NCAA Bracket Projections - 2/28/25

1 Seeds:  AUBURN, DUKE, Alabama, HOUSTON

2 Seeds:  Florida, Tennessee, Michigan St, WISCONSIN

3 Seeds:  ST. JOHN'S, Kentucky, Iowa St, Texas A&M

4 Seeds:  Texas Tech, Missouri, Michigan, Arizona

5 Seeds:  Purdue, Clemson, Saint Mary's, Maryland

6 Seeds:  Louisville, Kansas, Marquette, Oregon

7 Seeds:  Mississippi St, Mississippi, UCLA, Illinois

8 Seeds:  MEMPHIS, Creighton, GONZAGA, BYU

9 Seeds:  Utah St, NEW MEXICO, Connecticut, Baylor

10 Seeds:  Vanderbilt, West Virginia, San Diego St, Arkansas

11 Seeds:  VCU, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Georgia, Ohio St, Indiana

12 Seeds:  DRAKE, UC SAN DIEGO, LIBERTY, MCNEESE ST

13 Seeds:  YALE, HIGH POINT, AKRON, GRAND CANYON

14 Seeds:  ARKANSAS ST, SAMFORD, UNC WILMINGTON, LIPSCOMB

15 Seeds:  SOUTH DAKOTA ST, NORTHERN COLORADO, ROBERT MORRIS, CENTRAL CONNECTICUT

16 Seeds:  NORFOLK ST, BRYANT, QUINNIPIAC, SOUTHERN, SOUTHEST MISSOURI ST, BUCKNELL

Last 4 Byes:

West Virginia

San Diego St

Arkansas

Nebraska

Last 4 In:

Oklahoma

Georgia

Ohio St

Indiana

First 4 Out:

North Carolina

Texas

Boise St

Wake Forest

Next 4 Out:

SMU

Xavier

Cincinnati

San Francisco

NCAA Bracket Projection - 2/25/25

1 Seeds:  AUBURN, DUKE, Florida, Alabama

2 Seeds:  HOUSTON, Tennessee, Michigan St, Iowa St

3 Seeds:  WISCONSIN, Texas A&M, Texas Tech, ST. JOHN'S

4 Seeds:  Kentucky, Michigan, Arizona, Purdue

5 Seeds:  Missouri, Maryland, Clemson, Mississippi St

6 Seeds:  SAINT MARY'S, Louisville, Kansas, Marquette

7 Seeds:  Mississippi, Oregon, UCLA, Illinois

8 Seeds:  Creighton, MEMPHIS, Gonzaga, BYU

9 Seeds:  Utah St, Baylor, NEW MEXICO, Connecticut

10 Seeds:  West Virginia, Vanderbilt, San Diego St, Nebraska

11 Seeds:  VCU, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas, Wake Forest, Ohio St

12 Seeds:  DRAKE, UC SAN DIEGO, LIBERTY, MCNEESE ST

13 Seeds:  YALE, HIGH POINT, AKRON, GRAND CANYON

14 Seeds:  ARKANSAS ST, SAMFORD, UNC WILMINGTON, SOUTH DAKOTA ST

15 Seeds:  NORTHERN COLORADO, CENTRAL CONNECTICUT, NORTH ALABAMA, ROBERT MORRIS

16 Seeds:  NORFOLK ST, BRYANT, QUINNIPIAC, SOUTHERN, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI ST, BUCKNELL

Last 4 Byes:

Vanderbilt

San Diego St

Nebraska

Oklahoma

Last 4 In:

Arkansas

Texas

Wake Forest

Ohio St

First 4 Out:

North Carolina

Indiana

Georgia

SMU

Next 4 Out:

