Projected Selection Sunday Bracket

Updated: 02/22/26

Washington

(1)Duke* (25-2)
(16)Wright State* (16-10)
Greenville(8)Iowa (19-7)
(9)SMU (19-8)
(5)Tennessee (20-7)
(12)Belmont* (24-4)
Tampa(4)Michigan State (21-5)
(13)High Point* (23-4)
(6)Saint John's (22-5)
(11)Missouri (18-9)/New Mexico (20-6)
Buffalo(3)Kansas (20-7)
(14)North Dakota State* (20-6)
(7)Saint Louis* (24-2)
(10)Auburn (15-12)
St. Louis(2)Purdue (22-5)
(15)Merrimack* (19-9)

Houston

(1)Connecticut* (25-3)
(16)Bethune-Cookman* (14-13)/Howard* (14-10)
Philadelphia(8)North Carolina State (19-8)
(9)Georgia (19-8)
(5)Louisville (20-7)
(12)McNeese* (21-5)
San Diego(4)Texas Tech (20-7)
(13)UNCW* (22-4)
(6)Arkansas (20-7)
(11)Indiana (17-10)
Greenville(3)Nebraska (23-4)
(14)Austin Peay* (19-6)
(7)Villanova (21-6)
(10)Texas (16-10)
Oklahoma City(2)Houston (23-4)
(15)Portland State* (15-8)

Chicago

(1)Michigan* (25-2)
(16)UMBC* (16-8)/Tennessee-Martin* (17-9)
(8)Miami (FL) (21-6)Buffalo
(9)Texas A&M (19-8)
(5)Vanderbilt (21-6)
(12)South Florida* (18-8)
(4)Virginia (24-3)Philadelphia
(13)Liberty* (20-4)
(6)North Carolina (21-6)
(11)Santa Clara (22-6)/VCU (21-7)
(3)Florida* (21-6)Tampa
(14)Navy* (21-6)
(7)Kentucky (17-10)
(10)UCLA (18-9)
(2)Iowa State (23-4)Oklahoma City
(15)East Tennessee State* (19-8)

San Jose

(1)Arizona* (25-2)
(16)Long Island* (19-10)
(8)Saint Mary's College (24-4)San Diego
(9)Clemson (20-8)
(5)BYU (20-7)
(12)Yale* (19-4)
(4)Alabama (20-7)Portland
(13)Utah Valley* (17-7)
(6)Utah State* (22-4)
(11)Miami (OH)* (24-0)
(3)Gonzaga* (27-2)Portland
(14)Hawaii* (17-7)
(7)Wisconsin (18-8)
(10)UCF (19-7)
(2)Illinois (22-6)St. Louis
(15)Troy* (16-11)

Last Four Byes

UCLA (18-9)UCF (19-7)Texas (16-10)Indiana (17-10)

Last Four In

Missouri (18-9)New Mexico (20-6)Santa Clara (22-6)VCU (21-7)

First Four Out

Ohio State (17-9)USC (17-9)California (18-8)TCU (17-10)

Next Four Out

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