FINAL BRACKETOLOGY 2026

East – Washington, DC

Greenville, SC

1. Duke	16. Idaho/Howard
8. Ohio St.	9. Georgia

San Diego, CA

4. Nebraska	13. Cal Baptist
5. Arkansas	12. McNeese

Philadelphia, PA

2. UConn	15. Kennesaw St.
7. Miami, FL	10. Texas A&M

Greenville, SC

3. Purdue	14. Penn 🆕
6. North Carolina	11. Texas/Miami, OH

Midwest – Chicago, IL

Buffalo, NY

1. Michigan	16. Lehigh/Prairie View A&M
8. Clemson	9. Saint Louis

Tampa, FL

4. Alabama	13. North Dakota St. ⬆️
5. Wisconsin	12. Akron

St. Louis, MO

2. Iowa St.	15. Queens
7. Saint Mary’s	10. NC State

Philadelphia, PA

3. Virginia	14. Troy
6. Texas Tech	11. VCU

South – Houston, TX

Tampa, FL

1. Florida	16. Furman
8. Villanova	9. TCU

Portland, OR

4. St. John’s	13. Hofstra
5. Tennessee	12. High Point

Oklahoma City, OK

2. Houston	15. UMBC
7. UCLA	10. Santa Clara

St. Louis, MO

3. Illinois	14. Wright St.
6. Louisville	11. Missouri/San Diego St.

West – San Jose, CA

San Diego, CA

1. Arizona	16. LIU
8. Utah St.	9. Iowa

Portland, OR

4. Gonzaga	13. Hawaii
5. Kansas	12. Northern Iowa ⬆️

Buffalo, NY

2. Michigan St.	15. Siena
7. Kentucky	10. UCF

Oklahoma City, OK

3. Vanderbilt	14. Tennessee St.
6. BYU	11. USF

Last 4 Byes	Last 4 In	First 4 Out	Next 4 Out
Texas A&M	Missouri	SMU	Indiana
NC State	Texas	Auburn	Oklahoma St.
UCF	San Diego St.	Oklahoma	California
Santa Clara	Miami, OH	Virginia Tech	Stanford

Shoutout to www.bracketmatrix.com for keeping track of all of the brackets over the years!

3/15 Seed List (AM)

Seed Line	Seed	Team
1	1	Duke
1	2	Michigan
1	3	Arizona
1	4	Florida
2	5	Houston
2	6	Connecticut
2	7	Iowa St.
2	8	Michigan St.
3	9	Illinois
3	10	Purdue
3	11	Vanderbilt ⬆️
3	12	Virginia
4	13	Gonzaga ⬇️
4	14	Alabama
4	15	Nebraska
4	16	St. John’s ⬆️
5	17	Kansas ⬇️
5	18	Arkansas
5	19	Wisconsin
5	20	Tennessee
6	21	Texas Tech
6	22	North Carolina
6	23	Louisville
6	24	BYU
7	25	Saint Mary’s
7	26	Miami FL
7	27	Kentucky
7	28	UCLA
8	29	Utah St.
8	30	Clemson
8	31	Villanova
8	32	Ohio St.

9	33	Georgia
9	34	Saint Louis
9	35	TCU
9	36	Iowa
10	37	Texas A&M
10	38	N.C. State
10	39	UCF
10	40	Santa Clara
11	41	VCU
11	42	Missouri
11	43	Texas
11	44	San Diego St.
11	45	Miami OH
11	46	USF
12	47	McNeese
12	48	Akron
12	49	Yale
12	50	High Point
13	51	Northern Iowa
13	52	Cal Baptist 🆕
13	53	Hofstra
13	54	Hawaii
14	55	North Dakota St.
14	56	Troy
14	57	Wright St.
14	58	Tennessee St.
15	59	Kennesaw State 🆕
15	60	UMBC
15	61	Queens
15	62	Siena
16	63	Furman ⬇️
16	64	LIU
16	65	Idaho
16	66	Howard
16	67	Lehigh
16	68	Prairie View A&M 🆕

Last 4 Byes	Last 4 In	First 4 Out	Next 4 Out
Texas A&M ⬇️	Missouri ⬇️	SMU	Indiana
NC State	Texas	Auburn	Oklahoma St.
UCF	San Diego St.	Oklahoma	California
Santa Clara	Miami, OH	Virginia Tech	Stanford ⬆️

Shoutout to www.bracketmatrix.com for keeping track of all of the brackets over the years!

