The men’s basketball selection committee had an easy job at the top of the bracket this year. The 2025 NCAA Tournament might have the best collection of No. 1 seeds in March Madness history.
By the numbers, it is the best, at least in college basketball’s advanced analytics era, which dates to 1997, when Ken Pomeroy’s eponymous website began tracking college basketball data. This year’s four No. 1 seeds — Auburn, Duke, Houston and Florida — are all above 35 in adjusted efficiency margin. (Efficiency margin is determined by points scored and allowed per 100 possessions and adjusted for schedule.