The field is set

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1. Facts, stats and more for the 2025 men’s bracket

You spent Sunday night staring at your bracket, trying to sift through various analysis and insights (we had more than our share), all while keeping an eye on the Oscars.

So here’s everything you need in one place. First, the bracket:

News, notes and stats for the bracket:

• KenPom odds to win each region: East, Midwest, South and West.

• EvanMiya odds to win each region.

• When you’re looking at those odds and think you should consider how they’ve played over the last month, here are the 10 best teams. (Ohio State is 6th!)

• Or, you could just not overthink it and realize that Duke, Michigan or Arizona will win it all. There’s a 59% chance it’s one of those three.

• Those three are the faves, so they have the “easiest” paths to a title. Other notable odds include Illinois (better than Florida, which is in the same region) and Vanderbilt (better than all 4 seeds and three 3 seeds).

• If you’re a believer in historical thresholds, such as the Week 6 AP poll and top 20 in adjusted offensive and defensive efficiency, here are the seven teams that reach both.

• A look at where each team likes to shoot, relative to average: East, Midwest, South, West.

• When you’re filling out that bracket, just remember that double-digit seeds from power conferences fare much better than mid-major double-digit seeds.

• The most probable 12-5 upset.

• Full tip-times, TV networks and announcing teams for Tuesday-Friday.

• The SEC got the most bids with 10, followed by the Big Ten (9), ACC (8) and Big 12 (8).

• The WCC got three teams in the field. So did the Big East. Shaheen Holloway doesn’t understand that.

• The MAC and A-10 both got 2 teams in.

• The East Region not only has incredible programs — Duke, UCLA, UConn, Kansas and Michigan State combine for 496 NCAA tourney wins and 28 national titles — but also quite the lineup of point guards in Mikel Brown, Jeremy Fears, Donovan Dent, Bruce Thornton, and Silas Demary.

• The overall seed list, from 1-68.

• Here are the six lowest-ranked teams in the field.

• Matchups with the largest estimated NIL gaps.

• Of the 68 teams in the field, 38 wear Nike, 15 wear Adidas, nine wear Under Armour and six wear Jordan Brand.

• OK, this isn’t a factoid, but watching Pride players imitate their coach was funny.

• Also fun: All 68 teams, but with throwback/alternate logos.

2. No outcry about bubble teams or seeing?

Some would argue the kvetching about 2026’s “weak” bubble us nothing new. And they’d be right. Similar statement happen every year leading into Selection Sunday.

Still, it’s true that this year’s bubble didn’t fare well when it came to playing their way into the field. And yet … there was surprisingly little outcry over who didn’t make the field of 68, or with how teams were seeded (unless you’re Utah State).

Is it possible the NCAA Tournament seeing committee did a good job?

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