3/14 Seed List

Seed Line	Seed	Team
1	1	Duke
1	2	Michigan
1	3	Arizona
1	4	Florida
2	5	Connecticut
2	6	Houston
2	7	Iowa St.
2	8	Michigan St.
3	9	Purdue
3	10	Illinois
3	11	Virginia ⬆️
3	12	Gonzaga
4	13	Vanderbilt
4	14	Alabama
4	15	Nebraska ⬇️
4	16	Kansas
5	17	Arkansas
5	18	St. John’s
5	19	Wisconsin ⬆️
5	20	Tennessee
6	21	Texas Tech ⬇️
6	22	North Carolina
6	23	Louisville
6	24	BYU
7	25	Miami FL
7	26	Saint Mary’s
7	27	Kentucky
7	28	UCLA ⬆️
8	29	Clemson ⬇️
8	30	Utah St.
8	31	Villanova
8	32	Ohio St.

9	33	Georgia
9	34	Saint Louis
9	35	TCU
9	36	Iowa
10	37	Texas A&M
10	38	N.C. State
10	39	UCF
10	40	Santa Clara
11	41	Missouri
11	42	VCU
11	43	Texas
11	44	San Diego St. 🆕
11	45	Miami OH
11	46	USF
12	47	McNeese
12	48	Akron
12	49	Yale
12	50	High Point
13	51	Utah Valley
13	52	Northern Iowa
13	53	Hofstra
13	54	UC Irvine ⬆️
14	55	North Dakota St.
14	56	Troy
14	57	Wright St.
14	58	Tennessee St. ⬆️
15	59	UMBC
15	60	Queens
15	61	Siena
15	62	Furman ⬆️
16	63	LIU
16	64	Louisiana Tech 🆕
16	65	Howard
16	66	Idaho
16	67	Southern 🆕
16	68	Lehigh

Last 4 Byes	Last 4 In	First 4 Out	Next 4 Out
NC State ⬇️	VCU	SMU ⬇️	Indiana
UCF	Texas	Auburn	Oklahoma St.
Santa Clara	San Diego St. ⬆️	Oklahoma ⬆️	California ⬆️
Missouri	Miami, OH	Virginia Tech	New Mexico ⬇️

Shoutout to www.bracketmatrix.com for keeping track of all of the brackets over the years!

3/13 Seed List

Seed Line	Seed	Team
1	1	Duke
1	2	Michigan
1	3	Arizona
1	4	Florida
2	5	Connecticut
2	6	Houston
2	7	Michigan St.
2	8	Iowa St. ⬆️
3	9	Illinois ⬇️
3	10	Purdue
3	11	Nebraska
3	12	Gonzaga
4	13	Alabama
4	14	Virginia
4	15	Kansas
4	16	Vanderbilt ⬆️
5	17	Arkansas
5	18	St. John’s
5	19	Texas Tech ⬇️
5	20	Tennessee
6	21	Wisconsin
6	22	North Carolina
6	23	Louisville
6	24	BYU
7	25	Miami FL ⬆️
7	26	Saint Mary’s
7	27	Kentucky
7	28	Clemson ⬆️
8	29	UCLA ⬇️
8	30	Villanova ⬇️
8	31	Utah St.
8	32	Ohio St. ⬆️

