Salt Lake City 7) Colorado State 10) Michigan State 2) Iowa State 15)  Little Rock 7) St. Mary's 10) Villanova 2) Arizona 15)  Colgate SOUTH Region (Dallas) EAST Region (Brooklyn) Omaha Brooklyn 1)  Houston 16)  Stetson 8) Boise State 9) Mississippi State 1)  Connecticut 16)  South Dakota State 8) Gonzaga 9) Oklahoma Pittsburgh Spokane 5) Auburn 12)  So...

 1 Midwest Region vs 4 West Region 2 South Region vs 3 East Region MIDWEST Region (Detroit) WEST Region (Los Angeles) Indianapolis Salt Lake City 1)  Purdue  16) Grambling / Merrimack 8) Mississippi State 9) Texas 1) Arizona 16) Norfolk State / Fairfield 8) Oklahoma 9) Northwestern Spokane Pittsburgh 5) San Diego State 12)  South Florida 4) Kentucky 13) Yale 5) Wisconsin 12) Indiana State 4) Auburn 13) Samford Omaha Memphis 6) Dayton 11) Virginia/Seton Hall 3) Iowa State 14) High Point 6) Washington State 11) Richmond 3) Alabama 14) Louisiana Tech Indianapolis Omaha 7) Florida 10) Florida Atlantic 2) Marquette 15) Little Rock 7) South Carolina 10) Nevada 2) Kansas 15) Oakland SOUTH Region (Dallas) EAST Region (Brooklyn) Omaha Brooklyn 1)  Houston 16) Eastern Kentucky 8) Gonzaga 9) Boise State 1) Connecticut 16) South Dakota State 8) TCU 9) Michigan State Spokane Brooklyn 5) Dayton 12) Appalachian State 4) Creighton 13) UC Irvine 5) Clemson 12) McNeese State...

 1 Midwest Region vs 4 West Region 2 South Region vs 3 East Region MIDWEST Region (Detroit) WEST Region (Los Angeles) Indianapolis Salt Lake City 1)  Purdue  16) Southern/Merrimack 8) TCU 9) Mississippi State 1) Arizona 16) Norfolk State/Quinnipiac 8) Oklahoma 9) Northwestern Spokane Pittsburgh 5) Kentucky 12) Indiana State 4) San Diego State 13) Yale 5) Wisconsin 12) South Florida 4) Auburn 13) Samford Omaha Memphis 6) St. Mary's 11) Providence/Wake Forest 3) Iowa State 14) High Point 6) Washington State 11) Nevada 3) Creighton 14) Vermont Indianapolis Omaha 7) Florida 10) New Mexico 2) Marquette 15) Morehead State 7) South Carolina 10) Virginia 2) Kansas 15) Oakland SOUTH Region (Dallas) EAST Region (Brooklyn) Omaha Brooklyn 1) Houston 16) Eastern Kentucky 8) Michigan State 9) Texas 1) Connecticut 16) South Dakota State 8) Florida Atlantic 9) Utah State Brooklyn Spokane 5) Dayton 12) Appalachian State 4) Illinois 13) UC Irvine 5) Clemson 12) McNeese State 4) Baylor...

1 Midwest Region vs 4 West Region 2 South Region vs 3 East Region MIDWEST Region (Detroit) WEST Region (Los Angeles) Indianapolis Omaha 1)  Purdue  16) Jackson State/Lafayette 8) Ole Miss 9) Texas Tech 1) Kansas 16) St. Peter's 8) Villanova 9) Mississippi State Omaha Brooklyn 5) Dayton 12) James Madison 4) Marquette 13) UC Irvine 5) Memphis 12) Indiana State 4) Alabama 13) McNeese State Memphis Pittsburgh 6) Colorado State 11) New Mexico/Oregon 3) Baylor 14) Drexel 6) Oklahoma 11) Grand Canyon 3) Duke 14) Vermont Charlotte Salt Lake City 7) St. John's 10) Nebraska 2) Tennessee 15) Sam Houston 7) TCU 10) South Carolina 2) Arizona 15) Eastern Kentucky SOUTH Region (Dallas) EAST Region (Brooklyn) Omaha Brooklyn 1) Houston 16) Central Connecticut State 8) Seton Hall 9) Michigan State 1) Connecticut 16) North Carolina Central 8) Texas A&M 9) Cincinnati Spokane Brooklyn 5) Clemson 12) St. Mary's 4) Creighton 13) Samford 5) San Diego State 12) Princeton 4) Illinois 13) Akron...

1 Midwest Region vs 4 West Region 2 South Region vs 3 East Region MIDWEST Region (Detroit) WEST Region (Los Angeles) Indianapolis Salt Lake City 1)  Purdue  16) South Dakota State 8) Ole Miss 9) Texas 1) Arizona 16) St. Peter's 8) Texas A&M 9) Texas Tech Charlotte Spokane 5) Oklahoma 12) Indiana State 4) Creighton 13) UC Irvine 5) Clemson 12) James Madison 4) Memphis 13) Liberty Salt Lake City Pittsburgh 6) Dayton 11) Florida/Nebraska 3) BYU 14) Samford 6) Alabama 11) TCU 3) Illinois 14) Charleston Memphis Omaha 7) Utah 10) St. John's 2) Tennessee 15) Colgate 7) Mississippi State 10) Miami (FL) 2) Kansas 15) Vermont SOUTH Region (Dallas) EAST Region (Brooklyn) Omaha Brooklyn 1) Houston 16) Norfolk State/Merrimack 8) Ohio State 9) Providence 1) Connecticut 16) Stetson/Southern 8) Michigan State 9) Gonzaga Spokane Brooklyn 5) Colorado State 12) Princeton 4) Auburn 13) Akron 5) Florida Atlantic 12) Utah State/Cincinnati 4) Duke 13) McNeese State Pittsburgh Memphis 6...

