Seven years ago, when my oldest child was a toddler, I wanted to find a way for him to create a tourney bracket in a way that he could both understand and enjoy. As a result, I created this mascot bracket which I have used with him and my youngest child ever since. Over the past few years, a lot of people have asked that I send them a copy of this mascot bracket for them to use with their own kids, so here it is back on my blog. Without further ado, here is my 2025 NCAA mascot bracket updated through all of Tuesday night’s games.

South Regional

(1) Auburn

(16) Alabama State

(8) Louisville

(9) Creighton

(5) Michigan

(12) UC San Diego

(4) Texas A & M

(13) Yale

(6) Ole Miss

(11) North Carolina

(3) Iowa State

(14) Lipscomb

(7) Marquette

(10) New Mexico

(2) Michigan State

(15) Bryant

West Regional

(1) Florida

(16) Norfolk State

(8) UConn

(9) Oklahoma 

(5) Memphis

(12) Colorado State

(4) Maryland

(13) Grand Canyon

(6) Missouri

(11) Drake

(3) Texas Tech

(14) UNCW

(7) Kansas 

(10) Arkansas

(2) St. John’s

(15) Omaha

East Regional

(1) Duke

(16) American/Mount St. Mary’s

(8) Mississippi State

(9) Baylor

(5) Oregon

(12) Liberty

(4) Arizona

(13) Akron

(6) BYU

(11) VCU

(3) Wisconsin

(14) Montana

(7) Saint Mary’s

(10) Vanderbilt

(2) Alabama

(15) Robert Morris

Midwest Regional

(1) Houston

(16) SIU-Edwardsville

(8) Gonzaga

(9) Georgia

(5) Clemson

(12) McNeese State

(4) Purdue

(13) High Point

(6) Illinois

(11) Texas/Xavier

(3) Kentucky

(14) Troy

(7) UCLA

(10) Utah State

(2) Tennessee

(15) Wofford