HoopsWithXander's Bracketology

UPDATED March 2nd, 2026

THE BRACKET

East Region (D.C.)

1 Duke

16 Beth. Cook/Howard

8 UCF

9 Georgia

5 Arkansas

12 Yale

4 Gonzaga

13 High Point

6 Saint John's

11 Miami OH

3 Texas Tech

14 Saint Thomas

7 Saint Mary's

10 SMU

2 Michigan State

15 Portland State

South Region (Houston)

1 UConn

16 Wright State

8 Villanova

9 NC State

5 Tennessee

12 Belmont

4 Kansas

13 Cal Baptist

6 Louisville

11 TCU/Auburn

3 Purdue

14 Central Arkansas

7 Saint Louis

10 Texas

2 Florida

15 Merrimack

Midwest Region (Chicago)

1 Michigan

16 LIU/UMBC

8 Miami FL

9 Missouri

5 North Carolina

12 South Florida

4 Alabama

13 UNC Wilmington

6 Kentucky

11 Ohio State

3 Nebraska

14 Navy

7 Utah State

10 UCLA

2 Houston

15 ETSU

West Region (San Jose)

1 Arizona

16 Tennessee State

8 Iowa

9 Clemson

5 Vanderbilt

12 S.F. Austin

4 Virginia

13 Liberty

6 Wisconsin

11 S. Clara/N. Mexico

3 Iowa State

14 UC Irvine

7 BYU

10 Texas A&M

2 Illinois

15 Troy

1-68 RANKINGS

italicized = play-in team | (bold) = conference winner

(1 Seeds)

1. Duke (ACC)

2. Michigan (Big 10)

3. Arizona (Big 12)

4. Connecticut (Big East)

(2 Seeds)

5. Florida (SEC)

6. Houston

7. Michigan State

8. Illinois

(3 Seeds)

9. Purdue

10. Nebraska

11. Iowa State

12. Texas Tech

(4 Seeds)

13. Kansas

14. Alabama

15. Gonzaga (WCC)

16. Virginia

(5 Seeds)

17. Vanderbilt

18. Arkansas

19. Tennessee

20. North Carolina

(6 Seeds)

21. Saint John's

22. Louisville

23. Wisconsin

24. Kentucky

(7 Seeds)

25. BYU

26. Saint Mary's

27. Utah State (MWC)

28. Saint Louis (A10)

(8 Seeds)

29. Villanova

30. Iowa

31. UCF

32. Miami FL

(9 Seeds)

33. Clemson

34. Georgia

35. NC State

36. Missouri

(10 Seeds)

37. Texas

38. SMU

39. UCLA

40. Texas A&M

(11 Seeds)

41. Ohio State

42. Santa Clara

43. New Mexico

44. TCU

45. Auburn

46. Miami (OH) (MAC)

(12 Seeds)

47. South Florida (American)

48. Belmont (MVC)

49. Yale (Ivy)

50. S.F. Austin (Southland)

(13 Seeds)

51. Liberty (C-USA)

52. High Point (Big South)

53. UNC-Wilmington (Coastal)

54. Cal Baptist (WAC)

(14 Seeds)

55. Saint Thomas (Summit)

56. UC Irvine (Big West)

57. Navy (Patriot)

58. Central Arkansas (ASun)

(15 Seeds)

59. Troy (Sun Belt)

60. Portland State (Big Sky)

61. ETSU (SoCon)

62. Merrimack (MAAC)

(16 Seeds)

63. Wright State (Horizon)

64. Tennessee State (OVC)

65. LIU (MAAC)

66. UMBC (AE)

67. Beth. Cookman (SWAC)

68. Howard (MEAC)