March Madness recruiting: Top 2025 commit for each NCAA tournament team
Let the Madness … begin.
The 2025 NCAA Basketball Tournament tips off in a grand rush on Thursday, with the 16-seeded teams set after the First Four matchups narrowed down the possible 68 to 64.
What's next on the hoops docket over the following four days is considered some of the best—if not the best—in sports, where stars are born, schools are introduced to the nation, and spoilers storm the court in bracket-busting glory.
While all that unfolds, a sports reality hangs in the background of the initial excitement: sans one team, there will be 63 programs looking to the future.
Latest March Madness results: NCAA Men's Tournament Scoreboard
Who's coming in to help your college basketball team in 2025—maybe take the final step to March Madness infamy?
USA TODAY High School Sports looks at the top 2025 high school commit (so far) for the 64 teams, using recruiting outlet information.
The breakdown lists athletes who have signed a National Letter of Intent (NLI). If there are no top signees for a specific program at this time, we've noted the highest-rated offer, if applicable.
To the court ...
East region
1. Duke
Top 2025 commit: Cameron Boozer, PF, Columbus (Miami, Fla.)
2. Alabama
Top 2025 commit: Chris Cenac Jr., PF, Link Academy (Branson, Mo.)
3. Wisconsin
Top 2025 commit: Zach Kinziger, SG, De Pere (Wis.)
4. Arizona
Top 2025 commit: Dwayne Aristode, SF, Brewster Academy (Wolfeboro, N.H.)
5. Oregon
Top 2025 commit: J.J. Frakes, SG, Berrien Springs (Mich.)
6. BYU
Top 2025 commit: AJ Dybantsa, SF, Utah Prep (Hurricane, Utah)
7. St. Mary's
Top 2025 commit: Dillan Shaw, SF, Heritage Christian (Northridge, Calif.)
8. Mississippi State
Top 2025 commit: King Grace, SG, Faith Family Academy of Oak Cliff (Dallas, Texas)
9. Baylor
Top 2025 commit: Tounde Yessoufou, PF, St Joseph (Lakewood, Calif.)
10. Vanderbilt
Top 2025 commit: Jayden Leverett, C, Chapin (El Paso, Texas)
11. VCU
Top 2025 commit: Silas Barksdale, C, Woodside (Newport News, Va.)
12. Liberty
Top 2025 commit: N/A
Top 2025 offer who remains undecided: Chance Mallory, G, St. Anne's-Belfield School (Charlottesville, Va.)
13. Akron
Top 2025 commit: Josh Henderson, SG, Westerville Central (Westerville, Ohio)
14. Montana
Top 2025 commit: Kenyon Aguino, PF, Volcano Vista (Albuquerque, N.M.)
15. Robert Morris
Top 2025 commit: N/A
Top 2025 offer who remains undecided: LD Jones, SG, Faith Family Academy of Oak Cliff (Dallas, Texas)
16. Mount St. Mary's
Top 2025 commit: N/A
Midwest region
1. Houston
Top 2025 commit: Chris Cenac Jr., PF, Link Academy (Branson, Mo.)
2. Tennessee
Top 2025 commit: Amari Evans, SG, Overtime Elite (Atlanta, Ga.)
3. Kentucky
Top 2025 commit: Jasper Johnson, CG, Overtime Elite (Atlanta, Ga.)
4. Purdue
Top 2025 commit: Antione West, SG, Whitmer (Toledo, Ohio)
5. Clemson
Top 2025 commit: Zac Foster, CG, Woodward Academy (Atlanta, Ga.)
6. Illinois
Top 2025 commit: Keaton Wagler, SG, Shawnee Mission Northwest (Shawnee, Kan.)
7. UCLA
Top 2025 commit: N/A
Top 2025 offer who remains undecided: Brayden Burries, SG, Eleanor Roosevelt (Eastvale, Calif.)
8. Gonzaga
Top 2025 commit: Davis Fogle, SG, Compass Prep (Chandler, Ariz.)
9. Georgia
Top 2025 commit: Jacob Wilkins, SF, Grayson (Loganville, Ga.)
10. Utah State
Top 2025 commit: Kingston Tosi, PF, Millennium (Goodyear, Ariz.)
11. Xavier
Top 2025 commit: Nyk Lewis, PG, Gonzaga College (Washington, D.C.)
12. McNeeseState
Top 2025 commit: N/A
Top 2025 offer who remains undecided: Noah Neumann, PG, Good Vision Academy (Houston, Texas)
13. High Point
Top 2025 commit: Abu Yarmah, SF, Moravian Prep (Hickory, N.C.)
