The field for the 2025 NCAA Tournament will be released Sunday
Folks, we have made it to Selection Sunday and the release of the 2025 NCAA Tournament bracket. There are still championships to be played in the Big Ten and SEC, but once those wrap up, the focus turns to the NCAA Tournament Selection Show.
Iowa State will be included in the list of at-large selections, as the Cyclones are expected to be seeded third according to most predictions. That is unlikely to change much with the outcome of both remaining conference championship games.was in the running for one of the four No. 1 seeds earlier this year, they have since fallen on the three-line and even the four in some bracketology releases. Still, the Big 12 will be well represented with Houston expected to receive a No. 1. Joining the Cougars along the top lines are projected to be Auburn, Duke and Florida. Auburn lost in the SEC semifinals to Tennessee on Saturday, but had an incredible regular season, winning the conference title. Duke claimed the ACC regular season and tournament championships, and star freshman Cooper Flagg is slated to return after suffering an ankle injury. Florida, meanwhile, plays Tennessee on Sunday in the SEC title game. There is a slim chance that a win by the Vols knocks the Gators from the No. 1 line, with Tennessee maybe replacing them there.has the No. 2 seeds as Michigan State, St. John’s, Alabama and Tennessee. Along with the Cyclones, the three-seeds are Wisconsin, Texas Tech and Kentucky.bracketology features a number of teams sitting on the bubble. Those teams who are hoping they have done enough to impress the committee include a pair of Big 12 schools and several others.Dana Becker has been a sports writer in Iowa since 2000, writing for The Fort Dodge Messenger, Mason City Globe-Gazette, Cedar Rapids Gazette and others. Dana resides in north-central Iowa.
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