Projected Selection Sunday Bracket

Updated: 03/01/26

Chicago

(1)Michigan* (27-2)
(16)UMBC* (18-8)/Tennessee State* (17-9)
Buffalo(8)Clemson (21-8)
(9)Missouri (20-9)
(5)Tennessee (20-9)
(12)South Florida* (19-8)
Philadelphia(4)Kansas (21-8)
(13)Yale* (20-5)
(6)Wisconsin (20-9)
(11)Auburn (15-14)
Buffalo(3)Michigan State (23-5)
(14)Navy* (23-6)
(7)Saint Mary's College (26-4)
(10)UCLA (19-10)
Oklahoma City(2)Houston (24-5)
(15)East Tennessee State* (19-10)

Houston

(1)Connecticut* (27-3)
(16)Bethune-Cookman* (16-13)/Howard* (15-10)
Philadelphia(8)Iowa (20-9)
(9)Georgia (20-9)
(5)Saint John's (23-6)
(12)Liberty* (21-5)
Portland(4)Virginia (25-4)
(13)Utah Valley* (19-7)
(6)Louisville (20-9)
(11)Santa Clara (23-7)/VCU (22-7)
San Diego(3)Texas Tech (22-7)
(14)Hawaii* (19-7)
(7)Utah State* (23-5)
(10)Texas A&M (19-10)
St. Louis(2)Purdue (22-6)
(15)Merrimack* (20-10)

Washington

(1)Duke* (27-2)
(16)Long Island* (21-10)
(8)Miami (FL) (23-6)Greenville
(9)UCF (20-8)
(5)Vanderbilt (22-7)
(12)Belmont* (25-4)
(4)Iowa State (24-5)Tampa
(13)High Point* (24-4)
(6)Arkansas (21-8)
(11)Miami (OH)* (26-0)
(3)Nebraska (25-4)Oklahoma City
(14)North Dakota State* (21-7)
(7)Saint Louis* (25-3)
(10)North Carolina State (19-10)
(2)Florida* (23-6)Tampa
(15)Wright State* (18-11)

San Jose

(1)Arizona* (27-2)
(16)Portland State* (15-10)
(8)Villanova (22-7)San Diego
(9)Texas (17-11)
(5)North Carolina (23-6)
(12)McNeese* (23-5)
(4)Gonzaga* (28-3)Portland
(13)UNCW* (23-4)
(6)BYU (20-9)
(11)Indiana (17-11)/New Mexico (21-7)
(3)Alabama (22-7)Greenville
(14)Troy* (18-11)
(7)Kentucky (19-10)
(10)SMU (19-10)
(2)Illinois (22-7)St. Louis
(15)Austin Peay* (19-8)

Last Four Byes

North Carolina State (19-10)Texas A&M (19-10)SMU (19-10)Auburn (15-14)

Last Four In

Indiana (17-11)New Mexico (21-7)Santa Clara (23-7)VCU (22-7)

First Four Out

TCU (19-10)Ohio State (17-11)San Diego State (18-9)Virginia Tech (18-11)

Next Four Out

USC (17-11)California (19-9)Seton Hall (19-10)Oklahoma (15-14)
SEC - 11Big Ten - 9ACC - 8Big 12 - 7Big East - 3West Coast - 3Mountain West - 2Atlantic 10 - 2
Florida (2)Michigan (1)Duke (1)Arizona (1)Connecticut (1)Gonzaga (4)Utah State (7)Saint Louis (7)
Alabama (3)Purdue (2)Virginia (4)Houston (2)Saint John's (5)Saint Mary's College (7)New Mexico (11)VCU (11)
Vanderbilt (5)Illinois (2)North Carolina (5)Texas Tech (3)Villanova (8)Santa Clara (11)
Tennessee (5)Nebraska (3)Louisville (6)Iowa State (4)
Arkansas (6)Michigan State (3)Miami (FL) (8)Kansas (4)
Kentucky (7)Wisconsin (6)Clemson (8)BYU (6)
Georgia (9)Iowa (8)North Carolina State (10)UCF (9)
Missouri (9)UCLA (10)SMU (10)
Texas (9)Indiana (11)
Texas A&M (10)
Auburn (11)
  1. Michigan
  2. Duke
  3. Arizona
  4. Connecticut
  5. Florida
  6. Purdue
  7. Houston
  8. Illinois
  9. Nebraska
  10. Michigan State
  11. Texas Tech
  12. Iowa State
  13. Alabama
  14. Gonzaga
  15. Kansas
  16. Virginia
  17. Vanderbilt
  18. Tennessee
  19. North Carolina
  20. Saint John's
  21. Arkansas
  22. Louisville
  23. Wisconsin
  24. BYU
  25. Saint Mary's College
  26. Kentucky
  27. Utah State
  28. Saint Louis
  29. Miami (FL)
  30. Clemson
  31. Villanova
  32. Iowa
  33. UCF
  34. Georgia
  35. Missouri
  36. Texas
  37. UCLA
  38. North Carolina State
  39. Texas A&M
  40. SMU
  41. Auburn
  42. Indiana
  43. New Mexico
  44. Santa Clara
  45. VCU
  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. Troy
  59. Austin Peay
  60. Merrimack
  61. Wright State
  62. East Tennessee State
  63. Portland State
  64. Long Island
  65. UMBC
  66. Tennessee State
  67. Bethune-Cookman
  68. Howard