14. Troy
Top 2025 commit: Emmanuel Clarton, SG, Sumter Central (York, Ala.)
15. Wofford
Top 2025 commit: N/A
Top 2025 offer who remains undecided: Gustavo Guimaraes, C, Riviera Preparatory School (Miami, Fla.)
16. SIU Edwardsville
Top 2025 commit: N/A
Top 2025 offer who remains undecided: Mouse Williams, PG, Kimball Union Academy (Meriden, N.H.)
South region
1. Auburn
Top 2025 commit: Sebastian Williams-Adams, PF, St. John's (Houston, Texas)
2. Michigan State
Top 2025 commit: Cam Ward, PF, Largo (Upper Marlboro, Md.)
3. Iowa State
Top 2025 commit: Jamarion Batemon, CG, Milwaukee Academy Of Science (Wis.)
4. Texas A&M
Top 2025 commit: Jasir Rencher, SG, Archbishop Riordan (San Francisco, Calif.)
5. Michigan
Top 2025 commit: Trey McKenney, CG, St. Mary's (Orchard Lake, Mich.)
6. Ole Miss
Top 2025 commit: Tylis Jordan, SF, Wheeler (Marietta, GA)
7. Marquette
Top 2025 commit: Adrien Stevens, CG, The Bullis School (Potomac, Md.)
8. Louisville
Top 2025 commit: Mikel Brown Jr., PG, DME Academy (Daytona Beach, Fla.)
9. Creighton
Top 2025 commit: Hudson Greer, SF, Montverde Academy (Fla.)
10. New Mexico
Top 2025 commit: Jaylen Petty, PG, Rainier Beach (Seattle, Wash.)
11. North Carolina
Top 2025 commit: Caleb Wilson, PF, Holy Innocents Episcopal School (Atlanta, Ga.)
12. UC San Diego
Top 2025 commit: Jake Hall, SF, Carlsbad High School (Calif.)
13. Yale
Top 2025 commit: Nolan Groves, SG, Orono Senior (Long Lake, Minn.)
14. Lipscomb
Top 2025 commit: N/A
15. Bryant
Top 2025 commit: N/A
Top 2025 offer who remains undecided: Mouse Williams, PG, Kimball Union Academy (Meriden, N.H.)
16. Alabama State
Top 2025 commit: N/A
Top 2025 offer who remains undecided: Trey Simpson, SF, DME Academy (Daytona Beach, Fla.) and JD Palm, C, McEachern (Powder Springs, Ga.)
West region
1. Florida
Top 2025 commit: CJ Ingram, SF, Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.)
2. St. John's
Top 2025 commit: N/A
Top 2025 offer who remains undecided: Demarco Johnson, PG, Oak Hill Academy (Mouth Of Wilson, VA)
3. Texas Tech
Top 2025 commit: N/A
Top 2025 offer who remains undecided: Koa Peat, SF, Perry (Gilbert, Ariz.)
4. Maryland
Top 2025 commit: Chris Jeffrey, CG, Mt. Zion Prep (Lanham, Md.)
5. Memphis
Top 2025 commit: N/A
6. Missouri
Top 2025 commit: Aaron Rowe, PG, Father Tolton (Columbia, Mo.)
7. Kansas
Top 2025 commit: Darryn Peterson, SG, Prolific Prep (Napa, Calif.)
8. Connecticut
Top 2025 commit: Braylon Mullins, SG, Greenfield-Central (Greenfield, Ind.)
9. Oklahoma
Top 2025 commit: Alec Blair, SF, De La Salle (Concord, Calif.)
10. Arkansas
Top 2025 commit: Darius Acuff Jr., PG, IMG Academy (Bradenton, Fla.)
11. Drake
Top 2025 commit: N/A
12. Colorado State
Top 2025 commit: JoJo McIver, PG, Ellison (Killeen, Texas)
13. Grand Canyon
Top 2025 commit: DJ Stickman, PG, Clovis West (Freson, Calif.)
14. UNC Wilmington
Top 2025 commit: N/A
15. Nebraska Omaha
Top 2025 commit: N/A
Top 2025 offer who remains undecided: LD Jones, SG, Faith Family Academy of Oak Cliff (Dallas, Texas)
16. Norfolk State
Top 2025 commit: Ahmad Torrence, CG, Thurgood Marshall Academy for Learning and Social Change (New York, N.Y.)
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY High School Sports Wire: Top 2025 commit for each NCAA tournament team
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