9	33	Georgia ⬇️
9	34	Saint Louis
9	35	TCU
9	36	Iowa
10	37	N.C. State
10	38	Texas A&M
10	39	UCF
10	40	Santa Clara
11	41	Missouri
11	42	VCU
11	43	Texas
11	44	SMU
11	45	Miami OH
11	46	USF ⬆️
12	47	McNeese
12	48	Akron 🆕
12	49	Yale
12	50	High Point
13	51	Utah Valley
13	52	Northern Iowa
13	53	Hofstra
13	54	Sam Houston St.
14	55	North Dakota St.
14	56	UC Irvine
14	57	Troy
14	58	Wright St.
15	59	Tennessee St.
15	60	UMBC
15	61	Queens
15	62	Siena
16	63	Furman
16	64	LIU
16	65	Howard
16	66	Idaho
16	67	Lehigh
16	68	Florida A&M

Last 4 Byes	Last 4 In	First 4 Out	Next 4 Out
Texas A&M ⬇️	VCU	Auburn ⬇️	Oklahoma
UCF	Texas	San Diego St.	Oklahoma St. ⬇️
Santa Clara	SMU	New Mexico	Seton Hall
Missouri	Miami, OH 🆕	Virginia Tech	Indiana

Also Considered: California

Shoutout to www.bracketmatrix.com for keeping track of all of the brackets over the years!

3/12 Seed List

Seed Line	Seed	Team
1	1	Duke
1	2	Michigan
1	3	Arizona
1	4	Florida
2	5	Connecticut
2	6	Houston
2	7	Michigan St.
2	8	Illinois
3	9	Iowa St.
3	10	Purdue
3	11	Nebraska
3	12	Gonzaga
4	13	Alabama
4	14	Virginia
4	15	Kansas
4	16	Texas Tech
5	17	Vanderbilt
5	18	Arkansas
5	19	Tennessee
5	20	St. John’s
6	21	North Carolina
6	22	Wisconsin
6	23	Louisville
6	24	BYU
7	25	Saint Mary’s
7	26	Kentucky
7	27	UCLA
7	28	Villanova
8	29	Clemson
8	30	Georgia
8	31	Miami FL
8	32	Utah St.

9	33	Ohio St.
9	34	TCU
9	35	Saint Louis
9	36	Iowa ⬆️
10	37	Texas A&M ⬇️
10	38	N.C. State
10	39	UCF
10	40	Santa Clara
11	41	Miami OH
11	42	Missouri
11	43	VCU
11	44	SMU
11	45	Auburn 🆕
11	46	Texas
12	47	USF
12	48	McNeese 🆕
12	49	Yale
12	50	High Point
13	51	Utah Valley
13	52	Northern Iowa
13	53	Hofstra
13	54	Sam Houston St. 🆕
14	55	North Dakota St.
14	56	UC Irvine
14	57	Troy
14	58	Wright St.
15	59	Tennessee St.
15	60	UMBC
15	61	Queens
15	62	Siena
16	63	LIU
16	64	Furman
16	65	Howard
16	66	Idaho 🆕
16	67	Lehigh
16	68	Florida A&M 🆕

Last 4 Byes	Last 4 In	First 4 Out	Next 4 Out
NC State	VCU	San Diego St.	California ⬇️⬇️
UCF	SMU	New Mexico ⬆️	Indiana ⬇️
Santa Clara	Auburn ⬆️	Virginia Tech ⬆️	Oklahoma
Missouri	Texas	Oklahoma St.	Seton Hall ⬆️

Also Considered: Florida State

Shoutout to www.bracketmatrix.com for keeping track of all of the brackets over the years!

