Projected Bracket (if the season ended today)

Updated: 01/06/26

Chicago

(1)Michigan* (13-0)
(16)Long Island* (8-7)/Grambling State* (6-7)
Buffalo(8)Saint Mary's College (14-2)
(9)Georgia (13-1)
(5)Kansas (10-4)
(12)Tulsa* (11-2)
San Diego(4)Texas Tech (11-3)
(13)Utah Valley* (9-4)
(6)Tennessee (10-4)
(11)Miami (OH)* (12-0)
Portland(3)Gonzaga* (16-1)
(14)Oakland* (7-8)
(7)USC (11-3)
(10)North Carolina State (10-5)
St. Louis(2)Iowa State (14-0)
(15)Saint Thomas* (9-4)

Houston

(1)Vanderbilt* (14-0)
(16)Tennessee-Martin* (8-4)
St. Louis(8)Kentucky (9-5)
(9)Utah State* (11-1)
(5)Louisville (11-3)
(12)Murray State* (13-3)
Philadelphia(4)Illinois (11-3)
(13)Hofstra* (9-4)
(6)SMU (12-2)
(11)Yale* (10-2)
Portland(3)BYU (13-1)
(14)Troy* (8-5)
(7)Florida (9-5)
(10)Virginia Tech (12-3)
Oklahoma City(2)Nebraska (15-0)
(15)Northern Colorado* (7-5)

San Jose

(1)Arizona* (14-0)
(16)Vermont* (7-7)/Howard* (6-7)
(8)Iowa (12-2)San Diego
(9)Auburn (9-5)
(5)Arkansas (11-3)
(12)McNeese* (10-3)
(4)Alabama (11-3)Tampa
(13)Middle Tennessee* (6-5)
(6)Virginia (12-2)
(11)Saint Louis* (12-1)
(3)Michigan State (13-2)Buffalo
(14)High Point* (11-3)
(7)Seton Hall (13-2)
(10)Indiana (11-3)
(2)Duke* (13-1)Greenville
(15)Quinnipiac* (10-5)

Washington

(1)Connecticut* (14-1)
(16)Colgate* (6-7)
(8)LSU (12-2)Philadelphia
(9)Saint John's (9-5)
(5)Villanova (12-2)
(12)California (12-2)/Missouri (11-3)
(4)North Carolina (13-2)Tampa
(13)Hawaii* (9-3)
(6)UCF (12-1)
(11)Oklahoma (11-3)/Miami (FL) (12-2)
(3)Houston (13-1)Oklahoma City
(14)Lipscomb* (7-6)
(7)Clemson (12-3)
(10)UCLA (10-4)
(2)Purdue (13-1)Greenville
(15)Mercer* (5-7)

Last Four Byes

UCLA (10-4)North Carolina State (10-5)Virginia Tech (12-3)Indiana (11-3)

Last Four In

Oklahoma (11-3)Miami (FL) (12-2)California (12-2)Missouri (11-3)

First Four Out

Butler (10-5)New Mexico (10-3)Baylor (9-3)Ohio State (10-4)

Next Four Out

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