2025 Projected Men's NCAA Tournament Bracket

Projected 2026 Men's NCAA Tournament Bracket

Last updated Mon Feb 2 2026, 12:02 PM
WestEast
1
16
*Arizona
*Long Island
San Diego
Mar 20,22
San Jose
Mar 26,28
Washington, DC
Mar 27,29
Greenville
Mar 19,21
*Duke
*Merrimack/*Vermont
1
16
8
9
Auburn
Wisconsin
*Saint Louis
Georgia
8
9
4
13
Florida
*Utah Valley
Portland
Mar 19,21
Tampa
Mar 20,22
Kansas
*High Point
4
13
5
12
BYU
*Yale
North Carolina
*Liberty
5
12
2
15
*Gonzaga
*Wright St
Portland
Mar 19,21
St. Louis
Mar 20,22
Illinois
*Austin Peay
2
15
7
10
*Texas A&M
Virginia Tech
Louisville
*Miami-OH
7
10
3
14
Michigan St
*North Dakota St
Philadelphia
Mar 20,22
Greenville
Mar 19,21
Vanderbilt
*Portland St
3
14
6
11
Alabama
New Mexico
Finals
Indianapolis
Apr 4,6
St. John's
Indiana
6
11


1
16
*UConn
*Bethune Cookman/*UM Eastern Shore
Philadelphia
Mar 20,22
Houston
Mar 26,28
Chicago
Mar 27,29
Buffalo
Mar 19,21
*Michigan
*Navy
1
16
8
9
Iowa
NC State
Villanova
USC
8
9
4
13
Texas Tech
*Stephen F. Austin
San Diego
Mar 20,22
Tampa
Mar 20,22
Virginia
*UNCW
4
13
5
12
Clemson
*Tulsa
UCF
*Belmont
5
12
2
15
Nebraska
*East Tenn St
Oklahoma City
Mar 19,21
Oklahoma City
Mar 19,21
Houston
*UT Martin
2
15
7
10
SMU
*Utah St
Kentucky
St. Mary's
7
10
3
14
Iowa State
*UC Irvine
St. Louis
Mar 20,22
Buffalo
Mar 19,21
Purdue
*Troy
3
14
6
11
Tennessee
Miami/UCLA
Arkansas
California/Santa Clara
6
11
SouthMidwest