By Charlie Creme Updated: 11/25/2025 at 9:10 a.m. ETAs the onslaught of Thanksgiving week tournaments and events arrive, the top teams in the bracket remain in place. The bubble, however, keeps shifting, and the strength of the SEC continues to grow. Bracketology captures all that and more with weekly updates each Tuesday.
16Mississippi Valley State16Long Island11Virginia Tech11Colorado11Virginia11Florida16Mercer16SE Louisiana
Bracket WatchTop Overall SeedUConnFirst Team OutMiamiLast Team InVirginia TechSometimes, preseason expectations are spot-on. And sometimes, they are dramatically off. Take, for example, Michigan and Duke. The Wolverines were expected to contend for a top-four seed and the chance to host NCAA tournament games. But outside of Ann Arbor, there was no talk of a potential Big Ten title, Final Four or national championship. All of that is now on the table for Michigan after a 39-point destruction of Notre Dame followed by a near takedown of top-ranked UConn six days later. Duke, meanwhile, was pegged as a Final Four team (including by yours truly). But a stagnant offense and surprisingly inconsistent defense have resulted in three losses, including one against a significantly short-handed West Virginia and another by double digits to South Florida. Not only does Duke fall short of looking like an ACC contender, but after facing South Carolina and either Texas or UCLA in Las Vegas this week, the Blue Devils might not be in the bracket when December begins.
On the BubbleLast Four Byes Kansas California Minnesota IllinoisLast Four In Florida Virginia Colorado Virginia TechFirst Four Out Miami George Mason Auburn ColumbiaNext Four Out Marquette Georgia Missouri BYU
Last Four Byes Kansas California Minnesota Illinois
Last Four In Florida Virginia Colorado Virginia Tech
Region 1 Fort WorthStorrs1 UConn – aq16 Mississippi Valley State – aq/ Long Island – aq8 Indiana9 DukeLos Angeles5 Vanderbilt12 Oregon State – aq4 USC13 Idaho – aqKnoxville6 Louisville – aq11 Illinois3 Tennessee14 Hawaii – aqFort Worth7 Stanford10 Minnesota2 TCU15 UTEP – aq
Region 4 SacramentoAustin1 Texas16 Bryant – aq8 Nebraska9 South Dakota State – aqIowa City5 Baylor12 Green Bay – aq4 Iowa13 Illinois State – aqChapel Hill6 Oklahoma State11 Virginia Tech/ Colorado3 North Carolina14 High Point – aqBaton Rouge7 Ohio State10 Texas Tech2 LSU15 Southern Miss – aq
Region 2 SacramentoLos Angeles1aq – UCLA16aq – Western Illinois8aq – Princeton9 Mississippi StateLexington5 West Virginia12aq – Colorado State4 Kentucky13aq – MassachusettsAmes6 Washington11 Virginia Florida/3aq – Iowa State14aq – California BaptistNorman7 NC State10 Kansas2 Oklahoma15aq – Howard
Region 3 Fort WorthColumbia1aq – South Carolina16aq – Merceraq – SE Louisiana/8aq – Richmond9 OregonOxford5 Michigan State12aq – Charleston4 Ole Miss13aq – ArmyCollege Park6 Notre Dame11aq – Fairfield3 Maryland14aq – TulsaAnn Arbor7 Alabama10 California2 Michigan15aq – Eastern Kentucky
As the onslaught of Thanksgiving week tournaments and events arrive, the top teams in the bracket remain in place. The bubble, however, keeps shifting, and the strength of the SEC continues to grow. Bracketology captures all that and more with weekly updates each Tuesday.
68-Team Bracket16Mississippi Valley State16Long Island11Virginia Tech11Colorado11Virginia11Florida16Mercer16SE LouisianaRegion 1 Fort WorthStorrs1 UConn – aq16 Mississippi Valley State – aq/ Long Island – aq8 Indiana9 DukeLos Angeles5 Vanderbilt12 Oregon State – aq4 USC13 Idaho – aqKnoxville6 Louisville – aq11 Illinois3 Tennessee14 Hawaii – aqFort Worth7 Stanford10 Minnesota2 TCU15 UTEP – aqRegion 4 SacramentoAustin1 Texas16 Bryant – aq8 Nebraska9 South Dakota State – aqIowa City5 Baylor12 Green Bay – aq4 Iowa13 Illinois State – aqChapel Hill6 Oklahoma State11 Virginia Tech/ Colorado3 North Carolina14 High Point – aqBaton Rouge7 Ohio State10 Texas Tech2 LSU15 Southern Miss – aqRegion 2 SacramentoLos Angeles1aq – UCLA16aq – Western Illinois8aq – Princeton9 Mississippi StateLexington5 West Virginia12aq – Colorado State4 Kentucky13aq – MassachusettsAmes6 Washington11 Virginia Florida/3aq – Iowa State14aq – California BaptistNorman7 NC State10 Kansas2 Oklahoma15aq – HowardRegion 3 Fort WorthColumbia1aq – South Carolina16aq – Merceraq – SE Louisiana/8aq – Richmond9 OregonOxford5 Michigan State12aq – Charleston4 Ole Miss13aq – ArmyCollege Park6 Notre Dame11aq – Fairfield3 Maryland14aq – TulsaAnn Arbor7 Alabama10 California2 Michigan15aq – Eastern Kentucky
Sometimes, preseason expectations are spot-on. And sometimes, they are dramatically off. Take, for example, Michigan and Duke. The Wolverines were expected to contend for a top-four seed and the chance to host NCAA tournament games. But outside of Ann Arbor, there was no talk of a potential Big Ten title, Final Four or national championship. All of that is now on the table for Michigan after a 39-point destruction of Notre Dame followed by a near takedown of top-ranked UConn six days later. Duke, meanwhile, was pegged as a Final Four team (including by yours truly). But a stagnant offense and surprisingly inconsistent defense have resulted in three losses, including one against a significantly short-handed West Virginia and another by double digits to South Florida. Not only does Duke fall short of looking like an ACC contender, but after facing South Carolina and either Texas or UCLA in Las Vegas this week, the Blue Devils might not be in the bracket when December begins.
