2026 NCAA Tourney Bracket

East Region
West Region
South Region
Midwest Region
Final Four
Initial Bracket

Colley Matrix Rankings on Selection Sunday (3/15) are indicated in parentheses.

Highlighted entries indicate a predicted upset

East

First Round

Second Round

Sweet 16

Elite 8

Final 4

1 Duke (3)

Duke

C

N

Duke

C

N

Duke

C

N

UConn

C

N

16 Siena (143)

8 Ohio St (36)

Ohio St

C

N

9 TCU (38)

5 St John's (9)

St John's

C

N

St John's

C

N

12 N Iowa (87)

4 Kansas (15)

Kansas

C

N

13 CA Baptist (71)

6 Louisville (27)

Louisville

C

N

Michigan St

C

N

UConn

C

N

11 S Florida (37)

3 Michigan St (10)

Michigan St

C

N

14 N Dakota St (91)

7 UCLA (32)

UCLA

C

N

UConn

C

N

10 UCF (35)

2 UConn (4)

UConn

C

N

15 Furman (162)

South

16 Prairie View A&M (277)	Prairie View A&M
16 Lehigh (245)

16 Prairie View A&M (177)

5 Vanderbilt (17)

12 McNeese St (63)

4 Nebraska (14)

3 Illinois (16)

7 St Mary's (21)

10 Texas A&M (54)

West

11 Texas (81)	Texas
11 NC State (43)

16 Long Island (149)

8 Villanova (23)

5 Wisconsin (24)

12 High Point (70)

4 Arkansas (13)

14 Kennesaw St (133)

7 Miami FL (31)

10 Missouri (61)

15 Queens (155)

Midwest

11 Miami OH (29)	Miami OH
11 SMU (47)

16 UMBC (170)	Howard
16 Howard (210)

16 Howard (210)

9 St Louis (26)

5 Texas Tech (22)

13 Hofstra (85)

6 Tennessee (34)

11 Miami OH (29)

14 Wright St (117)

7 Kentucky (39)

10 Santa Clara (30)

15 Tenn St (146)

Final Four

2 Illinois (16)