Selection Show bracket updates: Where will Arizona be seeded in NCAA Tournament 2025?

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March Madness has finally arrived.
Selection Sunday is arguably the best day on the American sports calendar, and the 2025 NCAA Tournament bracket for men's basketball has finally been revealed.
The Arizona Wildcats (22-12) received a No. 4 seed in the East Region and will play No. 13 Akron on Friday in Seattle.
Arizona is one of seven Big 12 teams to make the NCAA Tournament, along with Houston, Texas Tech, BYU, Iowa State, Kansas and Baylor. West Virginia was left out.
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East Region revealed: Duke is the No. 1 seed in the East. No surprise there. They will play the winner of the First Four game between American and Mount St. Mary's.
Arizona is the No. 4 seed in the East and will play No. 14 Akron on Friday in Seattle. If the Wildcats advance, they will play the winner of No. 5 Oregon vs. No. 12 Liberty in the second round on Sunday.
Here's a look at the NCAA Tournament bracket in the EAST REGION. Duke is the No. 1 seed in that pod.
— Kyle Boone (@kyletheboone) March 16, 2025
Alabama is the No. 2 seed in the East Region.
Wisconsin the No. 3 seed. pic.twitter.com/5vH7rQ1N6J
Alabama is the No. 2 seed in the East and will play No. 15 Robert Morris. Wisconsin is No. 3 and will play No. 14 Montana. Saint Mary's is the No. 7 seed in the East and will play No. 10 Vanderbilt. BYU is the No. 6 seed and will play No. 11 VCU.
South Region revealed: As expected Auburn is the No. 1 team in the South. Michigan gets the No. 5 seed and will play No. 12 UC San Diego in Denver. Texas A&M is the No. 4 seed and will play No. 13 Yale in Denver on Thursday.
Ole Miss is the No. 6 seed and will play the winner of the First Four matchup between San Diego State and North Carolina. No. 7 Marquette will play No. 10 New Mexico in Cleveland on Friday, and No. 2 Michigan State will play No. 15 Bryant.
Here's a look at the top of the bracket in the NCAA Tournament's South Region — led by No. 1 overall seed Auburn. pic.twitter.com/XDOsbtVKkZ
— Kyle Boone (@kyletheboone) March 16, 2025
The South Region of the NCAA Tournament is STACKED.
— Kyle Boone (@kyletheboone) March 16, 2025
Wow. pic.twitter.com/1aOOv4w1P2
You can watch the Selection Show on CBS or stream it live on Paramount+ or on March Madness Live.
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Ben Sherman has been covering the sports world for most of his 27-year journalism career, including 17 years with The Oregonian/OregonLive. A basketball junkie, March Madness is his favorite time of the year.