Photo illo by ESPN Illustration, additional photos courtesy of Getty Images, Associated Press, Imagn, Icon Sportswire, EPA/Shutterstock
By Charlie Creme Updated: 11/25/2025 at 9:10 a.m. ETAs the onslaught of Thanksgiving week tournaments and events arrive, the top teams in the bracket remain in place. The bubble, however, keeps shifting, and the strength of the SEC continues to grow. Bracketology captures all that and more with weekly updates each Tuesday.
16Mississippi Valley State16Long Island11Virginia Tech11Colorado11Virginia11Florida16Mercer16SE Louisiana
16Mississippi Valley State16Long Island11Virginia Tech11Colorado11Virginia11Florida16Mercer16SE Louisiana
Photo illo by ESPN Illustration, additional photos courtesy of Getty Images, Associated Press, Imagn, Icon Sportswire, EPA/Shutterstock
Photo illo by ESPN Illustration, additional photos courtesy of Getty Images, Associated Press, Imagn, Icon Sportswire, EPA/Shutterstock
Bracket WatchTop Overall SeedUConnFirst Team OutMiamiLast Team InVirginia TechSometimes, preseason expectations are spot-on. And sometimes, they are dramatically off. Take, for example, Michigan and Duke. The Wolverines were expected to contend for a top-four seed and the chance to host NCAA tournament games. But outside of Ann Arbor, there was no talk of a potential Big Ten title, Final Four or national championship. All of that is now on the table for Michigan after a 39-point destruction of Notre Dame followed by a near takedown of top-ranked UConn six days later. Duke, meanwhile, was pegged as a Final Four team (including by yours truly). But a stagnant offense and surprisingly inconsistent defense have resulted in three losses, including one against a significantly short-handed West Virginia and another by double digits to South Florida. Not only does Duke fall short of looking like an ACC contender, but after facing South Carolina and either Texas or UCLA in Las Vegas this week, the Blue Devils might not be in the bracket when December begins.On the BubbleLast Four Byes Kansas California Minnesota IllinoisLast Four In Florida Virginia Colorado Virginia TechFirst Four Out Miami George Mason Auburn ColumbiaNext Four Out Marquette Georgia Missouri BYU
Top Overall SeedUConnFirst Team OutMiamiLast Team InVirginia Tech
Last Four Byes Kansas California Minnesota IllinoisLast Four In Florida Virginia Colorado Virginia TechFirst Four Out Miami George Mason Auburn ColumbiaNext Four Out Marquette Georgia Missouri BYU
Region 1 Fort WorthStorrs1 UConn – aq16 Mississippi Valley State – aq/ Long Island – aq8 Indiana9 DukeLos Angeles5 Vanderbilt12 Oregon State – aq4 USC13 Idaho – aqKnoxville6 Louisville – aq11 Illinois3 Tennessee14 Hawaii – aqFort Worth7 Stanford10 Minnesota2 TCU15 UTEP – aqRegion 4 SacramentoAustin1 Texas16 Bryant – aq8 Nebraska9 South Dakota State – aqIowa City5 Baylor12 Green Bay – aq4 Iowa13 Illinois State – aqChapel Hill6 Oklahoma State11 Virginia Tech/ Colorado3 North Carolina14 High Point – aqBaton Rouge7 Ohio State10 Texas Tech2 LSU15 Southern Miss – aqRegion 2 SacramentoLos Angeles1aq – UCLA16aq – Western Illinois8aq – Princeton9 Mississippi StateLexington5 West Virginia12aq – Colorado State4 Kentucky13aq – MassachusettsAmes6 Washington11 Virginia Florida/3aq – Iowa State14aq – California BaptistNorman7 NC State10 Kansas2 Oklahoma15aq – HowardRegion 3 Fort WorthColumbia1aq – South Carolina16aq – Merceraq – SE Louisiana/8aq – Richmond9 OregonOxford5 Michigan State12aq – Charleston4 Ole Miss13aq – ArmyCollege Park6 Notre Dame11aq – Fairfield3 Maryland14aq – TulsaAnn Arbor7 Alabama10 California2 Michigan15aq – Eastern Kentucky
By Charlie Creme Updated: 11/25/2025 at 9:10 a.m. ET
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