NCAA March Madness Bracket Revealed on Selection Sunday: Auburn Earns Overall #1 Seed, UNC Barely Makes the Cut

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NCAA Tournament bracket revealed: Auburn named No 1 overall seed as 68 teams vie for national title

March Madness has returned, and the brackets have been set. "Selection Sunday" has revealed the 2025 NCAA Tournament men’s basketball bracket, and the first round has been set for Thursday and Friday. Auburn, despite losing the SEC Tournament final to Tennessee, was named the No. 1 overall seed in this year’s tournament. They will head the South Region, while Duke (East Region), Houston (Midwest Region), and Florida (West Region) round out the No. 1 seeds.

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Auburn, Duke and the 66 other teams competing in the 2025 men's NCAA tournament
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Men’s March Madness Selection Sunday live updates: NCAA Tournament bracket, seeds, schedule
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South Bracket Expert Predictions For 2025 Men's NCAA Tournament
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Selection Sunday, March Madness Bracket: North Carolina Tar Heels In, Indiana Out
The No. 1 overall seed is the Auburn Tigers, despite losing to the Tennessee Volunteers in the SEC Tournament. The Florida Gators, Duke Blue Devils, and Houston Cougars are the other No.1 seeds. The No. 2 seeds are Michigan State, St. John's, Tennessee, and Alabama.
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The Latest: Men’s NCAA Tournament bracket revealed on Selection Sunday
The men's bracket reveal began at 6 p.m. EDT on the Selection Sunday show on CBS. The women's tournament bracket will be shown at 8 p.M. on ESPN. Here's the latest on this Selection Sunday:Men’s Midwest Region: No. 1 Houston vs. No. 16 SIU Edwardsville.
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AP College Basketball Poll 2025: Latest Rankings After March Madness Bracket Reveal
Florida leapfrogged Auburn for third place after winning the SEC tournament Sunday in Nashville. Duke, meanwhile, continued to hold strong in first place after claiming an ACC tourney title. The Tigers fell another place in the Associated Press' Top 25 poll after the tournament.
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2025 March Madness South Region analysis: Auburn is in big trouble
Auburn is the overall No. 1 seed, yet the path isn't tailor-made for a Final Four run. The Tigers potentially must deal with eighth-seeded Louisville in its backyard of Lexington, Ky., in the second round. And No. 2 Michigan State, the Big Ten regular-season champion, is lurking.
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Fans React to Biggest Mistakes in 2025 NCAA Tournament Bracket
The North Carolina Tar Heels were the last team in the field to make it. Fans were not happy with the results, as they believed West Virginia, Indiana, or even Boise State were the biggest snub. The journey begins on Tuesday and Wednesday with the First four rounds.
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CBS Sports breaks down Auburn's March Madness 2025 bracket draw
Auburn is the overall No. 1 seed for the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history. CBS Sports believes the Tigers can make a run to the Final Four despite a challenging March Madness draw. Issac Trotter of CBS Sports tabbed Auburn as a "winner"
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