March Madness bracket update with round of 32 finalized
32 teams are still dancing in the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament. Here’s what the bracket looks like now.
The round of 32 is set at the 2025 men’s NCAA tournament, and five double-digit seeds are still dancing.
The No. 10 seed New Mexico Lobos and No. 12 seed Colorado State Rams joined the second round on Friday after McNeese, Drake, and Arkansas punched their ticket on Thursday. While the opening round didn’t have many moments of madness, it did set up a terrific slate of round of 32 games that will keep the NCAA tournament buzzing through the weekend.
Saturday’s action has a potential thriller in the second game of the day when Rick Pitino and John Calipari square-off as No. 10 seed Arkansas faces No. 2 seed St. John’s. Pitino’s Johnnies don’t make many threes, but they have size and athleticism at every position and play an intense switching defense that currently ranks No. 1 in the country. No. 6 seed BYU vs. No. 3 seed Wisconsin feels like another barnburner Saturday evening. The game of the day goes to No. 1 seed Houston vs. No. 8 seed Gonzaga. Can the Zags pull the upset to make it 10 straight Sweet 16 appearances?
Sunday is now set up for some great games, too. How about the back-to-back defending champion UConn Huskies taking on the natty favorites No. 1 seed Florida? Duke and Baylor square off in a game with four elite NBA prospects. Illinois and Kentucky should be a shootout, while Arizona and Oregon will rekindle their old Pac-12 rivalry in the nightcap.The 2025 men’s NCAA tournament got off to a wonderful start on Thursday, with McNeese and Drake becoming instant darlings for pulling off upsets as a double-digit seed. As March Madness continued on Friday, another double-digit seed joined them in the round of 32.
Read our full recap of Thursday’s play at the men’s NCAA tournament here. Here’s what the bracket looks like right now headed into the round of 32:
The No. 12 seed Colorado State Rams were actually a slight favorite against No. 5 seed Memphis in most sportsbooks after Tigers guard Tyrese Hunter was ruled out. The Rams entered March Madness hot after rolling through the Mountain West Conference tournament, and they kept their positive momentum going in a complete performance to knock off Memphis.
Colorado State earned a 78-70 victory behind Kyan Evans’ 23 points and a solid all-around game from star forward Nique Clifford. Memphis led at the half but they couldn’t get a stop after they came out of the locker room, with Colorado State putting up 47 points in the final 20 minutes. Colorado State will now play No. 4 seed Maryland. The ‘Crab Five’ decimated No. 13 seed Grand Canyon from the opening tip, and should be a sizable favorite to reach the Sweet 16.
Elsewhere in the bracket on Friday, No. 2 seed Alabama survived a scare from No. 15 seed Robert Morris, Duke rolled as Cooper Flagg returned to the lineup from an ankle injury, and Baylor outlasted Mississippi State.
Here are the scores from Friday at the NCAA tournament.
Friday’s scores for men’s 2025 NCAA tournament
No. 1 seed Florida 95, No. 16 seed Norfolk State 69
No. 2 seed Michigan State 87, No. 15 seed Bryant 62
No. 3 seed Kentucky 76, No. 14 seed Troy 57
No. 4 seed Arizona 93, No. 13 seed Akron 65
No. 5 seed Oregon 81, No. 12 seed Liberty 52
No. 6 seed Ole Miss 71, No. 11 seed North Carolina 64
No. 6 seed Illinois 86, No. 11 seed Xavier 73
No. 10 seed New Mexico 75, No. 7 seed Marquette 66
No. 8 seed UConn 67, No. 9 seed Oklahoma 59
No. 4 seed Maryland 81, No. 13 seed Grand Canyon 49
No. 9 seed Baylor 75, No. 8 seed Mississippi State 72
No. 2 seed Alabama 90, No. 15 Robert Morris 81
No. 3 seed Iowa State 82, No. 14 seed Lipscomb 55
No. 12 seed Colorado State 78, No. 5 seed Memphis 70
No. 1 seed Duke 93, No. 16 seed Mount Saint Mary’s 49
No. 6 seed Ole Miss 71, No. 11 seed North Carolina 64
No. 7 seed Saint Mary’s 59, No. 10 seed Vanderbilt 55