Ranking 68 NCAA Tournament teams from tallest to shortest
(BVM) 鈥� The 2025 NCAA Tournament features some of the tallest and shortest teams in men鈥檚 college basketball.听
Analyzing team height can offer insight into a team鈥檚 style of play and how they might fare in March Madness. Taller teams often dominate the paint, while shorter teams leverage speed to offset their size disadvantage.听
Duke is the tallest team in the NCAA Tournament, with an average player height of 6 feet, 7.8 inches. Akron ranks the shortest team, averaging 6 feet, 3.1 inches per player.
Here are the tallest to shortest teams by average height for March Madness 2025, according to 鈥� “which were computed by taking the average listed height of every player on the team, weighted by minutes played. Players that have played less than 10% of their team鈥檚 minutes are not included.鈥�
| 罢别补尘听 | Average height (inches) | 听Overall Seed |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Duke Blue Devils | 79.8 | No. 2 |
| T-2. Michigan Wolverines | 79.1听 | No. 17 |
| T-2. Bryant Bulldogs | 79.1 | No. 62 |
| 4. Creighton Bluejays听听 | 79.0 | No. 33听 |
| 5. Georgia Bulldogs听 | 78.9 | No. 34 |
| 6. Illinois Fighting Illini 听听 | 78.8 | No. 22 |
| 7. Arkansas Razorbacks 听听 | 78.7 | No. 37 |
| T-8. Kentucky Wildcats 听 | 78.5听 | No. 11 |
| T-8. New Mexico Lobos | 78.5 | No. 38 |
| T-10. Auburn Tigers听 | 78.4 | No. 1 |
| T-10. Saint Mary’s Gaels听 | 78.4听 | No. 27 |
| T-12. BYU Cougars 听听 | 78.3 | No. 21 |
| T-12. Missouri Tigers 听 | 78.3 | No. 23 |
| T-12. Marquette Golden Eagles | 78.3 | No. 26 |
| T-15. St. John’s Red Storm | 78.2听 | No. 8 |
| T-15. UConn Huskies听 | 78.2听 | No. 31 |
| T-17. Alabama Crimson Tide 听 | 78.1听 | No. 6 |
| T-17. UCLA Bruins | 78.1听 | No. 25 |
| T-17. San Diego State Aztecs听 | 78.1听 | No. 43 |
| T-17. VCU Rams听 | 78.1听 | No. 45 |
| T-17. Grand Canyon Antelopes听 | 78.1听 | No. 54 |
| T-22. Iowa State Cyclones听 | 78.0 | No. 10 |
| T-22. Wisconsin Badgers | 78.0 | No. 12 |
| T-22. Clemson Tigers | 78.0 | No. 18 |
| T-22. Kansas Jayhawks | 78.0 | No. 28 |
| T-22. Louisville Cardinals听 | 78.0听 | No. 29 |
| T-22. Texas Longhorns | 78.0听 | No. 41 |
| T-22. UNC Wilmington Seahawks 听听 | 78.0听 | No. 57 |
| T-29. Florida Gators 听听 | 77.9听 | No. 4 |
| T-29. Michigan State Spartans听 | 77.9听 | No. 7 |
| T-29. Arizona Wildcats 听 听 | 77.9听 | No. 16 |
| T-32. Yale Bulldogs | 77.8 | No. 51 |
| T-32. Troy Trojans听 | 77.8 | No. 56 |
| 34. UC San Diego Tritons听 | 77.6 | No. 47 |
| T-35. Texas A&M Aggies | 77.5听 | No. 13 |
| T-35. Maryland Terrapins听 | 77.5 | No. 15 |
| T-35. Oregon Ducks听 | 77.5听 | No. 19 |
| 38. Omaha Mavericks听 | 77.4 | No. 61 |
| T-39. Mississippi State Bulldogs | 77.3听 | No. 32 |
| T-39. Gonzaga Bulldogs听 | 77.3听 听 | No. 30 |
| T-39. Utah State Aggies听 | 77.3听 | No. 40 |
| T-39. Xavier Musketeers 听听 | 77.3听 | No. 42 |
| T-39. Drake Bulldogs | 77.3听听 | No. 44 |
| T-44. Purdue Boilermakers 听听 | 77.2听 | No. 14 |
| T-44. Colorado State Rams听 | 77.2听听 | No. 48 |
| T-44. Tennessee Volunteers 听听 | 77.2听 | No. 5 |
| T-44. SIU Edwardsville Cougars | 77.2听听 | No. 64 |
| T-48. Oklahoma Sooners | 77.1听 | No. 36 |
| T-48. Norfolk State Spartans | 77.1听听 | No. 63 |
| T-50. High Point Panthers | 77.0听 听 | No. 52 |
| T-50. McNeese Cowboys听 | 77.0听 | No. 49 |
| T-52. Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers | 76.9听 | No. 66 |
| T-52. Robert Morris Colonials | 76.9听 | No. 59 |
| T-52. Baylor Bears听 | 76.9听听 | No. 35 |
| 55. Houston Cougars 听 听听 | 76.8听 | No. 3 |
| 56. Lipscomb Bisons 听 | 76.7听 | No. 55 |
| T-57. Alabama State Hornets 听听 | 76.6听听 | No. 67 |
| T-57. Texas Tech Red Raiders听 | 76.6听听 | No. 9 |
| T-59. Memphis Tigers听 | 76.5听听 | No. 20 |
| T-59. Vanderbilt Commodores 听 | 76.5听 | No. 39 |
| T-59. Montana Grizzlies听 | 76.5听 听 | No. 58 |
| T-59. Wofford Terriers | 76.5听 | No. 60 |
| T-59. American Eagles听 | 76.5听 | No. 65 |
| 64. North Carolina Tar Heels听 听 听听 | 76.4听 | No. 46 |
| 65. Saint Francis Red Flash听听 | 76.3听听 | No. 68 |
| 66. Ole Miss Rebels听 | 76.2听 | No. 24 |
| 67. Liberty Flames听 | 75.7听听 | No. 50 |
| 68. Akron Zips听 | 75.1听听 | No. 53 |
