Projected Selection Sunday Bracket

Updated: 02/18/26

Sacramento 3

(1)UCLA* (25-1)
(16)Chattanooga* (14-7)/Alabama A&M* (13-9)
UCLA(8)Illinois (18-8)
(9)Syracuse (21-5)
(5)Kentucky (20-7)
(12)Gonzaga* (19-8)
Michigan State(4)Michigan State (20-6)
(13)Troy* (20-5)
(6)Ole Miss (21-6)
(11)North Dakota State* (21-2)
Iowa(3)Iowa (20-5)
(14)UC Irvine* (21-4)
(7)Alabama (20-6)
(10)Arizona State (21-6)
Vanderbilt(2)Vanderbilt (24-3)
(15)Eastern Kentucky* (20-5)

Sacramento 4

(1)Texas (24-3)
(16)Abilene Christian* (16-7)
Texas(8)Iowa State (20-6)
(9)Notre Dame (16-9)
(5)Baylor (22-5)
(12)San Diego State* (19-4)
Oklahoma(4)Oklahoma (19-6)
(13)Murray State* (21-3)
(6)Texas Tech (23-4)
(11)Rhode Island* (22-2)
Maryland(3)Maryland (21-6)
(14)Vermont* (20-6)
(7)North Carolina State (17-8)
(10)Villanova (21-5)/Richmond (22-5)
Louisville(2)Louisville* (24-4)
(15)Charleston* (18-4)

Fort Worth 1

(1)Connecticut* (27-0)
(16)Howard* (19-7)/Fairleigh Dickinson* (20-4)
(8)Princeton* (20-3)Connecticut
(9)Nebraska (16-10)
(5)North Carolina (21-6)
(12)Rice* (23-3)
(4)TCU* (23-4)TCU
(13)McNeese* (20-4)
(6)USC (16-9)
(11)Mississippi State (18-8)/Colorado (19-8)
(3)Ohio State (22-4)Ohio State
(14)Louisiana Tech* (17-5)
(7)Washington (19-7)
(10)Clemson (18-9)
(2)LSU (22-4)LSU
(15)Lindenwood* (18-7)

Fort Worth 2

(1)South Carolina* (25-2)
(16)High Point* (20-4)
(8)Georgia (20-6)South Carolina
(9)Oklahoma State (20-7)
(5)West Virginia (21-6)
(12)Montana State* (16-6)
(4)Minnesota (20-6)Minnesota
(13)Ball State* (20-5)
(6)Tennessee (16-8)
(11)Fairfield* (22-4)
(3)Duke (19-6)Duke
(14)Green Bay* (19-7)
(7)Oregon (18-9)
(10)Virginia Tech (20-7)
(2)Michigan (22-4)Michigan
(15)Army* (19-5)

Last Four Byes

Nebraska (16-10)Virginia Tech (20-7)Clemson (18-9)Arizona State (21-6)

Last Four In

Villanova (21-5)Richmond (22-5)Mississippi State (18-8)Colorado (19-8)

First Four Out

Utah (16-10)Stanford (16-11)Virginia (18-8)South Dakota State (20-6)

Next Four Out

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