2026 College Basketball Bracketology

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Bracket

East Region

Round of 64

1. Duke
16. Long Island
8. NC State
9. Wisconsin
5. Saint Louis
12. Liberty
4. Florida
13. Winthrop
6. Arkansas
11. Tulsa
3. Purdue
14. North Dakota State
7. St. Johns
10. UCLA
2. Houston
15. Navy

Round of 32

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West Region

Round of 64

1. Arizona
16. Harvard
8. SMU
9. Indiana
5. Tennessee
12. Miami (OH)
4. Virginia
13. UC Irvine
6. Alabama
11. USC
3. Vanderbilt
14. Portland State
7. Texas A&M
10. Utah State
2. Nebraska
15. UT Martin

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South Region

Round of 64

1. Iowa State
16. Merrimack
8. Villanova
9. Georgia
5. BYU
12. SF Austin
4. Louisville
13. UNC Wilmington
6. Kentucky
11. New Mexico
3. Michigan State
14. East Tennessee State
7. Iowa
10. Texas
2. Illinois
15. Troy

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Midwest Region

Round of 64

1. Michigan
16. Bethune
8. Clemson
9. UCF
5. Texas Tech
12. Belmont
4. Gonzaga
13. Utah Valley
6. North Carolina
11. Missouri
3. Kansas
14. Wright State
7. Auburn
10. Miami
2. UConn
15. Austin Peay

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1 Seed

1.

Duke

1.

Arizona

1.

Iowa State

1.

Michigan

2 Seed

2.

Houston

2.

Nebraska

2.

Illinois

2.

UConn

3 Seed

3.

Purdue

3.

Vanderbilt

3.

Michigan State

3.

Kansas

4 Seed

4.

Florida

4.

Virginia

4.

Louisville

4.

Gonzaga

5 Seed

5.

Saint Louis

5.

Tennessee

5.

BYU

5.

Texas Tech

6 Seed

6.

Arkansas

6.

Alabama

6.

Kentucky

6.

North Carolina

7 Seed

7.

St. Johns

7.

Texas A&M

7.

Iowa

7.

Auburn

8 Seed

8.

NC State

8.

SMU

8.

Villanova

8.

Clemson

9 Seed

9.

Wisconsin

9.

Indiana

9.

Georgia

9.

UCF

10 Seed

10.

UCLA

10.

Utah State

10.

Texas

10.

Miami

11 Seed

11.

Tulsa

11.

USC

11.

New Mexico

11.

Missouri

12 Seed

12.

Liberty

12.

Miami (OH)

12.

SF Austin

12.

Belmont

13 Seed

13.

Winthrop

13.

UC Irvine

13.

UNC Wilmington

13.

Utah Valley

14 Seed

14.

North Dakota State

14.

Portland State

14.

East Tennessee State

14.

Wright State

15 Seed

15.

Navy

15.

UT Martin

15.

Troy

15.

Austin Peay

16 Seed

16.

Long Island

16.

Harvard

16.

Merrimack

16.

Bethune