3/5 Seed List

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

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

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

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

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

3/4 Seed List

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

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

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

Also Considered: San Diego St, Stanford, Tulsa, McNeese St.

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

3/2 Seed List

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

9	33	Clemson
9	34	Miami FL
9	35	Georgia ⬆️
9	36	Missouri ⬆️
10	37	UCLA ⬇️
10	38	Texas
10	39	SMU ⬇️
10	40	Ohio St. 🆕
11	41	Miami OH
11	42	TCU
11	43	Texas A&M ⬇️
11	44	New Mexico
11	45	Santa Clara
11	46	VCU 🆕
12	47	USF
12	48	Belmont
12	49	Yale
12	50	Liberty
13	51	Stephen F. Austin
13	52	High Point
13	53	UNC-Wilmington
13	54	Cal Baptist 🆕
14	55	Hawaii ⬇️
14	56	North Dakota St.
14	57	Navy
14	58	East Tennessee St.⬆️
15	59	Troy 🆕
15	60	Central Arkansas 🆕
15	61	Portland St.
15	62	Merrimack ⬇️
16	63	Wright St. ⬇️
16	64	Tennessee St. 🆕
16	65	LIU
16	66	UMBC
16	67	Howard 🆕
16	68	Bethune-Cookman

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

Also Considered: West Virginia, Stanford, Tulsa, McNeese St.

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

2/27 Bracketology

East – Washington, DC

Greenville, SC

1. Duke	16. UMBC/Bethune-Cookman
8. UCF	9. UCLA

San Diego, CA

4. Texas Tech	13. UNC-Wilmington
5. Alabama ⬇️	12. Yale

Tampa, FL

2. Florida ⬆️	15. East Tennessee St. ⬇️
7. Villanova	10. Missouri

Greenville, SC

3. Nebraska	14. Navy ⬆️
6. St. John’s ⬇️	11. Auburn

Midwest – Chicago, IL

Buffalo, NY

1. Michigan	16. Marshall 🆕
8. Saint Louis	9. Clemson

Tampa, FL

4. Virginia	13. High Point
5. Tennessee	12. Belmont

St. Louis, MO

2. Iowa St.	15. Wright St.
7. NC State	10. Georgia

Philadelphia, PA

3. Michigan St. ⬆️	14. Merrimack ⬆️
6. Kentucky	11. Miami, OH

South – Houston, TX

Philadelphia, PA

1. UConn	16. LIU
8. Iowa	9. SMU ⬇️

Portland, OR

4. Vanderbilt ⬆️	13. Stephen F. Austin
5. North Carolina ⬆️	12. USF

St. Louis, MO

2. Illinois	15. Utah Tech
7. Utah St.	10. Texas A&M

Oklahoma City, OK

3. Houston ⬇️	14. Austin Peay
6. Louisville	11. TCU/Santa Clara

West – San Jose, CA

San Diego, CA

1. Arizona	16. Morehead St./Morgan St. 🆕
8. Saint Mary’s ⬆️	9. Miami

Portland, OR

4. Gonzaga ⬇️	13. Hawaii 🆕
5. Arkansas	12. Liberty

Buffalo, NY

2. Purdue	15. Portland St. ⬇️
7. BYU	10. Texas

Oklahoma City, OK

3. Kansas	14. North Dakota St. ⬇️
6. Wisconsin	11. New Mexico/California 🆕

Last 4 Byes	Last 4 In	First 4 Out	Next 4 Out
Georgia	TCU	Ohio St. ⬇️	Indiana ⬇️
Missouri	Santa Clara ⬇️	VCU	San Diego St.
Texas	New Mexico	Virginia Tech	Oklahoma St.
Auburn ⬆️	California ⬆️⬆️	USC	Seton Hall

Also Considered: Tulsa, McNeese St.

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

2/25 Seed List

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

9	33	Miami FL
9	34	Saint Mary’s
9	35	UCLA ⬆️
9	36	Clemson ⬇️
10	37	Texas A&M ⬇️
10	38	Georgia
10	39	Texas
10	40	Missouri ⬆️
11	41	Miami OH
11	42	Santa Clara
11	43	Auburn ⬇️
11	44	TCU
11	45	Ohio St. 🆕
11	46	New Mexico
12	47	USF
12	48	Belmont
12	49	Yale
12	50	Liberty ⬆️
13	51	High Point
13	52	Stephen F. Austin ⬇️
13	53	UNC-Wilmington
13	54	North Dakota St. ⬆️
14	55	UC Irvine
14	56	Austin Peay
14	57	East Tennessee St.
14	58	Portland St. ⬆️
15	59	Navy
15	60	Merrimack
15	61	Utah Tech 🆕
15	62	Wright St.
16	63	Appalachian St.
16	64	LIU
16	65	UMBC
16	66	Bethune-Cookman
16	67	Howard
16	68	Morehead St. 🆕

