2026 NCAA Bracketology (Right before the Selection Show)

   

2026 NCAA Bracketology 

(Right before the Selection Show)

First Four:

West: #11 Missouri (42) vs. #11 SMU (45)

South: #11 Miami (OH) (43) vs. #11 Texas (44)

West: #16 Howard (65) vs. #16 LIU (66)

Midwest: #16 Lehigh (67) vs. #16 Prairie View A&M (68)

East:

#1 Duke (1) vs. #16 UMBC (64)

#8 Utah State (30) vs. #9 TCU (34)

#5 St. John's (19) vs. #12 High Point (50)

#4 Alabama (16) vs. #13 Hofstra (51)

#6 BYU (24) vs. #11 VCU (41)

#3 Illinois (10) vs. #14 Penn (57)

#7 Kentucky (26) vs. #10 Santa Clara (40)

#2 Connecticut (6) vs. #15 Siena (61)

South:

#1 Florida (4) vs. #16 Queens (63)

#8 Villanova (32) vs. #9 Ohio State (35)

#5 Texas Tech (18) vs. #12 McNeese (47)

#4 Virginia (13) vs. #13 Hawaii (53)

#6 Louisville (23) vs. #11 Miami (OH)/Texas

#3 Nebraska (11) vs. #14 Kennesaw State (58)

#7 UCLA (27) vs. #10 Texas A&M (37)

#2 Houston (5) vs. #15 Idaho (59)

Midwest:

#1 Michigan (2) vs. #16 Lehigh/Prairie View A&M

#8 Clemson (29) vs. #9 UCF (36)

#5 Arkansas (17) vs. #12 Northern Iowa (49)

#4 Kansas (15) vs. #13 Troy (54)

#6 Tennessee (22) vs. #11 USF (46)

#3 Purdue (9) vs. #14 Wright State (56)

#7 Saint Mary's (28) vs. #10 NC State (38)

#2 Iowa State (8) vs. #15 Tennessee State (60)

West:

#1 Arizona (3) vs. #16 Howard/LIU

#8 Georgia (31) vs. #9 Iowa (33)

#5 North Carolina (20) vs. #12 Akron (48)

#4 Vanderbilt (14) vs. #13 Cal Baptist (52)

#6 Wisconsin (21) vs. #11 Missouri/SMU

#3 Gonzaga (12) vs. #14 North Dakota State (55)

#7 Miami (25) vs. #10 Saint Louis (39)

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

Bold = Conference Tournament Champion

Last Four Byes:

1. Texas A&M

2. NC State

3. Saint Louis

4. Santa Clara

Last Four In:

1. Missouri

2. Miami (OH)

3. Texas

4. SMU

First Four Out:

1. Oklahoma

2. Auburn

3. San Diego State

4. New Mexico

Next Four Out:

1. Indiana

2. Cincinnati

3. Seton Hall

4. Virginia Tech