“Now look, they lost three of the last four, but they are the No. 1 overall seed,” Greenberg said of Auburn. “They are going to have to play Michigan to advance. Michigan just won the Big Ten Tournament.” The Wolverines boast a fast team with a couple of 6-foot-11 players and “enough guys that can make shots.”

Michigan was given a No. 5 seed, mainly because of a NET ranking of No. 23. The Wolverines had an eye-popping 12 Q1 victories this season, including 2 victories over No. 3 seed Wisconsin and wins over NCAA Tournament teams Maryland, Oregon, Purdue, UCLA and Xavier among others.

The 68-team NCAA tournament field is set. Here's the 2025 March Madness first round schedule, including First Four and all four regions.