February 10, 2025

1 Seeds:

Auburn, Houston, Florida, Tennessee

2 Seeds:

Duke, Purdue, Alabama, St. Johns

All right, this is the first article I’m writing. Ever. It was supposed to be easy. Then Auburn and Duke lost. Am I biased in dropping Duke to a 2 line? Probably, but the ACC is severely underperforming while the SEC has too many contenders to count. Nothing pains me more than having 3 SEC teams in the top 4, but until they’re proven otherwise, they stay there. Houston is the only team I can currently see competing with the SEC. My one hot take here is I believe Pitino and St John’s will not lose another game before tourney season.

3 Seeds:

Texas Tech, Kansas, Illinois, Texas A&M

4 Seeds:

 Arizona, Mich State, Wisconsin, Iowa St

Now back to some more chaos. Kansas lost a terrible game while both Texas teams were uninspiring in the past week. Out of this grouping, the Big Ten reigns supreme. I hate putting Arizona higher than Wisconsin, but they keep winning in a tough conference. As an aside, I’ll give my full opinion on Wisconsin on Wednesday. 

5 Seeds:

Maryland, Gonzaga, Louisville, Kentucky

6 Seeds:

Michigan, Ole Miss, Marquette, Clemson

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