Projected Bracket (if the season ended today)

Updated: 11/29/25

Chicago

(1)Michigan* (7-0)
(16)Navy* (3-4)/UMBC* (2-2)
Buffalo(8)Santa Clara (6-1)
(9)Florida (5-2)
(5)Tennessee (7-1)
(12)George Mason (6-0)/TCU (5-2)
Tampa(4)Houston (7-1)
(13)High Point* (5-1)
(6)Alabama (5-2)
(11)Dayton* (6-2)
Oklahoma City(3)Iowa (7-0)
(14)East Tennessee State* (4-1)
(7)Baylor (5-1)
(10)Butler (6-1)
Greenville(2)Louisville (7-0)
(15)Quinnipiac* (3-3)

San Jose

(1)Iowa State* (7-0)
(16)Alabama A&M* (2-2)/Howard* (2-4)
St. Louis(8)LSU (6-0)
(9)Colorado (7-0)
(5)BYU (6-1)
(12)Northern Iowa* (6-1)
Portland(4)USC (7-0)
(13)Tulsa* (5-1)
(6)Kansas (6-2)
(11)Ohio State (6-1)
Portland(3)Gonzaga* (7-1)
(14)Northern Colorado* (4-1)
(7)North Carolina (6-1)
(10)Saint John's (4-3)
Buffalo(2)Michigan State (7-0)
(15)Central Connecticut* (3-2)

Washington

(1)Purdue (7-0)
(16)Tennessee-Martin* (3-2)
(8)California Baptist* (6-0)St. Louis
(9)Saint Mary's College (7-1)
(5)Oklahoma State (7-0)
(12)Miami (OH)* (5-0)
(4)Connecticut* (6-1)Philadelphia
(13)Yale* (6-1)
(6)Auburn (6-2)
(11)UC San Diego* (6-0)
(3)Utah State* (5-0)San Diego
(14)South Alabama* (5-1)
(7)Illinois (6-2)
(10)Virginia (6-1)
(2)Vanderbilt* (8-0)Tampa
(15)Robert Morris* (3-3)

Houston

(1)Duke* (8-0)
(16)FGCU* (4-3)
(8)Missouri (8-0)Greenville
(9)UCF (6-1)
(5)SMU (8-0)
(12)New Mexico State* (4-0)
(4)Nebraska (7-0)Oklahoma City
(13)McNeese* (4-1)
(6)Clemson (7-1)
(11)Kentucky (5-2)/Texas Tech (5-2)
(3)Indiana (6-0)Philadelphia
(14)UNCW* (5-1)
(7)Georgia (6-1)
(10)California (6-1)
(2)Arizona (6-0)San Diego
(15)Saint Thomas* (5-3)

Last Four Byes

Butler (6-1)Saint John's (4-3)Virginia (6-1)Ohio State (6-1)

Last Four In

Kentucky (5-2)Texas Tech (5-2)George Mason (6-0)TCU (5-2)

First Four Out

Oklahoma (5-2)Wake Forest (6-2)North Carolina State (5-2)Wisconsin (5-2)

Next Four Out

Saint Louis (6-1)Miami (FL) (6-2)Villanova (5-1)Texas A&M (6-2)
Big 12 - 11Big Ten - 9SEC - 9ACC - 7West Coast - 3Big East - 3Atlantic 10 - 2
Iowa State (1)Michigan (1)Vanderbilt (2)Duke (1)Gonzaga (3)Connecticut (4)Dayton (11)
Arizona (2)Purdue (1)Tennessee (5)Louisville (2)Santa Clara (8)Butler (10)George Mason (12)
Houston (4)Michigan State (2)Alabama (6)SMU (5)Saint Mary's College (9)Saint John's (10)
Oklahoma State (5)Indiana (3)Auburn (6)Clemson (6)
BYU (5)Iowa (3)Georgia (7)North Carolina (7)
Kansas (6)USC (4)LSU (8)California (10)
Baylor (7)Nebraska (4)Missouri (8)Virginia (10)
UCF (9)Illinois (7)Florida (9)
Colorado (9)Ohio State (11)Kentucky (11)
Texas Tech (11)
TCU (12)
  1. Michigan
  2. Purdue
  3. Duke
  4. Iowa State
  5. Arizona
  6. Louisville
  7. Vanderbilt
  8. Michigan State
  9. Gonzaga
  10. Indiana
  11. Iowa
  12. Utah State
  13. USC
  14. Nebraska
  15. Connecticut
  16. Houston
  17. SMU
  18. Tennessee
  19. Oklahoma State
  20. BYU
  21. Alabama
  22. Clemson
  23. Auburn
  24. Kansas
  25. Baylor
  26. North Carolina
  27. Georgia
  28. Illinois
  29. California Baptist
  30. LSU
  31. Missouri
  32. Santa Clara
  33. Saint Mary's College
  34. UCF
  35. Colorado
  36. Florida
  37. California
  38. Butler
  39. Saint John's
  40. Virginia
  41. Ohio State
  42. UC San Diego
  43. Dayton
  44. Kentucky
  45. Texas Tech
  46. George Mason
  47. TCU
  48. Miami (OH)
  49. New Mexico State
  50. Northern Iowa
  51. Yale
  52. McNeese
  53. High Point
  54. Tulsa
  55. UNCW
  56. East Tennessee State
  57. South Alabama
  58. Northern Colorado
  59. Central Connecticut
  60. Quinnipiac
  61. Robert Morris
  62. Saint Thomas
  63. FGCU
  64. Tennessee-Martin
  65. Navy
  66. UMBC
  67. Alabama A&M
  68. Howard