Last 4 Byes	Last 4 In	First 4 Out	Next 4 Out
Georgia ⬇️	Auburn ⬇️	VCU	California
Texas	TCU	Indiana ⬇️⬇️	San Diego St.
Missouri ⬆️	Ohio St. ⬆️	Virginia Tech	Oklahoma St. ⬆️
Santa Clara ⬆️	New Mexico	USC	Seton Hall

Also Considered: Tulsa, McNeese St.

FIRST BRACKETOLOGY 2026 (2/22)

East – Washington, DC

Greenville, SC

1. Duke	16. UMBC/Bethune-Cookman
8. Iowa	9. UCF

Philadelphia, PA

4. Michigan St.	13. Liberty⬇️
5. Tennessee	12. Yale ⬆️

Oklahoma City, OK

2. Houston	15. Navy
7. NC State ⬆️	10. Georgia

Tampa, FL

3. Florida	14. East Tennessee St. ⬆️
6. St. John’s	11. Santa Clara/New Mexico 🆕

Midwest – Chicago, IL

Buffalo, NY

1. Michigan	16. Appalachian St. 🆕
8. Villanova ⬇️	9. Miami, FL

Portland, OR

4. Virginia ⬇️	13. High Point
5. Alabama	12. Belmont

St. Louis, MO

2. Iowa St. ⬇️	15. Merrimack
7. Wisconsin	10. Auburn ⬆️

Pittsburgh, PA

3. Nebraska	14. North Dakota St.
6. Saint Louis ⬆️	11. Missouri/TCU 🆕

South – Houston, TX

Philadelphia, PA

1. UConn ⬆️	16. LIU
8. Clemson	9. Texas A&M ⬆️

Tampa, FL

4. Vanderbilt	13. UNC-Wilmington
5. Louisville	12. Stephen F. Austin

St. Louis, MO

2. Purdue	15. Wright St. ⬆️
7. Kentucky ⬇️	10. UCLA ⬆️

Buffalo, NY

3. Kansas	14. Austin Peay
6. North Carolina	11. Indiana ⬇️

West – San Jose, CA

San Diego, CA

1. Arizona	16. Howard/SE Missouri St.
8. SMU	9. Saint Mary’s

San Diego, CA

4. Texas Tech	13. Cal Baptist
5. Arkansas	12. Belmont

Greenville, SC

2. Illinois	15. Portland St. ⬇️
7. Utah St.	10. Texas ⬇️

Portland, OR

3. Gonzaga ⬆️	14. UC Irvine
6. BYU	11. Miami, OH

Last 4 Byes	Last 4 In	First 4 Out	Next 4 Out
Auburn	Santa Clara	Ohio St. ⬇️	California
Texas ⬇️	New Mexico ⬆️	USC ⬇️⬇️	San Diego St. ⬇️
UCLA ⬆️	Missouri	VCU	Seton Hall
Indiana ⬇️	TCU ⬆️	Virginia Tech ⬆️	West Virginia

Also Considered: Cincinnati, Tulsa, McNeese St.

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

Post Top-16 Reveal Seed List (2/22)

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

9	33	Miami FL
9	34	Saint Mary’s
9	35	UCF
9	36	Texas A&M ⬆️
10	37	Georgia
10	38	Auburn ⬆️
10	39	Texas ⬇️
10	40	UCLA ⬆️
11	41	Indiana ⬇️
11	42	Miami OH
11	43	Santa Clara
11	44	New Mexico 🆕
11	45	Missouri
11	46	TCU 🆕
12	47	USF
12	48	Belmont
12	49	Stephen F. Austin
12	50	Yale ⬆️
13	51	Liberty ⬇️
13	52	High Point
13	53	UNC-Wilmington
13	54	Cal Baptist
14	55	North Dakota St.
14	56	UC Irvine
14	57	Austin Peay
14	58	East Tennessee St. ⬆️
15	59	Portland St. ⬇️
15	60	Navy
15	61	Merrimack
15	62	Wright St. ⬆️
16	63	Appalachian St. 🆕
16	64	LIU
16	65	UMBC
16	66	Bethune-Cookman
16	67	Howard
16	68	SE Missouri St.

