2025 NCAA Tournament Teams - Pretournament Stats and Rankings
Table of Contents
- Overview
- Pretournament Rankings
- All NCAA Tourney Champs In The Ken Pom Era Since 2002
- Notes & Methodology
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Overview
This document presents a comprehensive pretournament data snapshot for the 2025 NCAA Tournament field. It captures a variety of metrics that are commonly used to evaluate a team’s early-season potential and likelihood of success in March Madness. Every row corresponds to a college basketball program and includes a consistent set of data points designed to enable cross-team comparisons and historical context. The core fields tracked are:
- KenPom Ranking in the Top 25 at pretournament time
- Whether the team is a 4 seed or better
- Top 25 KenPom adjOFF (pre-tournament) value
- Top 40 KenPom adjDEF (pre-tournament) value
- 3-point percentage threshold (greater than 33%)
- Whether the team won the regular season title (RS) or the conference tournament (CT)
- Whether the head coach has previously advanced to the Elite Eight
- Number of categories met out of 7
In addition to current pretournament metrics, the dataset references current top 25 KenPom teams and their placement within the Week 6 AP Poll, emphasizing the historical pattern that every NCAA champion since 2004 has appeared in the top 12 of the Week 6 AP Poll. A linked article is included for reference on a notable historical observation. This section sets the stage for a structured, data-driven view of the 2025 field.
The table that follows lists teams with their corresponding pretournament metrics. Values are presented exactly as captured in the source data, preserving all numbers and indicators used in the evaluation process. The rows include a mix of Blue Blood programs and mid-major contenders, reflecting the breadth of the modern NCAA landscape. The data is intended to be read as of pretournament time and serves as a snapshot rather than a predictor of final outcomes.
Pretournament Rankings
| Team | Ken Pom Top25 | 4 seed or better | Top 25 Ken Pom adjOFF pre tournament | Top 40 Ken Pom adjDEF pre tournament | 3 PT % > 33% | RS/CT | Head coach Elite Eight | Categories Met (out of 7) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- |
| Duke | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 37.70% | RS CT | YES | 7 | https://johngasaway.com/2019/12/10/history-still-says-one-of-these-12-teams-will-win-the-national-title/ |
| Houston | 3 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 39.80% | RS CT | YES | 7 | |
| Auburn | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 36.80% | RS | YES | 7 | |
| Florida | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 35.60% | CT | NO | 6 | |
| Tennessee | 5 | 2 | 18 | 3 | 34.10% | YES | 6 | ||
| Alabama | 6 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 35.00% | YES | 6 | ||
| Gonzaga | 9 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 34.40% | CT | YES | 6 | |
| Iowa St | 8 | 2 | 27 | 5 | 30.80% | RS | YES | 5 | |
| Michigan St | 7 | 2 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Purdue | 11 | 2 | 65 | 1 | 30.40% | RS CT | YES | 5 | |
| St. John's | 12 | 2 | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| Texas Tech | 7 | 3 | 6 | 37 | 37.90% | NO | ? | 5 | |
| Kansas | 10 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 35.80% | NO | ? | 5 | |
