Qshan’s
Bracketology
Check back every Monday and Friday for fresh updates! Each week, we’ll spotlight the biggest bracket shifts and key storylines affecting the seed lines.
QShan’s Bracket
* = Automatic Qualifier
For this first edition of the bracket all of the automatic qualifiers for mid-majors were schools that were picked by the media to finish first in their conference. Going forward, the automatic qualifiers will always be who has the best record in their respective conference.
Last update: 10/28/25
1. Michigan
16. LIU*/Quinnipiac*
8. Ole Miss
9. Baylor
5. UCLA
12. Liberty*
4. Arkansas
13. St. Thomas (MN)*
6. Michigan State
11. St. Mary’s/Oklahoma
3. St. John’s*
14. Vermont*
7. NC State
10. Indiana
2. Florida*
15. McNeese*
Kentucky 1.
Norfolk State*/Bethune Cookman* 16.
Ohio State 8.
Virginia 9.
Kansas 5.
UC Irvine* 12.
Arizona 4.
James Madison* 13.
UNC 6.
USC/Georgetown 11.
Illinois 3.
Towson* 14.
Texas 7.
Marquette 10.
BYU 2.
Arkansas Little-Rock* 15.
1. Purdue*
16. Cal Baptist*
8. Mississippi State
9. San Diego State*
5. Iowa State
12. Illinois State*
4. Tennessee
13. High Point*
6. Gonzaga
11. VCU*
3. Texas Tech
14. Akron*
7. Iowa
10. Missouri
2. Connecticut
15. Queens*
Houston* 1.
Navy* 16.
Wisconsin 8.
Texas A&M 9.
Oregon 5.
Yale* 12.
Alabama 4.
Chattanooga* 13.
Auburn 6.
Memphis* 11.
Louisville 3.
Milwaukee* 14.
Creighton 7.
Vanderbilt 10.
Duke* 2.
Montana* 15.
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