Ranking 68 NCAA Tournament teams from tallest to shortest
(BVM) – The 2025 NCAA Tournament features some of the tallest and shortest teams in men’s college basketball.
Analyzing team height can offer insight into a team’s 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.
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 KenPom’s metrics – “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’s minutes are not included.”
| Team | Average height (inches) | Overall Seed |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Duke Blue Devils | 79.8 | No. 2 |
| T-2. Michigan Wolverines | 79.1 | No. 17 |
| T-2. Bryant Bulldogs | 79.1 | No. 62 |
| 4. Creighton Bluejays | 79.0 | No. 33 |
| 5. Georgia Bulldogs | 78.9 | No. 34 |
| 6. Illinois Fighting Illini | 78.8 | No. 22 |
| 7. Arkansas Razorbacks | 78.7 | No. 37 |
| T-8. Kentucky Wildcats | 78.5 | No. 11 |
| T-8. New Mexico Lobos | 78.5 | No. 38 |
| T-10. Auburn Tigers | 78.4 | No. 1 |
| T-10. Saint Mary’s Gaels | 78.4 | No. 27 |
| T-12. BYU Cougars | 78.3 | No. 21 |
| T-12. Missouri Tigers | 78.3 | No. 23 |
| T-12. Marquette Golden Eagles | 78.3 | No. 26 |
| T-15. St. John’s Red Storm | 78.2 | No. 8 |
| T-15. UConn Huskies | 78.2 | No. 31 |
| T-17. Alabama Crimson Tide | 78.1 | No. 6 |
| T-17. UCLA Bruins | 78.1 | No. 25 |
| T-17. San Diego State Aztecs | 78.1 | No. 43 |
| T-17. VCU Rams | 78.1 | No. 45 |
| T-17. Grand Canyon Antelopes | 78.1 | No. 54 |
| T-22. Iowa State Cyclones | 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 | 78.0 | No. 29 |
| T-22. Texas Longhorns | 78.0 | No. 41 |
| T-22. UNC Wilmington Seahawks | 78.0 | No. 57 |
| T-29. Florida Gators | 77.9 | No. 4 |
| T-29. Michigan State Spartans | 77.9 | No. 7 |
| T-29. Arizona Wildcats | 77.9 | No. 16 |
| T-32. Yale Bulldogs | 77.8 | No. 51 |
| T-32. Troy Trojans | 77.8 | No. 56 |
| 34. UC San Diego Tritons | 77.6 | No. 47 |
| T-35. Texas A&M Aggies | 77.5 | No. 13 |
| T-35. Maryland Terrapins | 77.5 | No. 15 |
| T-35. Oregon Ducks | 77.5 | No. 19 |
| 38. Omaha Mavericks | 77.4 | No. 61 |
| T-39. Mississippi State Bulldogs | 77.3 | No. 32 |
| T-39. Gonzaga Bulldogs | 77.3 | No. 30 |
| T-39. Utah State Aggies | 77.3 | No. 40 |
| T-39. Xavier Musketeers | 77.3 | No. 42 |
| T-39. Drake Bulldogs | 77.3 | No. 44 |
| T-44. Purdue Boilermakers | 77.2 | No. 14 |
| T-44. Colorado State Rams | 77.2 | No. 48 |
| T-44. Tennessee Volunteers | 77.2 | No. 5 |
| T-44. SIU Edwardsville Cougars | 77.2 | No. 64 |
| T-48. Oklahoma Sooners | 77.1 | No. 36 |
| T-48. Norfolk State Spartans | 77.1 | No. 63 |
| T-50. High Point Panthers | 77.0 | No. 52 |
| T-50. McNeese Cowboys | 77.0 | No. 49 |
| T-52. Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers | 76.9 | No. 66 |
| T-52. Robert Morris Colonials | 76.9 | No. 59 |
| T-52. Baylor Bears | 76.9 | No. 35 |
| 55. Houston Cougars | 76.8 | No. 3 |
| 56. Lipscomb Bisons | 76.7 | No. 55 |
| T-57. Alabama State Hornets | 76.6 | No. 67 |
| T-57. Texas Tech Red Raiders | 76.6 | No. 9 |
| T-59. Memphis Tigers | 76.5 | No. 20 |
| T-59. Vanderbilt Commodores | 76.5 | No. 39 |
| T-59. Montana Grizzlies | 76.5 | No. 58 |
| T-59. Wofford Terriers | 76.5 | No. 60 |
| T-59. American Eagles | 76.5 | No. 65 |
| 64. North Carolina Tar Heels | 76.4 | No. 46 |
| 65. Saint Francis Red Flash | 76.3 | No. 68 |
| 66. Ole Miss Rebels | 76.2 | No. 24 |
| 67. Liberty Flames | 75.7 | No. 50 |
| 68. Akron Zips | 75.1 | No. 53 |