| Wisconsin | 13 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 35.60% | NO | ? | 5 | |
| Clemson | 18 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 37.20% | YES | ? | 5 | |
| Purdue | 19 | 4 | 7 | 63 | 38.50% | YES | ? | 5 | |
| Michigan | 25 | 5 | 47 | 14 | 33.70% | CT | YES | 5 | |
| Arizona | 14 | 4 | 12 | 33 | 32.40% | NO | ? | 4 | |
| Texas A&M | 17 | 4 | 44 | 7 | 31.10% | YES | ? | 4 | |
| Maryland | 12 | 4 | 28 | 6 | 37.20% | NO | ? | 4 | |
| Kentucky | 16 | 3 | 8 | 56 | 37.40% | NO | ? | 4 | |
| Kansas | 21 | 7 | 48 | 11 | 35.20% | YES | ? | 4 | |
| Illinois | 20 | 6 | 15 | 41 | 31.10% | YES | ? | 3 | |
| Saint Mary’s | 22 | 7 | 56 | 8 | 32.70% | RS | NO | 3 | |
| Missouri | 15 | 6 | 5 | 73 | 37.00% | NO | ? | 3 | |
| Louisville | 23 | 8 | 29 | 21 | 33.00% | NO | ? | 3 | |
| BYU | 24 | 6 | 11 | 68 | 37.10% | NO | ? | 3 | |
| Mississippi | 26 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 34.10% | YES | ? | 3 | |
| UCLA | 27 | 7 | 35 | 17 | 35.20% | YES | ? | 3 | |
| Baylor | 29 | 9 | 16 | 58 | 34.70% | YES | ? | 3 | |
| VCU | 30 | 11 | 41 | 23 | 33.60% | RS CT | NO | 3 | |
| Oregon | 31 | 5 | 39 | 31 | 34.00% | YES | ? | 3 | |
| North Carolina | 33 | 11 | 22 | 53 | 35.30% | YES | ? | 3 | |
| Georgia | 34 | 9 | 54 | 26 | 33.50% | YES | ? | 3 | |
| Connecticut | 35 | 8 | 14 | 94 | 35.40% | YES | ? | 3 | |
| UC San Diego | 36 | 12 | 57 | 30 | 36.50% | RS CT | NO | 3 | |
| Oklahoma | 38 | 9 | 21 | 70 | 37.00% | YES | ? | 3 | |
| Arkansas | 40 | 10 | 73 | 20 | 33.30% | YES | ? | 3 | |
| New Mexico | 41 | 10 | 79 | 19 | 34.10% | RS | NO | 3 | |
| Memphis | 51 | 5 | 72 | 40 | 37.80% | RS CT | NO | 3 | |
| High Point | 84 | 13 | 25 | 227 | 36.60% | RS CT | NO | 3 | |
| Marquette | 28 | 7 | 32 | 28 | 32.50% | YES | YES | 2 | |
| Creighton | 37 | 9 | 34 | 42 | 33.90% | YES | 2 | ||
| Colorado St. | 42 | 12 | 43 | 49 | 36.60% | CT | NO | 2 | |
| Xavier | 43 | 11 | 52 | 44 | 38.80% | YES | 2 | ||
| Texas | 44 | 11 | 37 | 57 | 36.00% | YES | 2 | ||
| San Diego St. | 46 | 11 | 111 | 13 | 32.80% | YES | 2 | ||
| Utah St. | 52 | 10 | 17 | 149 | 35.80% | NO | 2 | ||
| Drake | 58 | 11 | 76 | 46 | 35.00% | RS CT | NO | 2 | |
| McNeese | 59 | 12 | 63 | 66 | 35.60% | RS CT | NO | 2 | |
| Liberty | 62 | 12 | 80 | 48 | 39.50% | RS CT | NO | 2 | |
| Yale | 73 | 13 | 59 | 117 | 37.70% | RS CT | NO | 2 | |
| Lipscomb | 83 | 14 | 75 | 100 | 36.70% | RS CT | NO | 2 | |
| Akron | 99 | 13 | 66 | 183 | 36.60% | RS CT | NO | 2 | |
| UNC Wilmington | 105 | 14 | 84 | 184 | 33.00% | CT | NO | 2 | |
| Wofford | 120 | 15 | 67 | 231 | 34.50% | CT | NO | 2 | |
| Robert Morris | 139 | 15 | 171 | 134 | 34.90% | RS CT | NO | 2 | |
| Bryant | 149 | 15 | 178 | 148 | 33.40% | RS CT | NO | 2 | |
| Nebraska Omaha | 156 | 15 | 96 | 252 | 36.70% | RS CT | NO | 2 | |
| Montana | 157 | 14 | 98 | 250 | 36.50% | RS CT | NO | 2 | |
| SIUE | 217 | 16 | 255 | 160 | 34.00% | CT | NO | 2 | |
| American | 237 | 16 | 252 | 205 | 35.10% | RS CT | NO | 2 | |
| Mount St. Mary’s | 250 | 16 | 292 | 176 | 34.90% | CT | NO | 2 | |
| Saint Francis | 311 | 16 | 299 | 293 | 33.40% | CT | NO | 2 | |
| Mississippi St. | 32 | 8 | 23 | 47 | 31.40% | NO | 1 | ||
| Grand Canyon | 93 | 13 | 149 | 67 | 31.60% | CT | NO | 1 | |
| Troy | 98 | 14 | 153 | 71 | 30.30% | RS CT | NO | 1 | |
| Norfolk St. | 180 | 16 | 168 | 217 | 31.30% | RS CT | NO | 1 | |
| Alabama St. | 273 | 16 | 270 | 256 | 32.90% | CT | NO | 1 | |
| Vanderbilt | 49 | 10 | 30 | 83 | 32.50% | NO | 0 |
