Bracketology - 3/15/2026 - FINAL

Due to things going on, I will not be able to make an update before Sunday's games. So my final bracketology is here now. I do have contingencies, but they only involve auto-bids. Everything else should be set.

1 Seeds

1 Duke

2 Michigan

3 Arizona

4 Florida

2 Seeds

5 Houston

6 UConn

7 Iowa St

8 Michigan St

3 Seeds

9 Purdue

10 Illinois

11 Nebraska

12 Virginia

4 Seeds

13 Gonzaga

14 Alabama

15 Kansas

16 Vanderbilt

5 Seeds

17 St Johns

18 Texas Tech

19 Arkansas

20 Wisconsin

6 Seeds

21 North Carolina

22 Tennessee

23 Louisville

24 BYU

7 Seeds

25 Kentucky

26 UCLA

27 St Marys

28 Miami (FL)

8 Seeds

29 Villanova

30 Utah St

31 Clemson

32 Georgia

9 Seeds

33 TCU

34 Ohio St

35 Iowa

36 St Louis

10 Seeds

37 UCF

38 Texas A&M

39 NC State

40 Mizzou

11 Seeds

41 Miami (OH)

42 Santa Clara

43 VCU

44 SMU

45 Texas

46 USF

12 Seeds

47 Akron

48 McNeese

49 Yale

50 Northern Iowa

13 Seeds

51 High Point

52 Hofstra

53 Cal Baptist

54 Hawaii

14 Seeds

55 NDSU

56 Troy

57 Wright St

58 Kennesaw St

15 Seeds

59 Tennessee St

60 Furman

61 Idaho

62 Siena

16 Seeds

63 Queens

64 Long Island

65 Howard

66 UMBC

67 Lehigh

68 Prairie View A&M

Last Four In

Miami (OH)

Santa Clara

SMU

Texas

First Four Out

SDSU

Auburn

Oklahoma

Indiana

This bracket was done assuming VCU, USF, and Yale win Sunday. Contingencies are as follows:

If Penn wins: Penn is a 13, High Point is a 12

If VCU and Wichita St win: Wichita St is a 12, Akron is an 11

If Dayton and USF win: VCU is still in as an 11, Texas is OUT, USF is still an 11, and Dayton is an 11

If Dayton and Wichita St win: VCU is still in as an 11, Texas is OUT, Dayton is an 11, Wichita St is a 12, and Akron is an 11