Projected Selection Sunday Bracket

Updated: 02/20/26

Chicago

(1)Michigan* (25-1)
(16)Bethune-Cookman* (13-13)/Howard* (13-10)
Buffalo(8)North Carolina State (19-8)
(9)Indiana (17-9)
(5)Tennessee (19-7)
(12)Miami (OH)* (23-0)
Philadelphia(4)Michigan State (21-5)
(13)Yale* (18-4)
(6)North Carolina (20-6)
(11)South Florida* (18-8)
Buffalo(3)Kansas (20-6)
(14)Navy* (20-6)
(7)Saint Louis* (23-2)
(10)Georgia (18-8)
Philadelphia(2)Connecticut* (24-3)
(15)Merrimack* (18-9)

Houston

(1)Houston (23-3)
(16)Tennessee-Martin* (17-9)/UMBC* (15-8)
Oklahoma City(8)Iowa (19-7)
(9)SMU (18-8)
(5)Louisville (19-7)
(12)Liberty* (20-3)
San Diego(4)Texas Tech (19-7)
(13)UNCW* (21-4)
(6)Utah State* (22-3)
(11)Missouri (18-8)
Tampa(3)Florida* (20-6)
(14)Austin Peay* (18-6)
(7)Kentucky (17-9)
(10)UCF (18-7)
St. Louis(2)Illinois (22-5)
(15)East Tennessee State* (18-8)

Washington

(1)Duke* (24-2)
(16)Oakland* (13-13)
(8)Clemson (20-7)Greenville
(9)Texas (16-9)
(5)Saint John's (21-5)
(12)McNeese* (20-5)
(4)Vanderbilt (21-5)Portland
(13)Utah Valley* (16-7)
(6)Arkansas (19-7)
(11)New Mexico (19-6)/USC (17-8)
(3)Nebraska (22-4)Oklahoma City
(14)North Dakota State* (19-6)
(7)Wisconsin (18-8)
(10)Texas A&M (18-8)
(2)Iowa State (23-3)St. Louis
(15)Portland State* (15-7)

San Jose

(1)Arizona* (24-2)
(16)Long Island* (19-9)
(8)Miami (FL) (21-5)San Diego
(9)Saint Mary's College (23-4)
(5)Alabama (19-7)
(12)Belmont* (23-4)
(4)Virginia (23-3)Tampa
(13)High Point* (22-4)
(6)BYU (19-7)
(11)UCLA (17-9)/Santa Clara (21-6)
(3)Gonzaga* (26-2)Portland
(14)UC Irvine* (16-9)
(7)Villanova (21-5)
(10)Auburn (14-12)
(2)Purdue (21-5)Greenville
(15)Troy* (16-10)

Last Four Byes

Auburn (14-12)Georgia (18-8)UCF (18-7)Missouri (18-8)

Last Four In

New Mexico (19-6)USC (17-8)UCLA (17-9)Santa Clara (21-6)

First Four Out

Ohio State (17-9)VCU (21-6)San Diego State (17-7)TCU (16-10)

Next Four Out

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