All NCAA Tourney Champs In The Ken Pom Era Since 2002 - Pretournament Stats and Rankings
| Year | Team | Ken Pom Top25 | 4 seed or better | Top 25 Ken Pom adjOFF pre tournament | Top 40 Ken Pom adjDEF pre tournament | 3 PT % > 33% | RS/CT | Head coach Elite Eight | Categories Met (out of 7) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ---: | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2002 | Maryland | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 37.00% | RS | yes | 7 |
| 2003 | Syracuse | 20 | 3 | 16 | 33 | 33.00% | RS | yes | 7 |
| 2004 | Uconn | 5 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 40.00% | CT | yes | 7 |
| 2005 | North Carolina | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 40.00% | RS | yes | 7 |
| 2006 | Florida | 6 | 3 | 14 | 18 | 39.40% | CT | yes | 7 |
| 2007 | Florida | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 40.90% | RS, CT | yes | 7 |
| 2008 | Kansas | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 39.90% | RS, CT | yes | 7 |
| 2009 | North Carolina | 3 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 37.30% | RS | yes | 7 |
| 2010 | Duke | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 38.20% | RS, CT | yes | 7 |
| 2011 | Uconn | 16 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 33.20% | CT | yes | 7 |
| 2012 | Kentucky | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 37.10% | RS | yes | 7 |
| 2013 | Louisville* | 2 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 33.10% | RS, CT | yes | 7 |
| 2014 | Uconn | 25 | 7 | 58 | 12 | 38.70% | none | no | 3 |
| 2015 | Duke | 6 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 38.60% | none | yes | 6 |
| 2016 | Villanova | 5 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 34.40% | RS | yes | 7 |
| 2017 | North Carolina | 3 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 36.70% | RS | yes | 7 |
| 2018 | Villanova | 2 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 39.80% | CT | yes | 7 |
| 2019 | Virginia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 40.90% | RS | yes | 7 |
| 2021 | Baylor | 4 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 41.80% | RS | yes | 6 |
| 2022 | Kansas | 6 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 35.50% | RS, CT | yes | 7 |
| 2023 | Connecticut | 4 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 35.90% | none | no | 5 |
| 2024 | Connecticut | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 36.70% | yes | RS, CT | 7 |
Notes & Methodology
Every champ since 2004 has been in the top 12 of the Week 6 AP Poll, a historical pattern that is referenced in contemporary analyses of NCAA champion pedigrees. This document uses pretournament KenPom data, AP poll context from Week 6, and a defined set of criteria to measure readiness and consistency across the 2025 field. The criteria include the 8 primary metrics described in the Pretournament Rankings section, with a maximum of 7 categories that teams can meet. The intent is to present a transparent, data-driven baseline for evaluating teams prior to the tournament, while preserving all original data points and their exact values as recorded in the source data. The dataset includes both current top 25 KenPom teams and historical champions to provide context for comparative analysis and potential narrative angles when assessing seed expectations and potential upset scenarios.