Projected Bracket (if the season ended today)

Updated: 02/26/26

Sacramento 3

(1)UCLA* (27-1)
(16)Chattanooga* (16-7)/Alabama A&M* (15-9)
UCLA(8)Oregon (20-10)
(9)Iowa State (21-8)
(5)Kentucky (20-8)
(12)Montana State* (18-6)
Minnesota(4)Minnesota (21-7)
(13)McNeese* (22-4)
(6)USC (17-11)
(11)Arizona State (22-8)/South Dakota State (23-6)
TCU(3)TCU* (26-4)
(14)Louisiana Tech* (19-5)
(7)Washington (19-9)
(10)Villanova (22-6)
LSU(2)LSU (24-4)
(15)Eastern Kentucky* (21-7)

Sacramento 4

(1)Texas (26-3)
(16)Fairleigh Dickinson* (22-4)/Abilene Christian* (16-8)
Texas(8)Texas Tech (24-6)
(9)Nebraska (17-11)
(5)Baylor (24-6)
(12)Rice* (25-3)
Oklahoma(4)Oklahoma (21-6)
(13)Gonzaga* (21-8)
(6)Alabama (21-7)
(11)Virginia (19-8)/Utah (17-11)
Ohio State(3)Ohio State (23-6)
(14)Green Bay* (21-7)
(7)Georgia (21-7)
(10)Virginia Tech (21-8)
Louisville(2)Louisville* (24-5)
(15)Western Illinois* (20-4)

Fort Worth 1

(1)Connecticut* (29-0)
(16)Howard* (20-7)
(8)Oklahoma State (21-8)Connecticut
(9)Syracuse (21-6)
(5)North Carolina (23-6)
(12)Murray State* (23-3)
(4)Michigan State (22-6)Michigan State
(13)Ball State* (22-6)
(6)Ole Miss (21-8)
(11)San Diego State* (22-4)
(3)Iowa (22-5)Iowa
(14)UC Irvine* (23-4)
(7)Tennessee (16-10)
(10)Clemson (19-9)
(2)Vanderbilt (25-3)Vanderbilt
(15)Army* (20-6)

Fort Worth 2

(1)South Carolina* (27-2)
(16)High Point* (22-4)
(8)Illinois (19-8)South Carolina
(9)Notre Dame (18-9)
(5)West Virginia (23-6)
(12)Fairfield* (24-4)
(4)Duke (20-7)Duke
(13)Georgia Southern* (21-6)
(6)North Carolina State (18-9)
(11)Richmond* (24-6)
(3)Maryland (23-6)Maryland
(14)Charleston* (19-4)
(7)Princeton* (21-3)
(10)North Dakota State* (23-3)
(2)Michigan (23-5)Michigan
(15)Vermont* (21-7)

Last Four Byes

Syracuse (21-6)Clemson (19-9)Virginia Tech (21-8)Villanova (22-6)

Last Four In

Arizona State (22-8)South Dakota State (23-6)Virginia (19-8)Utah (17-11)

First Four Out

Colorado (20-9)Indiana (16-13)Rhode Island (23-4)Stanford (17-12)

Next Four Out

Mississippi State (18-10)BYU (19-10)Kansas (17-11)Miami (FL) (15-12)
Big Ten - 12SEC - 10ACC - 9Big 12 - 8Big East - 2The Summit League - 2
UCLA (1)South Carolina (1)Louisville (2)TCU (3)Connecticut (1)North Dakota State (10)
Michigan (2)Texas (1)Duke (4)West Virginia (5)Villanova (10)South Dakota State (11)
Iowa (3)Vanderbilt (2)North Carolina (5)Baylor (5)
Ohio State (3)LSU (2)North Carolina State (6)Texas Tech (8)
Maryland (3)Oklahoma (4)Notre Dame (9)Oklahoma State (8)
Michigan State (4)Kentucky (5)Syracuse (9)Iowa State (9)
Minnesota (4)Alabama (6)Clemson (10)Arizona State (11)
USC (6)Ole Miss (6)Virginia Tech (10)Utah (11)
Washington (7)Tennessee (7)Virginia (11)
Oregon (8)Georgia (7)
Illinois (8)
Nebraska (9)
  1. UCLA
  2. Connecticut
  3. South Carolina
  4. Texas
  5. Vanderbilt
  6. LSU
  7. Michigan
  8. Louisville
  9. Iowa
  10. Ohio State
  11. Maryland
  12. TCU
  13. Michigan State
  14. Duke
  15. Minnesota
  16. Oklahoma
  17. West Virginia
  18. Baylor
  19. North Carolina
  20. Kentucky
  21. Alabama
  22. North Carolina State
  23. Ole Miss
  24. USC
  25. Washington
  26. Tennessee
  27. Georgia
  28. Princeton
  29. Texas Tech
  30. Oregon
  31. Illinois
  32. Oklahoma State
  33. Notre Dame
  34. Iowa State
  35. Nebraska
  36. Syracuse
  37. Clemson
  38. Virginia Tech
  39. Villanova
  40. North Dakota State
  41. Richmond
  42. Arizona State
  43. South Dakota State
  44. Virginia
  45. Utah
  46. San Diego State
  47. Fairfield
  48. Rice
  49. Murray State
  50. Montana State
  51. Georgia Southern
  52. Gonzaga
  53. Ball State
  54. McNeese
  55. Louisiana Tech
  56. UC Irvine
  57. Green Bay
  58. Charleston
  59. Vermont
  60. Western Illinois
  61. Army
  62. Eastern Kentucky
  63. Howard
  64. High Point
  65. Fairleigh Dickinson
  66. Abilene Christian
  67. Chattanooga
  68. Alabama A&M