Conference tournaments are over, and it is officially time for the 2025 NCAA basketball tournament. March Madness is one of the biggest sporting events of the year, and thanks to the chaos and unpredictability that it brings every year, it’s also one of the most unforgettable times of the year.
Cinderella stories like 2018 Loyola Chicago and Butler in 2011 make this tournament the most entertaining part of college basketball. However, it’s not as common as it might seem. Going back to 1985, 34 of the last 39 champions were either 1, 2, or 3 seeds—and 25 of them (64%) were 1s.
Seeding matters, but there certainly are times when it skews the way things look. In the spirit of Cinderella and chaos abound, we decided to get a true feel for how the teams stack up in this year’s field.
Using our own power ranking formula, we combined several of the most reliable rankings and ratings systems—including the NET and KenPom—to come up with the most accurate ranking ahead of the action.
So, here’s a look at how all the teams rank, from No. 1 to No. 68.
March Madness Field of 68 Power Rankings (Mar 17, 2025)
- Duke (1 seed)
- Houston (1 seed)
- Auburn (1 seed)
- Florida (1 seed)
- Alabama (2 seed)
- Tennessee (2 seed)
- Texas Tech (3 seed)
- Iowa State (3 seed)
- Gonzaga (8 seed)
- Maryland (4 seed)
- Michigan State (2 seed)
- Arizona (4 seed)
- St. John’s (2 seed)
- Wisconsin (3 seed)
- Kentucky (3 seed)
- Purdue (4 seed)
- Missouri (6 seed)
- Kansas (7 seed)
- Illinois (6 seed)
- Texas A&M (4 seed)
- BYU (6 seed)
- Clemson (5 seed)
- Louisville (8 seed)
- Michigan (5 seed)
- UCLA (7 seed)
- Saint Mary’s (7 seed)
- Baylor (9 seed)
- Marquette (7 seed)
- Ole Miss (6 seed)
- UConn (8 seed)
- VCU (11 seed)
- Mississippi State (8 seed)
- Oregon (5 seed)
- North Carolina (11 seed)
- Georgia (9 seed)
- Creighton (9 seed)
- Arkansas (10 seed)
- Xavier (11 seed)
- New Mexico (10 seed)
- UC San Diego (12 seed)
- Oklahoma (9 seed)
- Texas (11 seed)
- Colorado State (12 seed)
- Utah State (10 seed)
- Vanderbilt (10 seed)
- San Diego State (11 seed)
- Memphis (5 seed)
- Drake (11 seed)
- McNeese (12 seed)
- Liberty (12 seed)
- Yale (13 seed)
- High Point (13 seed)
- Grand Canyon (13 seed)
- Lipscomb (14 seed)
- Akron (13 seed)
- Troy (14 seed)
- UNC Wilmington (14 seed)
- Wofford (15 seed)
- Bryant (15 seed)
- Robert Morris (15 seed)
- Montana (14 seed)
- Omaha (15 seed)
- Norfolk State (16 seed)
- SIUE (16 seed)
- American (16 seed)
- Mount Saint Mary’s (16 seed)
- Alabama State (16 seed)
- Saint Francis (16 seed)
