Projected Bracket (if the season ended today)

Updated: 01/15/26

Sacramento 3

(1)UCLA* (16-1)
(16)Southern Utah* (8-5)/Fairleigh Dickinson* (11-4)
UCLA(8)USC (10-6)
(9)Stanford (14-4)
(5)Tennessee (12-3)
(12)San Diego State* (12-3)
Maryland(4)Maryland (16-2)
(13)UMass* (12-3)
(6)Oklahoma (14-3)
(11)South Dakota State* (13-4)
Texas Tech(3)Texas Tech (19-0)
(14)UC Irvine* (15-2)
(7)Washington (13-4)
(10)Iowa State (14-4)
Vanderbilt(2)Vanderbilt (17-0)
(15)High Point* (13-2)

Sacramento 4

(1)South Carolina (17-1)
(16)Howard* (12-7)
South Carolina(8)North Carolina State (12-5)
(9)Oklahoma State (14-4)
(5)Duke (11-6)
(12)Montana State* (9-4)
Baylor(4)Baylor (16-3)
(13)Gonzaga* (12-6)
(6)Nebraska (14-3)
(11)Mississippi State (14-4)/Miami (FL) (11-6)
Louisville(3)Louisville* (16-3)
(14)Sam Houston State* (7-4)
(7)Oregon (14-4)
(10)Syracuse (14-3)
Michigan State(2)Michigan State (16-1)
(15)Vermont* (11-5)

Fort Worth 1

(1)Connecticut* (17-0)
(16)Army* (12-3)
(8)Notre Dame (12-4)Connecticut
(9)Villanova (14-3)
(5)Alabama (17-1)
(12)South Florida* (11-7)
(4)Ohio State (16-2)Ohio State
(13)Troy* (13-3)
(6)Ole Miss (16-3)
(11)Fairfield* (13-3)
(3)LSU (16-2)LSU
(14)FGCU* (6-7)
(7)Minnesota (12-5)
(10)Utah (12-5)
(2)Kentucky (16-2)Kentucky
(15)Charleston* (10-3)

Fort Worth 2

(1)Texas* (18-1)
(16)Southern* (5-8)/Chattanooga* (8-5)
(8)Illinois (14-3)Texas
(9)North Carolina (13-5)
(5)Princeton* (14-1)
(12)Murray State* (13-2)
(4)Iowa (14-2)Iowa
(13)Green Bay* (13-5)
(6)West Virginia (14-4)
(11)Richmond* (15-4)
(3)Michigan (14-2)Michigan
(14)McNeese* (10-4)
(7)Arizona State (16-2)
(10)Georgia (15-3)/Clemson (12-6)
(2)TCU* (17-1)TCU
(15)Western Illinois* (11-2)

Last Four Byes

Oklahoma State (14-4)Syracuse (14-3)Utah (12-5)Iowa State (14-4)

Last Four In

Georgia (15-3)Mississippi State (14-4)Clemson (12-6)Miami (FL) (11-6)

First Four Out

Rhode Island (14-2)Virginia Tech (13-5)North Dakota State (13-2)Seton Hall (12-5)

Next Four Out

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