The biggest reason for that, they said on ESPN, was two-fold. First, UCLA beat South Carolina by 15 points in November. While a head-to-head matchup usually does the trick, that was months ago. The second was South Carolina losing by nearly 30 points to UConn at home. UCLA didn’t have a loss that bad.

The top overall seed in the 2025 NCAA Tournament will be the Auburn Tigers, with the Duke Blue Devils, Houston Cougars and Florida Gators grabbing the other No. 1 seeds. The 68-team bracket was announced on a selection show on CBS after the tournament selection committee made its final decisions.

The NCAA Tournament Selection Committee unveiled its 2025 bracket on Sunday, and there was one shocking moment that stood out above all the rest: North Carolina's name was called as one of the last four teams in the 68-team field Usually,