The 2025 NCAA Tournament is right around the corner.
With the bracket officially releasing on Sunday night, we now have a look at the 68 teams in the tournament. The next few days will be spent discussing the best and worst routes, potential National Champions, sleeper candidates, and much more.
The First Four games will take place on Mar. 18 and 19 from Dayton. The first round of games will happen on Thursday and Friday while the second round will take place on Saturday and Sunday.
Tennessee, the runner up in the SEC Tournament, received the 2-seed in the Midwest Region and will take on 15-seed Wofford in the first round.
Here’s a look at the official bracket for the 2025 NCAA Tournament:
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Tennessee’s path to the Final Four:
- Round 1: vs 15-seed Wofford
- Round 2: vs 7-seed UCLA OR 10-seed Utah State
- Sweet 16: vs 3-seed Kentucky OR 6-seed Xavier OR 11-seed Texas OR 11-seed Xavier OR 14-seed Troy
- Elite Eight: vs 1-seed Houston OR 4-seed Purdue OR 5-seed Clemson OR 8-seed Gonzaga OR 9-seed Georgia OR 12-seed McNeese OR 13-seed High Point OR 16-seed SIUE
Here’s a look at all 68 teams in the four regions:
South Region
- Auburn (28-5)
- Michigan State (27-6)
- Iowa State (24-9)
- Texas A&M (22-10)
- Michigan (24-9)
- Ole Miss (22-11)
- Marquette (23-10)
- Louisville (27-7)
- Creighton (24-10)
- New Mexico (26-7)
- San Diego State/North Carolina (First Four)
- UC San Diego (30-4)
- Yale (22-7)
- Lipscomb (25-9)
- Bryant (23-11)
- Alabama State/St. Francis (First Four)
West Region
- Florida (30-4)
- St. John’s (30-4)
- Texas Tech (25-8)
- Maryland (25-8)
- Memphis (25-8)
- Missouri (22-11)
- Kansas (21-12)
- UConn (23-10)
- Oklahoma (20-13)
- Arkansas (20-13)
- Drake (30-3)
- Colorado State (25-9)
- Grand Canyon (26-7)
- UNCW (27-7)
- Omaha (22-12)
- Norfolk State (24-10)
Midwest Region
- Houston (30-4)
- Tennessee (27-7)
- Kentucky (22-11)
- Purdue (22-11)
- Clemson (27-6)
- Illinois (21-12)
- UCLA (22-10)
- Gonzaga (25-8)
- Georgia (20-12)
- Utah State (26-7)
- Texas/Xavier (First Four)
- McNeese (27-6)
- High Point (29-5)
- Troy (23-10)
- Wofford (19-15)
- SIUE (22-11)
East Region
- Duke (31-3)
- Alabama (25-8)
- Wisconsin (26-8)
- Arizona (22-12)
- Oregon (24-9)
- BYU (24-9)
- Saint Mary’s (28-5)
- Mississippi State (21-12)
- Baylor (19-14)
- Vanderbilt (20-12)
- VCU (28-6)
- Liberty (28-6)
- Akron (28-6)
- Montana (25-9)
- Robert Morris (26-8)
- American/Mount St. Mary’s (First Four)
Stay tuned to Rocky Top Insider for live, on-site coverage of the Tennessee-Wofford first-round game on Thursday evening in Lexington, KY.