Last 4 Byes	Last 4 In	First 4 Out	Next 4 Out
Auburn	Santa Clara	Ohio St. ⬇️	California
Texas ⬇️	New Mexico ⬆️	USC ⬇️⬇️	San Diego St. ⬇️
UCLA ⬆️	Missouri	VCU	Seton Hall
Indiana ⬇️	TCU ⬆️	Virginia Tech ⬆️	West Virginia

Also Considered: Cincinnati, Tulsa, McNeese St.

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

Pre-Top 16 Reveal Seed List (2/20)

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

9	33	Miami FL
9	34	UCF
9	35	Texas ⬆️
9	36	Saint Mary’s
10	37	Indiana
10	38	Texas A&M
10	39	Georgia
10	40	USC ⬆️
11	41	Miami OH
11	42	Auburn ⬇️⬇️
11	43	UCLA
11	44	Santa Clara
11	45	Missouri 🆕
11	46	Ohio St.
12	47	USF
12	48	Belmont
12	49	Liberty
12	50	Stephen F. Austin
13	51	Yale
13	52	High Point
13	53	UNC-Wilmington
13	54	Cal Baptist
14	55	UC Irvine 🆕
14	56	North Dakota St.
14	57	Austin Peay
14	58	Portland St.
15	59	Navy
15	60	East Tennessee St.
15	61	Troy 🆕
15	62	Merrimack
16	63	Wright St.
16	64	LIU
16	65	UMBC 🆕
16	66	Bethune-Cookman
16	67	Howard
16	68	SE Missouri St.

Last 4 Byes	Last 4 In	First 4 Out	Next 4 Out
Texas A&M	UCLA	New Mexico	Virginia Tech
Georgia	Santa Clara	TCU ⬇️	California
USC	Missouri ⬆️	VCU	Seton Hall
Auburn ⬇️	Ohio St.	San Diego St.	West Virginia

Also Considered: Oklahoma St. McNeese St., Tulsa

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

2/18 Seed List

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

9	33	Miami FL
9	34	UCF ⬇️
9	35	Saint Mary’s
9	36	Auburn
10	37	Texas
10	38	Indiana
10	39	Texas A&M
10	40	Georgia
11	41	USC
11	42	Miami OH
11	43	Ohio St.
11	44	Santa Clara 🆕
11	45	UCLA
11	46	TCU
12	47	USF
12	48	Belmont
12	49	Liberty
12	50	Stephen F. Austin
13	51	Yale
13	52	High Point
13	53	Cal Baptist
13	54	UNC-Wilmington
14	55	Hawaii
14	56	Austin Peay
14	57	Portland St.
14	58	North Dakota St.
15	59	Navy
15	60	East Tennessee St.
15	61	Merrimack ⬆️
15	62	Appalachian St. 🆕
16	63	Wright St.
16	64	LIU
16	65	Bethune-Cookman
16	66	Howard 🆕
16	67	SE Missouri St.🆕
16	68	NJIT

Last 4 Byes	Last 4 In	First 4 Out	Next 4 Out
Indiana ⬇️	Ohio St.	New Mexico	Virginia Tech
Texas A&M	Santa Clara ⬆️	San Diego State ⬇️	Seton Hall
Georgia	UCLA	VCU	California
USC	TCU	Missouri	West Virginia

Also Considered: Oklahoma State

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

FIRST SEED LIST 2026 (2/15)

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

9	33	Auburn
9	34	SMU
9	35	Miami FL
9	36	Saint Mary’s
10	37	Indiana
10	38	Texas A&M
10	39	Texas
10	40	Georgia
11	41	USC
11	42	Miami OH
11	43	UCLA
11	44	TCU
11	45	Ohio St.
11	46	San Diego St.
12	47	USF
12	48	Belmont
12	49	Liberty
12	50	Stephen F. Austin
13	51	Yale
13	52	High Point
13	53	Cal Baptist
13	54	UNC-Wilmington
14	55	Hawaii
14	56	Austin Peay
14	57	Portland St.
14	58	North Dakota St.
15	59	South Alabama
15	60	East Tennessee St.
15	61	UT Martin
15	62	Navy
16	63	Merrimack
16	64	Wright St.
16	65	LIU
16	66	Bethune-Cookman
16	67	NJIT
16	68	Morgan St.

Last 4 Byes	Last 4 In	First 4 Out	Next 4 Out
Texas A&M	UCLA	Santa Clara	Virginia Tech
Texas	TCU	Missouri	California
Georgia	Ohio St.	New Mexico	Seton Hall
USC	San Diego St.	VCU	West Virginia

Also Considered: Oklahoma St.

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