Projected Bracket (if the season ended today)

Updated: 03/11/26

Chicago

(1)Michigan* (29-2)
(16)Howard* (17-10)/Bethune-Cookman* (16-14)
Buffalo(8)Georgia (22-9)
(9)Saint Louis* (26-4)
(5)Arkansas (23-8)
(12)Yale* (21-5)
San Diego(4)Texas Tech (22-9)
(13)California Baptist* (23-8)
(6)Tennessee (21-10)
(11)North Carolina State (19-12)/VCU (24-7)
St. Louis(3)Purdue (23-8)
(14)North Dakota State* (24-7)
(7)Miami (FL) (24-7)
(10)Santa Clara (25-8)
Philadelphia(2)Connecticut* (27-4)
(15)UMBC* (21-8)

Houston

(1)Florida* (25-6)
(16)Furman* (19-12)
Tampa(8)Clemson (22-9)
(9)Texas A&M (21-10)
(5)North Carolina (24-7)
(12)Miami (OH)* (28-0)
Philadelphia(4)Virginia (27-4)
(13)Northern Iowa* (22-12)
(6)Louisville (22-9)
(11)South Florida* (22-8)
Oklahoma City(3)Nebraska (26-5)
(14)Wright State* (21-11)
(7)Saint Mary's College (26-5)
(10)TCU (21-10)
Oklahoma City(2)Houston (26-5)
(15)Long Island* (24-10)

Washington

(1)Duke* (29-2)
(16)Siena* (23-11)
(8)Kentucky (19-12)Greenville
(9)Ohio State (20-11)
(5)Vanderbilt (24-7)
(12)McNeese* (25-5)
(4)Alabama (23-8)Tampa
(13)Liberty* (22-6)
(6)Wisconsin (22-9)
(11)UCF (20-10)
(3)Iowa State (25-6)Greenville
(14)Troy* (20-11)
(7)UCLA (21-10)
(10)Missouri (20-11)
(2)Illinois (24-7)St. Louis
(15)Tennessee State* (20-9)

San Jose

(1)Arizona* (29-2)
(16)Idaho* (17-14)/Boston University* (16-16)
(8)Utah State* (24-6)San Diego
(9)Iowa (20-11)
(5)Saint John's (25-6)
(12)High Point* (27-4)
(4)Kansas (22-9)Portland
(13)Hofstra* (22-10)
(6)BYU (22-10)
(11)Auburn (16-15)/Indiana (18-13)
(3)Gonzaga* (30-3)Portland
(14)UC Irvine* (20-10)
(7)Villanova (24-7)
(10)Texas (17-13)
(2)Michigan State (25-6)Buffalo
(15)Queens* (20-13)

Last Four Byes

Missouri (20-11)Santa Clara (25-8)Texas (17-13)UCF (20-10)

Last Four In

North Carolina State (19-12)VCU (24-7)Auburn (16-15)Indiana (18-13)

First Four Out

SMU (20-12)New Mexico (21-9)Oklahoma (17-14)San Diego State (19-10)

Next Four Out

Stanford (20-12)California (20-10)Cincinnati (18-14)Virginia Tech (19-13)
SEC - 11Big Ten - 10Big 12 - 8ACC - 7Big East - 3West Coast - 3Atlantic 10 - 2
Florida (1)Michigan (1)Arizona (1)Duke (1)Connecticut (2)Gonzaga (3)Saint Louis (9)
Alabama (4)Michigan State (2)Houston (2)Virginia (4)Saint John's (5)Saint Mary's College (7)VCU (11)
Vanderbilt (5)Illinois (2)Iowa State (3)North Carolina (5)Villanova (7)Santa Clara (10)
Arkansas (5)Nebraska (3)Texas Tech (4)Louisville (6)
Tennessee (6)Purdue (3)Kansas (4)Miami (FL) (7)
Georgia (8)Wisconsin (6)BYU (6)Clemson (8)
Kentucky (8)UCLA (7)TCU (10)North Carolina State (11)
Texas A&M (9)Ohio State (9)UCF (11)
Missouri (10)Iowa (9)
Texas (10)Indiana (11)
Auburn (11)
  1. Michigan
  2. Duke
  3. Arizona
  4. Florida
  5. Connecticut
  6. Houston
  7. Michigan State
  8. Illinois
  9. Nebraska
  10. Gonzaga
  11. Purdue
  12. Iowa State
  13. Virginia
  14. Alabama
  15. Texas Tech
  16. Kansas
  17. Vanderbilt
  18. North Carolina
  19. Arkansas
  20. Saint John's
  21. Wisconsin
  22. Tennessee
  23. Louisville
  24. BYU
  25. Saint Mary's College
  26. Miami (FL)
  27. UCLA
  28. Villanova
  29. Georgia
  30. Kentucky
  31. Utah State
  32. Clemson
  33. Texas A&M
  34. Ohio State
  35. Saint Louis
  36. Iowa
  37. TCU
  38. Missouri
  39. Santa Clara
  40. Texas
  41. UCF
  42. North Carolina State
  43. VCU
  44. Auburn
  45. Indiana
  46. South Florida
  47. Miami (OH)
  48. McNeese
  49. Yale
  50. High Point
  51. Northern Iowa
  52. Liberty
  53. California Baptist
  54. Hofstra
  55. UC Irvine
  56. North Dakota State
  57. Troy
  58. Wright State
  59. UMBC
  60. Queens
  61. Tennessee State
  62. Long Island
  63. Siena
  64. Furman
  65. Howard
  66. Bethune-Cookman
  67. Idaho
  68. Boston University