Men's March Madness 2025 bracket: Get to know all 68 teams

The NCAA tournament field has been announced, so it's time to fill out your brackets. We're here to help.

In a year defined by surprises (Rick Pitino owns New York City!) and letdowns (no West Virginia?), men's college basketball has been a fascinating ride in 2024-25.

Now, the hard part: picking the perfect bracket.

Remember to pay attention to recent injuries and the teams that have played well down the stretch -- and also, the teams that have fallen apart in recent weeks.

Here is what you need to know about every team in the field, including what we think will be their ceilings in the Big Dance.
Tournament ceiling: National championship

It has been 14 years since a national champion lost its final two regular-season games and then made a run to the NCAA title (UConn, 2011). Auburn's regular-season finish -- 4-3, including losing the final two games -- still feels like a blip, considering it defeated six top-15 KenPom squads on its way to securing a No. 1 seed and earning "Excellent" ratings on both offense and defense, per Synergy Sports data. Johni Broome (18.6 points per game, 10.6 rebounds per game, 2.6 blocks per game) is the only real competition for Cooper Flagg in the race for the Wooden Award, while Tahaad Pettiford (11.6 PPG, 39% from beyond the arc) is a key player in this 10-man rotation with a fleet of veterans on the roster (for context, Chad Baker-Mazara, 25, is older than Zion Williamson). Bruce Pearl has a serious contender to win the program's first national title.SEE MORE>>>>>