2026 NCAA Bracketology (As of the start of 3/13)

  

2026 NCAA Bracketology 

(As of the start of 3/13)

First Four:

Midwest: #11 Miami (OH) (42) vs. #11 SMU (45)

South: #11 Texas (43) vs. #11 VCU (44)

West: #16 LIU (65)* vs. #16 UMBC (66)

East: #16 Lehigh (67)* vs. #16 Florida A&M (68)

East:

#1 Duke (1) vs. #16 Lehigh*/Florida A&M

#8 UCLA (29) vs. #9 TCU (34)

#5 St. John's (19) vs. #12 Northern Iowa (50)*

#4 Alabama (13) vs. #13 High Point (51)*

#6 Wisconsin (22) vs. #11 Missouri (41)

#3 Iowa State (9) vs. #14 Wright State (58)*

#7 Miami (25) vs. #10 Santa Clara (40)

#2 Illinois (8) vs. #15 Tennessee State (60)*

South:

#1 Florida (4) vs. #16 Queens (63)*

#8 Utah State (32) vs. #9 Iowa (33)

#5 Arkansas (18) vs. #12 McNeese (47)*

#4 Kansas (15) vs. #13 Troy (54)*

#6 Louisville (23) vs. #11 Texas/VCU

#3 Purdue (11) vs. #14 Sam Houston (55)

#7 Saint Mary's (27) vs. #10 Saint Louis (37)

#2 Houston (5) vs. #15 Idaho (59)*

Midwest:

#1 Michigan (2) vs. #16 Howard (64)

#8 Georgia (30) vs. #9 UCF (36)

#5 North Carolina (20) vs. #12 Yale (49)

#4 Texas Tech (16) vs. #13 Hofstra (52)*

#6 BYU (24) vs. #11 Miami (OH)/SMU

#3 Nebraska (10) vs. #14 North Dakota State (57)*

#7 Kentucky (26) vs. #10 NC State (39)

#2 Connecticut (6) vs. #15 Siena (61)*

West:

#1 Arizona (3) vs. #16 LIU*/UMBC

#8 Villanova (31) vs. #9 Ohio State (35)

#5 Vanderbilt (17) vs. #12 Akron (48)

#4 Virginia (14) vs. #13 Utah Valley (53)

#6 Tennessee (21) vs. #11 USF (46)

#3 Gonzaga (12)* vs. #14 UC Irvine (56)

#7 Clemson (28) vs. #10 Texas A&M (38)

#2 Michigan State (7) vs. #15 Furman (62)*

Bold = Highest Remaining Seed in Conference Tournament

* = Conference Tournament Winner (as of the start of 3/13)

Last Four Byes:

1. Texas A&M

2. NC State

3. Santa Clara

4. Missouri

Last Four In:

1. Miami (OH)

2. Texas

3. VCU

4. SMU

First Four Out:

1. Oklahoma

2. New Mexico

3. Auburn

4. Indiana

Next Four Out:

1. Cincinnati

2. Seton Hall

3. Virginia Tech

4. San Diego State