Projected Selection Sunday Bracket

Updated: 01/02/26

Chicago

(1)Michigan* (12-0)
(16)Vermont* (6-7)/Howard* (6-6)
Buffalo(8)Auburn (9-4)
(9)SMU (11-2)
(5)North Carolina (13-1)
(12)Akron* (8-3)
Tampa(4)Alabama (10-3)
(13)Belmont* (12-2)
(6)Villanova (11-2)
(11)McNeese* (8-3)
Portland(3)BYU (12-1)
(14)Oakland* (6-8)
(7)North Carolina State (10-4)
(10)Indiana (10-3)
Greenville(2)Duke* (12-1)
(15)Saint Thomas* (8-4)

Houston

(1)Iowa State (13-0)
(16)Lindenwood* (6-5)/Southern* (1-9)
St. Louis(8)Clemson (11-3)
(9)UCLA (10-3)
(5)Texas Tech (10-3)
(12)Yale* (9-2)
Oklahoma City(4)Kansas (10-3)
(13)William & Mary* (9-3)
(6)Kentucky (9-4)
(11)VCU (10-4)/Seton Hall (12-2)
Buffalo(3)Illinois (10-3)
(14)Quinnipiac* (9-4)
(7)Iowa (11-2)
(10)Miami (FL) (12-2)
Greenville(2)Vanderbilt* (13-0)
(15)Mercer* (5-6)

San Jose

(1)Arizona* (13-0)
(16)Northern Colorado* (7-4)
(8)USC (11-1)San Diego
(9)Georgia (12-1)
(5)Nebraska (13-0)
(12)Utah Valley* (9-3)
(4)Florida (9-4)San Diego
(13)Hawaii* (9-2)
(6)Arkansas (10-3)
(11)Ohio State (9-3)/Butler (10-4)
(3)Michigan State (12-1)Tampa
(14)Arkansas State* (8-4)
(7)Utah State* (10-1)
(10)LSU (12-1)
(2)Gonzaga* (14-1)Portland
(15)Colgate* (5-7)

Washington

(1)Connecticut* (13-1)
(16)Long Island* (6-7)
(8)Virginia (11-2)Philadelphia
(9)Boise State (8-3)
(5)Tennessee (10-3)
(12)Tulsa* (11-1)
(4)Houston (12-1)Oklahoma City
(13)High Point* (10-3)
(6)Saint John's (9-4)
(11)Saint Louis* (12-1)
(3)Louisville (11-2)Philadelphia
(14)Liberty* (6-3)
(7)Saint Mary's College (12-2)
(10)Baylor (9-2)
(2)Purdue (12-1)St. Louis
(15)Lipscomb* (6-6)

Last Four Byes

Baylor (9-2)Miami (FL) (12-2)Indiana (10-3)LSU (12-1)

Last Four In

Ohio State (9-3)VCU (10-4)Butler (10-4)Seton Hall (12-2)

First Four Out

UCF (11-1)Creighton (9-5)San Diego State (7-4)Wisconsin (9-4)

Next Four Out

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