Boise St

Xavier

Cincinnati

George Mason

NCAA Bracket Projection - 2/23/25

1 Seeds:  AUBURN, Florida, DUKE, Alabama

2 Seeds:  HOUSTON, Tennessee, WISCONSIN, Iowa St

3 Seeds:  Michigan St, Texas A&M, Purdue, Kentucky

4 Seeds:  Texas Tech, SAINT JOHN'S, Michigan, Arizona

5 Seeds:  Missouri, Maryland, Clemson, Mississippi St

6 Seeds:  SAINT MARY'S, Louisville, Kansas, Marquette

7 Seeds:  Mississippi, Oregon, UCLA, Illinois

8 Seeds:  Creighton, MEMPHIS, Utah St, Gonzaga

9 Seeds:  BYU, Baylor, NEW MEXICO, Connecticut

10 Seeds:  West Virginia, Texas, Vanderbilt, San Diego St

11 Seeds:  Ohio St, Nebraska, VCU, Oklahoma, Wake Forest, Arkansas

12 Seeds:  DRAKE, UC SAN DIEGO, LIBERTY, MNCEESE ST

13 Seeds:  YALE, HIGH POINT, AKRON, GRAND CANYON

14 Seeds:  ARKANSAS ST, SAMFORD, UNC WILMINGTON, SOUTH DAKOTA ST

15 Seeds:  NORTHERN COLORADO, MILWAUKEE, CENTRAL CONNECTICUT, NORTH ALABAMA

16 Seeds:  NORFOLK ST, BRYANT, SOUTHERN, QUINNIPIAC, SOUTHEAST MISSOURI ST, AMERICAN

Last 4 Byes:

Texas

Vanderbilt

San Diego St

Ohio St

Last 4 In:

Nebraska

Oklahoma

Wake Forest

Arkansas

First 4 Out:

SMU

Georgia

North Carolina

Boise St

Next 4 Out:

George Mason

Xavier

Indiana

Cincinnati

NCAA Bracket Projection - 2/22/25

1 Seeds:  AUBURN, Florida, DUKE, Alabama

2 Seeds:  HOUSTON, Tennessee, WISCONSIN, Texas A&M

3 Seeds:  Iowa St, Michigan St, Purdue, Kentucky

4 Seeds:  Arizona, ST. JOHN'S, Missouri, Michigan

5 Seeds:  Texas Tech, Mississippi St, Maryland, Mississippi

6 Seeds:  Kansas, Marquette, Louisville, Clemson

7 Seeds:  Saint Mary's, Illinois, Oregon, UCLA

8 Seeds:  MEMPHIS, Creighton, GONZAGA, Baylor

9 Seeds:  Utah St, Connecticut, NEW MEXICO, BYU

10 Seeds:  West Virginia, Nebraska, Texas, San Diego St

11 Seeds:  Vanderbilt, Ohio St, Wake Forest, VCU, Arkansas, SMU

12 Seeds:  DRAKE, UC SAN DIEGO, LIBERTY, MCNEESE ST

13 Seeds:  YALE, AKRON, HIGH POINT, GRAND CANYON

14 Seeds:  UNC WILMINGTON, ARKANSAS ST, CHATTANOOGA, SOUTH DAKOTA ST

15 Seeds:  NORTHERN COLORADO, MILWAUKEE, NORTH ALABAMA, CENTRAL CONNECTICUT

16 Seeds:  NORFOLK ST, BRYANT, SOUTHERN, QUINNIPIAC, SE MISSOURI ST, BUCKNELL

Last 4 Byes:

Nebraska

Texas

San Diego St

Vanderbilt

Last 4 In:

Oho St

Wake Forest

Arkansas

SMU

First 4 Out:

Georgia

Oklahoma

North Carolina

George Mason

Next 4 Out:

Xavier

Indiana

Boise St

Cincinnati

NCAA Bracket Projection - 2/20/25

1 Seeds:  AUBURN, Florida, Alabama, DUKE

2 Seeds:  HOUSTON, Tennessee, WISCONSIN, Texas A&M

3 Seeds:  Iowa St, Purdue, Kentucky, Michigan

4 Seeds:  Michigan St, Arizona, ST. JOHN'S, Texas Tech

5 Seeds:  Missouri, Marquette, Maryland, Mississippi St

6 Seeds:  Mississippi, Kansas, Louisville, Clemson

7 Seeds:  Saint Mary's, Illinois, UCLA, Oregon

8 Seeds:  Creighton, MEMPHIS, GONZAGA, Baylor

9 Seeds:  UTAH ST, New Mexico, Connecticut, West Virginia

10 Seeds:  Ohio St, BYU, Nebraska, San Diego St

11 Seeds:  Texas, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma, Wake Forest, Arkansas, DRAKE

12 Seeds:  VCU, UC SAN DIEGO, LIBERTY, MCNEESE ST

13 Seeds:  YALE, HIGH POINT, AKRON, GRAND CANYON

14 Seeds:  UNC WILMINGTON, ARKANSAS ST, SAMFORD, LIPSCOMB

15 Seeds:  SOUTH DAKOTA ST, NORTHERN COLORADO, MILWAUKEE, CENTRAL CONNECTICUT

16 Seeds:  NORFOLK ST, BRYANT, SOUTHERN, MERRIMACK, SE MISSOURI ST, BUCKNELL

Last 4 Byes:

BYU

Nebraska

San Diego St

Texas

Last 4 In:

Vanderbilt

Oklahoma

Wake Forest

Arkansas

First 4 Out:

Georgia

SMU

North Carolina

George Mason

Next 4 Out:

Xavier

UC Irvine

Indiana

Cincinnati

NCAA Bracket Projection - 2/19/25

1 Seeds:  AUBURN, Alabama, Florida, DUKE

2 Seeds:  HOUSTON, Tennessee, WISCONSIN, Texas A&M

3 Seeds:  Iowa St, Purdue, Arizona, Kentucky

4 Seeds:  Michigan, Michigan St, Texas Tech, ST. JOHN'S

5 Seeds:  Missouri, Maryland, Marquette, Mississippi St

6 Seeds:  Mississippi, Kansas, Saint Mary's, Louisville

7 Seeds:  Clemson, UCLA, Illinois, Oregon

8 Seeds:  Creighton, MEMPHIS, Baylor, GONZAGA

9 Seeds:  NEW MEXICO, Utah St, Connecticut, Nebraska

10 Seeds:  Ohio St, BYU, West Virginia, San Diego St

11 Seeds:  Vanderbilt, Texas, Oklahoma, Wake Forest, Arkansas, DRAKE

12 Seeds:  VCU, UC SAN DIEGO, LIBERTY, MCNEESE ST

13 Seeds:  YALE, AKRON, HIGH POINT, ARKANSAS ST

14 Seeds:  GRAND CANYON, SAMFORD, UNC WILMINGTON, LIPSCOMB

15 Seeds:  SOUTH DAKOTA ST, NORTHERN COLORADO, MILWAUKEE, CENTRAL CONNECTICUT

16 Seeds:  NORFOLK ST, BRYANT, SOUTHERN, MERRIMACK, SE MISSOURI ST, BUCKNELL

Last 4 Byes:

BYU

West Virginia

San Diego St

Vanderbilt

Last 4 In:

Texas

Oklahoma

Wake Forest

Arkansas

First 4 Out:

Georgia

SMU

North Carolina

George Mason

Next 4 Out:

Xavier

Indiana

Cincinnati

UC Irvine

NCAA Bracket Projection - 2/18/24

1 Seeds:  AUBURN, Alabama, Florida, DUKE

2 Seeds:  Tennessee, HOUSTON, Texas A&M, Iowa St

3 Seeds:  Purdue, WISCONSIN, Texas Tech, Michigan

4 Seeds:  Arizona, Kentucky, ST. JOHN'S, Michigan St

5 Seeds:  Missouri, Kansas, Marquette, Maryland

6 Seeds:  Mississippi, UCLA, Mississippi St, Saint Mary's

7 Seeds:  Louisville, Clemson, Illinois, Oregon

8 Seeds:  Creighton, MEMPHIS, GONZAGA, Baylor

9 Seeds:  NEW MEXICO, Connecticut, Utah St, Ohio St

10 Seeds:  Nebraska, San Diego St, West Virginia, Vanderbilt

11 Seeds:  Texas, BYU, Oklahoma, Wake Forest, Arkansas, DRAKE

12 Seeds:  VCU, UC SAN DIEGO, LIBERTY, MCNEESE ST

13 Seeds:  YALE, AKRON, HIGH POINT, ARKANSAS ST

14 Seeds:  GRAND CANYON, SAMFORD, UNC WILMINGTON, LIPSCOMB

15 Seeds:  SOUTH DAKOTA ST, NORTHERN COLORADO, MILWAUKEE, CENTRAL CONNECTICUT

16 Seeds:  NORFOLK ST, BRYANT, SOUTHERN, MERRIMACK, SE MISSOURI ST, BUCKNELL

Last 4 Byes:

San Diego St

West Virginia

Vanderbilt

Texas

Last 4 In:

BYU

Oklahoma

Wake Forest

Arkansas

First 4 Out:

Georgia

SMU

North Carolina

George Mason

Next 4 Out:

Indiana

Xavier

Cincinnati

UC Irvine

NCAA Bracket Projection - 2/12/25

1 Seeds:  AUBURN, Alabama, DUKE, Tennessee

2 Seeds:  Florida, HOUSTON, PURDUE, Texas A&M

3 Seeds:  Iowa St, Wisconsin, Kansas, Kentucky

4 Seeds:  Texas Tech, ST. JOHN'S, Arizona, Michigan

5 Seeds:  Mississippi, Michigan St, Marquette, Missouri

6 Seeds:  Illinois, UCLA, Maryland, MEMPHIS

7 Seeds:  Louisville, Mississippi St, Saint Mary's, Creighton

8 Seeds:  Clemson, Oregon, Baylor, Connecticut

9 Seeds:  Utah St, NEW MEXICO, GONZAGA, Oklahoma

10 Seeds:  West Virginia, Nebraska, Ohio St, Vanderbilt

11 Seeds:  Georgia, Texas, San Diego St, Wake Forest, BYU, DRAKE

12 Seeds:  VCU, UC SAN DIEGO, LIBERTY, MCNEESE ST

13 Seeds:  YALE, AKRON, ARKANSAS ST, HIGH POINT

14 Seeds:  GRAND CANYON, SAMFORD, UNC WILMINGTON, LIPSCOMB

15 Seeds:  SOUTH DAKOTA ST, NORTHERN COLORADO, CENTRAL CONNECTICUT, MILWAUKEE

16 Seeds:  NORFOLK ST, MERRIMACK, BRYANT, SOUTHERN, SE MISSOURI ST, AMERICAN

Last 4 Byes:

Nebraska

Ohio St

Vanderbilt

Georgia

Last 4 In:

Texas

San Diego St

Wake Forest

BYU

First 4 Out:

Arkansas

SMU

North Carolina

UC Irvine

Next 4 Out:

Pittsburgh

George Mason

Cincinnati

Indiana

NCAA Bracket Projection Top 16 and Bubble - 2/7/25

With the NCAA tournament selection committee revealing their current top 16 next week, I figured rather than posting a full bracket I would just post my current top 16 in the same format they do.  For good measure I will include my current bubble line projections as well.

SOUTH (ATLANTA)

1. Auburn (1)

2. Houston (6)

3. Wisconsin (12)

4. Arizona (14)

EAST (NEWARK)

1. Duke (2)

2. Florida (5)

3. Texas Tech (11)

4. Kentucky (16)

MIDWEST (INDIANAPOLIS)

1. Alabama (3)

2. Purdue (7)

3. Kansas (9)

4. Marquette (13)

WEST (SAN FRANCISCO)

1. Tennessee (4)

2. Texas A&M (8)

3. Iowa St (10)

4. Michigan St (15)

Also Considered:  Mississippi, St. John's, Michigan, Missouri

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BUBBLE LINE PROJECTION:

