Mizzou gets love from Royals’ Bobby Witt Jr. in NCAA Tournament bracket. KU, not so much
There are many sources to consult when filling out a bracket for your NCAA Tournament pool.
You could seek tips from someone who has covered college basketball for four decades. Or look at the computer ratings. Or see what Royals shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. thinks will happen in the tournament.
Yeah, that’s one way to go.
Witt, who finished second in the American League MVP voting last season, made his bracket public — and he has just one No. 1 seed making the Final Four.
That’s Auburn, which would be joined by second-seeded St. John’s and a pair of No. 3 seeds — Kentucky and Wisconsin — in the Royals star’s Final Four.
Witt has the Wildcats being crowned national champions.
There are upsets, too. Witt’s bracket has three double-digit seeds winning their first games in the South region: No. 10 New Mexico, No. 12 UC San Diego and No. 13 Yale.
As for the local schools, Witt projects sixth-seeded Mizzou to beat Drake, then upset Texas Tech before falling to St. John’s in the Sweet 16.
Witt is not quite as bullish on Kansas. He has the Jayhawks defeating Arkansas but losing to St. John’s.
Here is Witt’s bracket.
This story was originally published March 17, 2025 at 8:14 AM.
