Projected Bracket (if the season ended today)

Updated: 01/28/26

San Jose

(1)Arizona* (21-0)
(16)Vermont* (11-8)/Howard* (8-9)
San Diego(8)Texas A&M (16-4)
(9)Wisconsin (14-6)
(5)North Carolina (16-4)
(12)Yale* (13-3)
Portland(4)BYU (17-3)
(13)UNCW* (16-3)
(6)Louisville (14-6)
(11)Ohio State (14-6)/Texas (11-8)
Portland(3)Gonzaga* (21-1)
(14)California Baptist* (15-6)
(7)Auburn (13-7)
(10)Miami (FL) (16-4)
Buffalo(2)Michigan State (19-2)
(15)Lipscomb* (12-7)

Houston

(1)Connecticut* (20-1)
(16)Navy* (13-6)
Philadelphia(8)Utah State* (15-3)
(9)North Carolina State (15-6)
(5)Arkansas (16-5)
(12)McNeese* (15-4)
Tampa(4)Kansas (15-5)
(13)Troy* (13-6)
(6)Saint Louis* (19-1)
(11)New Mexico (16-4)
St. Louis(3)Iowa State (18-2)
(14)Saint Thomas* (14-5)
(7)Villanova (15-5)
(10)USC (14-5)
Oklahoma City(2)Nebraska (20-1)
(15)Quinnipiac* (13-8)

Washington

(1)Duke* (19-1)
(16)Tennessee-Martin* (12-5)/Bethune-Cookman* (8-11)
(8)UCF (16-4)Greenville
(9)Kentucky (14-7)
(5)Alabama (14-6)
(12)Belmont* (17-3)
(4)Texas Tech (16-4)San Diego
(13)Hawaii* (13-4)
(6)Tennessee (13-6)
(11)Miami (OH)* (18-0)
(3)Vanderbilt* (18-3)Tampa
(14)Mercer* (10-8)
(7)Clemson (17-4)
(10)Saint Mary's College (18-3)
(2)Illinois (17-3)St. Louis
(15)Oakland* (11-10)

Chicago

(1)Michigan* (19-1)
(16)Long Island* (12-8)
(8)Georgia (16-4)Buffalo
(9)Iowa (14-5)
(5)Florida (14-6)
(12)South Florida* (12-7)
(4)Virginia (17-3)Philadelphia
(13)Liberty* (14-3)
(6)Saint John's (15-5)
(11)Indiana (14-7)/California (14-5)
(3)Purdue (17-4)Greenville
(14)High Point* (15-4)
(7)SMU (15-5)
(10)UCLA (14-6)
(2)Houston (17-2)Oklahoma City
(15)Portland State* (10-5)

Last Four Byes

USC (14-5)Miami (FL) (16-4)Saint Mary's College (18-3)New Mexico (16-4)

Last Four In

Indiana (14-7)Ohio State (14-6)California (14-5)Texas (11-8)

First Four Out

San Diego State (13-5)Virginia Tech (16-6)Missouri (14-7)Stanford (14-6)

Next Four Out

Butler (13-7)Santa Clara (16-5)Seton Hall (14-6)TCU (13-7)
Big Ten - 11SEC - 10ACC - 9Big 12 - 7Big East - 3West Coast - 2Mountain West - 2
Michigan (1)Vanderbilt (3)Duke (1)Arizona (1)Connecticut (1)Gonzaga (3)Utah State (8)
Nebraska (2)Arkansas (5)Virginia (4)Houston (2)Saint John's (6)Saint Mary's College (10)New Mexico (11)
Illinois (2)Florida (5)North Carolina (5)Iowa State (3)Villanova (7)
Michigan State (2)Alabama (5)Louisville (6)Texas Tech (4)
Purdue (3)Tennessee (6)Clemson (7)BYU (4)
Iowa (9)Auburn (7)SMU (7)Kansas (4)
Wisconsin (9)Texas A&M (8)North Carolina State (9)UCF (8)
UCLA (10)Georgia (8)Miami (FL) (10)
USC (10)Kentucky (9)California (11)
Indiana (11)Texas (11)
Ohio State (11)
  1. Arizona
  2. Duke
  3. Michigan
  4. Connecticut
  5. Nebraska
  6. Illinois
  7. Houston
  8. Michigan State
  9. Iowa State
  10. Gonzaga
  11. Purdue
  12. Vanderbilt
  13. Texas Tech
  14. Virginia
  15. BYU
  16. Kansas
  17. Arkansas
  18. Florida
  19. Alabama
  20. North Carolina
  21. Saint Louis
  22. Saint John's
  23. Tennessee
  24. Louisville
  25. Clemson
  26. Auburn
  27. SMU
  28. Villanova
  29. UCF
  30. Texas A&M
  31. Georgia
  32. Utah State
  33. Kentucky
  34. Iowa
  35. North Carolina State
  36. Wisconsin
  37. UCLA
  38. USC
  39. Miami (FL)
  40. Saint Mary's College
  41. New Mexico
  42. Indiana
  43. Ohio State
  44. California
  45. Texas
  46. Miami (OH)
  47. McNeese
  48. South Florida
  49. Yale
  50. Belmont
  51. Liberty
  52. Hawaii
  53. Troy
  54. UNCW
  55. High Point
  56. California Baptist
  57. Saint Thomas
  58. Mercer
  59. Oakland
  60. Lipscomb
  61. Portland State
  62. Quinnipiac
  63. Navy
  64. Long Island
  65. Tennessee-Martin
  66. Bethune-Cookman
  67. Vermont
  68. Howard