3/11 Seed List

Seed Line	Seed	Team
1	1	Duke
1	2	Michigan
1	3	Arizona
1	4	Florida
2	5	Connecticut
2	6	Houston
2	7	Michigan St.
2	8	Illinois
3	9	Iowa St.
3	10	Purdue
3	11	Nebraska
3	12	Gonzaga
4	13	Alabama
4	14	Virginia
4	15	Kansas
4	16	Texas Tech
5	17	Vanderbilt
5	18	Arkansas
5	19	Tennessee
5	20	St. John’s
6	21	North Carolina
6	22	Wisconsin
6	23	Louisville
6	24	BYU
7	25	Saint Mary’s
7	26	Kentucky
7	27	UCLA
7	28	Villanova
8	29	Clemson
8	30	Georgia
8	31	Miami FL
8	32	Utah St.

9	33	Ohio St.
9	34	Saint Louis
9	35	TCU
9	36	Texas A&M
10	37	Iowa
10	38	N.C. State
10	39	Santa Clara
10	40	UCF
11	41	Miami OH
11	42	Missouri
11	43	Texas
11	44	VCU
11	45	SMU
11	46	California 🆕
12	47	USF
12	48	Yale
12	49	High Point
12	50	Stephen F. Austin
13	51	Liberty
13	52	Northern Iowa
13	53	Utah Valley
13	54	Hofstra
14	55	North Dakota St.
14	56	UC Irvine
14	57	Troy
14	58	Wright St. ⬆️
15	59	Tennessee St.
15	60	UMBC ⬆️
15	61	Queens
15	62	Siena 🆕
16	63	LIU
16	64	Furman
16	65	Howard
16	66	Montana 🆕
16	67	Bethune-Cookman
16	68	Lehigh

Last 4 Byes	Last 4 In	First 4 Out	Next 4 Out
NC State	Texas	Indiana	New Mexico
Santa Clara ⬇️	VCU	Auburn	Virginia Tech ⬇️⬇️
UCF	SMU	Oklahoma St. ⬆️	Oklahoma
Missouri	California ⬆️	San Diego St. ⬆️	Cincinnati ⬆️

Also Considered: Seton Hall, USC, Boise St.

Shoutout to www.bracketmatrix.com for keeping track of all of the brackets over the years!

3/10 Bracketology

East – Washington, DC

Greenville, SC

1. Duke	16. Furman🆕/Howard
8. Georgia	9. Ohio St.

San Diego, CA

4. Kansas	13. Liberty
5. Arkansas	12. Yale

Oklahoma City, OK

2. Houston	15. Queens ⬆️
7. UCLA	10. Santa Clara ⬆️

Greenville, SC

3. Purdue	14. Merrimack ⬆️
6. North Carolina	11. Miami, OH ⬇️

Midwest – Chicago, IL

Buffalo, NY

1. Michigan	16. Bethune-Cookman/Lehigh
8. Clemson	9. Saint Louis

Philadelphia, PA

4. Virginia	13. Northern Iowa
5. Tennessee	12. USF

Buffalo, NY

2. Michigan St.	15. Wright St.
7. Kentucky	10. UCF

St. Louis, MO

3. Iowa St.	14. North Dakota St.
6. Wisconsin	11. Texas/Virginia Tech

South – Houston, TX

Tampa, FL

1. Florida	16. UMBC
8. Miami, FL	9. TCU

Portland, OR

4. Texas Tech	13. Hofstra
5. Vanderbilt	12. High Point

Philadelphia, PA

2. UConn	15. Tennessee St.
7. Saint Mary’s ⬇️	10. Iowa ⬇️

Oklahoma City, OK

3. Nebraska	14. Troy
6. Louisville	11. Missouri

West – San Jose, CA

San Diego, CA

1. Arizona	16. LIU
8. Utah St.	9. Texas A&M ⬆️

Tampa, FL

4. Alabama ⬇️	13. Utah Valley
5. St. John’s	12. Stephen F. Austin

St. Louis, MO

2. Illinois	15. Portland St.
7. Villanova	10. NC State

Portland, OR

3. Gonzaga ⬆️	14. UC Irvine
6. BYU ⬆️	11. VCU/SMU

Last 4 Byes	Last 4 In	First 4 Out	Next 4 Out
Iowa ⬇️	Texas ⬇️	Auburn	San Diego St.
NC State ⬇️	VCU	California	New Mexico
UCF	SMU	Stanford	Oklahoma St.
Missouri	Virginia Tech	Indiana	Oklahoma

Also Considered: Seton Hall, Cincinnati, USC, Boise St.