Last 4 Byes:  West Virginia, Georgia, Texas, San Diego St

Last 4 In:  Vanderbilt, Nebraska, BYU, Wake Forest

First 4 Out:  Arkansas, Pittsburgh, SMU, North Carolina

Next 4 Out:  UC Irvine, Xavier, UCF, Indiana

NCAA Bracket Projection - 2/6/25

1 Seeds:  AUBURN, DUKE, Alabama, Tennessee

2 Seeds:  Florida, HOUSTON, PURDUE, Kansas

3 Seeds:  Texas A&M, Iowa St, Texas Tech, Wisconsin

4 Seeds:  MARQUETTE, Michigan St, Arizona, Kentucky

5 Seeds:  Mississippi, St. John's, Missouri, Michigan

6 Seeds:  Illinois, Maryland, Oregon, MEMPHIS

7 Seeds:  Louisville, UCLA, Mississippi St, Saint Mary's

8 Seeds:  Creighton, Baylor, Oklahoma, Clemson

9 Seeds:  Connecticut, GONZAGA, West Virginia, UTAH ST

10 Seeds:  Texas, New Mexico, Georgia, Vanderbilt

11 Seeds:  Ohio St, San Diego St, BYU, Nebraska, DRAKE, Pittsburgh

12 Seeds:  VCU, UC SAN DIEGO, ARKANSAS ST, MCNEESE ST

13 Seeds:  LIBERTY, GRAND CANYON, YALE, AKRON

14 Seeds:  SAMFORD, HIGH POINT, UNC WILMINGTON, NORTHERN COLORADO

15 Seeds:  LIPSCOMB, SOUTH DAKOTA ST, MILWAUKEE, NORFOLK ST

16 Seeds:  CENTRAL CONNECTICUT, BRYANT, SOUTHERN, QUINNIPIAC, LITTLE ROCK, AMERICAN

Last 4 Byes:

New Mexico

Georgia

Vanderbilt

Ohio St

Last 4 In:

San Diego St

BYU

Nebraska

Pittsburgh

First 4 Out:

UCF

Wake Forest

SMU

North Carolina

Next 4 Out:

Xavier

Arizona St

UC Irvine

Arkansas

NCAA Bracket Projections - 2/2/25

1 Seeds:  AUBURN, DUKE, Alabama, Tennessee

2 Seeds:  Florida, HOUSTON, Iowa St, PURDUE

3 Seeds:  Texas A&M, Kansas, MARQUETTE, Michigan St

4 Seeds:  Kentucky, Wisconsin, Oregon, Mississippi

5 Seeds:  Texas Tech, Michigan, Arizona, Mississippi St

6 Seeds:  Missouri, St. John's, Illinois, Louisville

7 Seeds:  MEMPHIS, Maryland, Clemson, UCLA

8 Seeds:  Creighton, Baylor, GONZAGA, UTAH ST

9 Seeds:  Oklahoma, Connecticut, Saint Mary's, West Virginia

10 Seeds:  Texas, Georgia, Ohio St, Vanderbilt

11 Seeds:  San Diego St, Pittsburgh, New Mexico, BYU, UCF, DRAKE

12 Seeds:  VCU, UC SAN DIEGO, MCNEESE ST, ARKANSAS ST

13 Seeds:  LIBERTY, GRAND CANYON, YALE, SAMFORD

14 Seeds:  AKRON, HIGH POINT, UNC WILMINGTON, LIPCOMB

15 Seeds:  MILWAUKEE, NORTHERN COLORADO, SOUTH DAKOTA ST, NORFOLK ST

16 Seeds:  CENTRAL CONNECTICUT, BRYANT, QUINNIPIAC, SOUTHERN, LITTLE ROCK, AMERICAN

Last 4 Byes:

Georgia

Ohio St

Vanderbilt

San Diego St

Last 4 In:

Pittsburgh

New Mexico

BYU

UCF

First 4 Out:

North Carolina

SMU

Arizona St

UC Irvine

Next 4 Out:

Nebraska

Wake Forest

Xavier

Indiana