2026 College Basketball Bracketology

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Bracket

South Region

Round of 64

1. Purdue
16. Long Island
8. USC
9. Clemson
5. Kentucky
12. Akron
4. Alabama
13. High Point
6. Kansas
11. Liberty
3. Florida
14. Troy
7. Baylor
10. Iowa
2. Louisville
15. FGCU

Round of 32

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West Region

Round of 64

1. Duke
16. SIUE
8. Indiana
9. Ole Miss
5. Auburn
12. South Florida
4. Iowa State
13. McNeese
6. Vanderbilt
11. Saint Louis
3. Michigan State
14. East Tennessee State
7. Saint Marys
10. Nebraska
2. UConn
15. Siena

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East Region

Round of 64

1. Arizona
16. Wright State
8. Wisconsin
9. Utah State
5. North Carolina
12. Georgetown
4. Tennessee
13. UNC Wilmington
6. Texas Tech
11. SMU
3. Illinois
14. South Dakota State
7. Ohio State
10. Creighton
2. Gonzaga
15. Montana

Round of 32

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Midwest Region

Round of 64

1. Houston
16. Navy
8. Missouri
9. Oregon
5. UCLA
12. Northern Iowa
4. St. Johns
13. Hawaii
6. Arkansas
11. Yale
3. BYU
14. California Baptist
7. NC State
10. Virginia
2. Michigan
15. Vermont

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Final Four

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1 Seed

1.

Purdue

1.

Duke

1.

Arizona

1.

Houston

2 Seed

2.

Louisville

2.

UConn

2.

Gonzaga

2.

Michigan

3 Seed

3.

Florida

3.

Michigan State

3.

Illinois

3.

BYU

4 Seed

4.

Alabama

4.

Iowa State

4.

Tennessee

4.

St. Johns

5 Seed

5.

Kentucky

5.

Auburn

5.

North Carolina

5.

UCLA

6 Seed

6.

Kansas

6.

Vanderbilt

6.

Texas Tech

6.

Arkansas

7 Seed

7.

Baylor

7.

Saint Marys

7.

Ohio State

7.

NC State

8 Seed

8.

USC

8.

Indiana

8.

Wisconsin

8.

Missouri

9 Seed

9.

Clemson

9.

Ole Miss

9.

Utah State

9.

Oregon

10 Seed

10.

Iowa

10.

Nebraska

10.

Creighton

10.

Virginia

11 Seed

11.

Liberty

11.

Saint Louis

11.

SMU

11.

Yale

12 Seed

12.

Akron

12.

South Florida

12.

Georgetown

12.

Northern Iowa

13 Seed

13.

High Point

13.

McNeese

13.

UNC Wilmington

13.

Hawaii

14 Seed

14.

Troy

14.

East Tennessee State

14.

South Dakota State

14.

California Baptist

15 Seed

15.

FGCU

15.

Siena

15.

Montana

15.

Vermont

16 Seed

16.

Long Island

16.

SIUE

16.

Wright State

16.

Navy