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HoopsWithXander's Bracketology

UPDATED March 15th, 2026

1-68 RANKINGS

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

1 Seeds:

  1. Duke (ACC)

  2. Arizona (Big 12)

  3. Michigan

  4. Florida

2 Seeds:

  1. Houston

  2. UConn

  3. Iowa State

  4. Purdue (Big 10)

3 Seeds:

  1. Michigan State

  2. Vanderbilt

  3. Virginia

  4. Illinois

4 Seeds:

  1. Gonzaga (WCC)

  2. Nebraska

  3. Arkansas (SEC)

  4. Alabama

5 Seeds:

  1. Saint John’s (Big East)

  2. Kansas

  3. Texas Tech

  4. Wisconsin

6 Seeds:

  1. Tennessee

  2. North Carolina

  3. Louisville

  4. BYU

7 Seeds:

  1. Saint Mary’s

  2. Kentucky

  3. UCLA

  4. Miami FL

8 Seeds:

  1. Georgia

  2. Clemson 

  3. Ohio State

  4. Utah State (MWC)

9 Seeds: 

  1. Villanova

  2. TCU

  3. Iowa

  4. Saint Louis

10 Seeds

  1. Santa Clara

  2. Texas A&M

  3. NC State

  4. Missouri

11 Seeds:

  1. UCF

  2. Miami OH

  3. VCU (A10)

  4. Texas

  5. SMU

  6. South Florida (American)

12 Seeds:

  1. McNeese (Southland)

  2. Akron (MAC)

  3. High Point (Big South)

  4. Northern Iowa (MVC)

13 Seeds:

  1. Hofstra (Coastal)

  2. Cal Baptist (WAC)

  3. Hawaii (Big West)

  4. North Dakota St (Summit)

14 Seeds:

  1. Troy (Sun Belt)

  2. Wright State (Horizon)

  3. Penn (Ivy)

  4. Tennessee State (OVC)

15 Seeds:

  1. Kennesaw State (CUSA)

  2. Idaho (Big Sky)

  3. Furman (SoCon)

  4. Siena (MAAC)

16 Seeds:

  1. UMBC (AE)

  2. Queens (ASun)

  3. LIU (NEC)

  4. Howard (MEAC)

  5. Lehigh (Patriot)

  6. Prairie View A&M (SWAC)

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