Projected Selection Sunday Bracket

Updated: 03/05/26

Washington

(1)Duke* (28-2)
(16)East Tennessee State* (19-10)
Greenville(8)Villanova (23-7)
(9)Iowa (20-9)
(5)North Carolina (24-6)
(12)Belmont* (25-5)
Tampa(4)Alabama (22-8)
(13)UNCW* (24-5)
(6)Wisconsin (21-9)
(11)Auburn (16-14)/VCU (23-7)
San Diego(3)Texas Tech (22-8)
(14)Hawaii* (19-7)
(7)Kentucky (19-11)
(10)TCU (20-10)
St. Louis(2)Illinois (23-7)
(15)Wright State* (19-11)

Houston

(1)Connecticut* (27-3)
(16)Bethune-Cookman* (16-13)/Howard* (16-10)
Philadelphia(8)Clemson (21-9)
(9)Texas A&M (20-10)
(5)Tennessee (21-9)
(12)McNeese* (24-5)
Philadelphia(4)Virginia (26-4)
(13)Yale* (20-5)
(6)Saint John's (24-6)
(11)North Carolina State (19-11)
St. Louis(3)Purdue (23-7)
(14)Navy* (23-6)
(7)BYU (20-10)
(10)Missouri (20-10)
Oklahoma City(2)Houston (25-5)
(15)Northern Colorado* (17-11)

Chicago

(1)Michigan* (27-2)
(16)Tennessee State* (18-9)/Long Island* (22-10)
(8)Georgia (21-9)Buffalo
(9)UCF (20-9)
(5)Vanderbilt (23-7)
(12)South Florida* (20-8)
(4)Iowa State (24-6)Greenville
(13)High Point* (24-4)
(6)Saint Mary's College (26-4)
(11)SMU (19-11)/Indiana (18-12)
(3)Nebraska (25-5)Oklahoma City
(14)North Dakota State* (21-7)
(7)Miami (FL) (24-6)
(10)Texas (17-12)
(2)Florida* (24-6)Tampa
(15)Troy* (18-11)

San Jose

(1)Arizona* (28-2)
(16)UMBC* (19-8)
(8)UCLA (20-10)San Diego
(9)Utah State* (23-6)
(5)Arkansas (22-8)
(12)Liberty* (21-5)
(4)Kansas (21-9)Portland
(13)Utah Valley* (19-7)
(6)Louisville (21-9)
(11)Miami (OH)* (27-0)
(3)Gonzaga* (28-3)Portland
(14)Austin Peay* (19-8)
(7)Saint Louis* (26-3)
(10)Ohio State (19-11)
(2)Michigan State (24-5)Buffalo
(15)Merrimack* (21-10)

Last Four Byes

Missouri (20-10)Texas (17-12)TCU (20-10)North Carolina State (19-11)

Last Four In

Auburn (16-14)VCU (23-7)SMU (19-11)Indiana (18-12)

First Four Out

Santa Clara (23-7)New Mexico (21-8)California (20-9)Virginia Tech (19-11)

Next Four Out

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