1 Midwest Region vs 4 East Region 2 South Region vs 3 West Region MIDWEST Region (Detroit) EAST Region (Boston) Indianapolis Brooklyn 1)  Purdue  16) Southern/Norfolk State 8) Ole Miss 9) Gonzaga 1)  Connecticut 16) South Dakota State 8) Dayton 9) Virginia Brooklyn Memphis 5) Duke 12) Princeton 4) Memphis 13) Liberty 5) Creighton 12) Indiana State 4) Florida Atlantic 13) McNeese State Pittsburgh Charlotte 6) Utah 11) Northwestern/TCU 3) Kentucky 14) Samford 6) San Diego State 11) South Carolina 3) Clemson 14) Purdue-Fort Wayne Indianapolis Omaha 7) Ohio State 10) Texas 2) Marquette 15) Colgate 7) Alabama 10) New Mexico 2) Kansas 15) Morehead State SOUTH Region (Dallas) WEST Region (Los Angeles) Omaha Salt Lake City 1)  Houston 16) Merrimack/Marist 8) Colorado 9) Michigan State 1)  Arizona 16) Lipscomb 8) Iowa State 9) James Madison Spokane Spokane 5) Auburn 12)  Grand Canyon 4) Wisconsin 13) UNC Wilmington 5) Baylor 12) Nebraska/St. John's 4) Colorado State...

   Teams in  bold  have earned the automatic bid for their respective conference. South Region vs West Region Midwest Region vs East Region SOUTH Region (Louisville) WEST Region (Las Vegas) Birmingham Columbus 1) Alabama 16) Northern Kentucky 8) Florida Atlantic 9) Illinois 1) Purdue 16)  A&M-Corpus Christi 8) Arkansas 9) West Virginia Albany Greensboro 5) TCU 12) Charleston 4) Virginia 13) Iona 5) Miami (FL) 12) VCU 4) Xavier 13) Louisiana Denver Greensboro 6) Saint Mary’s 11) Mississippi State 3) Baylor 14) UC Santa Barbara 6) Iowa State 11) Pittsburgh/Utah State 3) Tennessee 14)  Grand Canyon Des Moines Sacramento 7) Northwestern 10) USC 2) Marquette 15) UNC Asheville 7) Creighton 10) Boise State 2) UCLA 15) Montana State MIDWEST Region (Kansas City) EAST Region (New York) Des Moines Birmingham 1) Kansas 16) Texas Southern / Southeast Missouri State 8) Iowa 9) Memphis 1) Houston 16) Howard / Fairleigh Dickinson 8) Maryland 9) Auburn Orlando Orlando 5...

   Teams in  bold  have earned the automatic bid for their respective conference. South Region vs West Region Midwest Region vs East Region SOUTH Region (Louisville) WEST Region (Las Vegas) Birmingham Columbus 1) Alabama 16) Northern Kentucky 8) Florida Atlantic 9) Illinois 1) Purdue 16)  A&M-CC 8) Arkansas 9) Providence Albany Greensboro 5) TCU 12) Charleston 4) Virginia 13) Iona 5) Miami (FL) 12) VCU 4) Xavier 13) Louisiana Des Moines Orlando 6) Saint Mary’s 11) Rutgers/Arizona State 3) Marquette 14) UC Santa Barbara 6) Kentucky 11) Pittsburgh/Utah State 3) Kansas State 14) Furman Denver Sacramento 7) Northwestern 10) Boise State 2) Baylor 15) UNC Asheville 7) Creighton 10) West Virginia 2) UCLA 15) Montana State MIDWEST Region (Kansas City) EAST Region (New York) Des Moines Birmingham 1) Kansas 16) Texas Southern / Southeast Missouri State 8) Iowa 9) Memphis 1) Houston 16) Howard / Fairleigh Dickinson 8) Maryland 9) Auburn Greensboro Orlando 5) Duke 12) D...

  End of Regular Season seed list: 1 seeds: Alabama, Houston, Kansas, Purdue   2 seeds: UCLA, Baylor, Texas, Arizona  3 seeds: Tennessee, Kansas State, Marquette, Gonzaga  4 seeds: UConn, Indiana, Xavier, Miami (FL)  5 seeds: Virginia, San Diego State, St Mary’s, Creighton  6 seeds: TCU, Iowa State, Northwestern, Texas A&M  7 seeds: Kentucky, Duke, Michigan State, Iowa  8 seeds: Providence, Maryland, Illinois, Arkansas  9 seeds: Missouri, Rutgers, Auburn, Florida Atlantic  10 seeds: Boise State, Memphis, NC State, Pittsburgh  11 seeds: West Virginia, USC, Mississippi State, Wisconsin, Arizona State, Nevada  12 seeds: VCU, Charleston, Bradley, Oral Roberts  13 seeds: Liberty, Iona, Toledo, Louisiana  14 seeds: Furman, Yale, UC Irvine, Utah Valley  15 seeds: Colgate, Eastern Washington, Vermont, Youngstown State  16 seeds: Fairleigh Dickinson, UNC Asheville, Texas A&M-CC, Southeast Missouri State, H...