Shoutout to www.bracketmatrix.com for keeping track of all of the brackets over the years!

3/9 Seed List

Seed Line	Seed	Team
1	1	Duke
1	2	Michigan
1	3	Arizona
1	4	Florida
2	5	Connecticut
2	6	Houston
2	7	Michigan St.
2	8	Illinois
3	9	Iowa St.
3	10	Purdue
3	11	Nebraska
3	12	Alabama
4	13	Virginia
4	14	Kansas
4	15	Texas Tech
4	16	Gonzaga
5	17	Vanderbilt
5	18	Arkansas
5	19	Tennessee
5	20	St. John’s
6	21	Wisconsin
6	22	North Carolina
6	23	Louisville
6	24	Saint Mary’s
7	25	BYU
7	26	UCLA
7	27	Kentucky
7	28	Villanova
8	29	Clemson
8	30	Georgia
8	31	Miami FL
8	32	Utah St.

9	33	Saint Louis
9	34	TCU
9	35	Ohio St.
9	36	Iowa
10	37	N.C. State
10	38	UCF
10	39	Texas A&M
10	40	Miami OH
11	41	Missouri
11	42	Texas
11	43	VCU
11	44	Santa Clara
11	45	SMU
11	46	Virginia Tech
12	47	USF
12	48	Yale
12	49	High Point ⬆️
12	50	Stephen F. Austin
13	51	Liberty ⬇️
13	52	Northern Iowa 🆕
13	53	Utah Valley
13	54	Hofstra 🆕
14	55	North Dakota St. ⬇️
14	56	UC Irvine
14	57	Troy ⬆️
14	58	East Tennessee St.
15	59	Merrimack
15	60	Wright St.
15	61	Portland St. ⬆️
15	62	Tennessee St. ⬆️
16	63	Queens 🆕
16	64	UMBC
16	65	LIU
16	66	Howard
16	67	Bethune-Cookman
16	68	Lehigh 🆕

Last 4 Byes	Last 4 In	First 4 Out	Next 4 Out
UCF	VCU	Auburn	New Mexico
Texas A&M	Santa Clara	Indiana	San Diego St.
Missouri	SMU	California	Oklahoma St.
Texas	Virginia Tech	Stanford	Oklahoma

Also Considered: Cincinnati, Seton Hall, USC, Boise St.

Shoutout to www.bracketmatrix.com for keeping track of all of the brackets over the years!

3/8 Seed List

Seed Line	Seed	Team
1	1	Duke
1	2	Michigan
1	3	Arizona
1	4	Florida ⬆️
2	5	Connecticut ⬇️
2	6	Houston
2	7	Michigan St.
2	8	Illinois
3	9	Iowa St.
3	10	Purdue
3	11	Alabama
3	12	Nebraska ⬆️
4	13	Virginia
4	14	Kansas
4	15	Texas Tech ⬇️
4	16	Gonzaga
5	17	Vanderbilt
5	18	Arkansas
5	19	Tennessee
5	20	St. John’s ⬆️
6	21	Wisconsin
6	22	North Carolina ⬇️
6	23	Louisville ⬆️
6	24	Saint Mary’s
7	25	BYU
7	26	UCLA ⬆️
7	27	Kentucky ⬇️
7	28	Villanova ⬆️
8	29	Clemson
8	30	Georgia ⬆️
8	31	Miami FL ⬇️
8	32	Utah St.

9	33	Iowa
9	34	Saint Louis ⬇️⬇️
9	35	TCU ⬆️
9	36	Ohio St. ⬆️
10	37	N.C. State ⬇️
10	38	UCF ⬇️
10	39	Texas A&M ⬆️
10	40	Miami OH ⬆️
11	41	Missouri ⬇️
11	42	Texas ⬇️
11	43	VCU
11	44	Santa Clara
11	45	SMU
11	46	Virginia Tech
12	47	USF
12	48	Yale
12	49	Stephen F. Austin
12	50	Liberty
13	51	High Point
13	52	Utah Valley 🆕
13	53	UNC-Wilmington
13	54	North Dakota St. ⬆️
14	55	UC Irvine 🆕
14	56	Navy
14	57	East Tennessee St.
14	58	Central Arkansas ⬆️
15	59	Troy
15	60	Merrimack
15	61	Illinois-Chicago 🆕
15	62	Wright St. ⬆️
16	63	Portland St. ⬇️
16	64	Tennessee St.
16	65	UMBC
16	66	LIU
16	67	Howard
16	68	Bethune-Cookman

Last 4 Byes	Last 4 In	First 4 Out	Next 4 Out
UCF ⬇️	VCU	Auburn	New Mexico ⬇️
Texas A&M ⬆️	Santa Clara	Indiana	San Diego St.
Missouri	SMU ⬇️	California	Oklahoma St.
Texas	Virginia Tech	Stanford ⬆️⬆️	Oklahoma ⬆️

Also Considered: Cincinnati, Seton Hall, USC, Boise St.

Shoutout to www.bracketmatrix.com for keeping track of all of the brackets over the years!

3/6 Bracketology

East – Washington, DC

Greenville, SC

1. Duke	16. UMBC/LIU
8. Villanova ⬆️	9. Georgia

Portland, OR

4. Kansas	13. UNC-Wilmington
5. North Carolina	12. Yale

Oklahoma City, OK

2. Houston	15. Merrimack
7. Miami, FL ⬆️	10. Ohio St. ⬆️

St. Louis, MO

3. Purdue	14. Navy
6. St. John’s	11. Santa Clara/Virginia Tech

Midwest – Chicago, IL

Buffalo, NY

1. Michigan	16. Wright St.
8. Clemson	9. UCF

Portland, OR

4. Gonzaga	13. High Point
5. Tennessee	12. USF

Buffalo, NY

2. Michigan St.	15. Troy
7. Louisville	10. Missouri

St. Louis, MO

3. Iowa St.	14. Bradley 🆕
6. Wisconsin	11. Texas A&M/VCU

South – Houston, TX

Philadelphia, PA

1. UConn	16. Tennessee St.
8. Utah St.	9. Iowa ⬇️

Philadelphia, PA

4. Nebraska	13. Cal Baptist
5. Vanderbilt	12. Stephen F. Austin ⬆️

Tampa, FL

2. Florida	15. Central Arkansas
7. Saint Louis	10. TCU

Oklahoma City, OK

3. Texas Tech	14. East Tennessee St.
6. Kentucky	11. SMU ⬇️

West – San Jose, CA

San Diego, CA

1. Arizona	16. Howard/Bethune-Cookman
8. UCLA ⬆️	9. NC State

San Diego, CA

4. Virginia	13. Hawaii ⬆️
5. Arkansas	12. Liberty

Greenville, SC

2. Illinois	15. Portland St.
7. BYU	10. Texas

Tampa, FL

3. Alabama	14. North Dakota St.
6. Saint Mary’s	11. Miami, OH

Last 4 Byes	Last 4 In	First 4 Out	Next 4 Out
Missouri	Texas A&M	Auburn	Cincinnati
Ohio St. ⬆️	Santa Clara	New Mexico	Oklahoma St.
Texas	VCU	California	San Diego St.
SMU	Virginia Tech	Indiana	Seton Hall

Also Considered: Stanford, USC, McNeese St., Tulsa, Belmont

Shoutout to www.bracketmatrix.com for keeping track of all of the brackets over the years!