February 23rd 2026 Bracketology **Updated 12pm ET**

 Seed Power

1 * Duke

1 * Arizona

1 * Michigan

1 UConn

2 Houston

2 Iowa State

2 Purdue

2 * Florida

3 Illinois

3 Nebraska

3 * Gonzaga

3 Kansas

4 Texas Tech

4 Michigan St

4 Virginia

4 Alabama

5 Vanderbilt

5 Tennessee

5 Arkansas

5 * St. John's

6 BYU

6 Louisville

6 North Carolina

6 Wisconsin

7 NC State

7 * Utah St

7 Villanova

7 * Saint Louis

8 Kentucky

8 Iowa

8 SMU

8 Clemson

9 Miami

9 Georgia

9 UCF

9 Texas A&M

10 St. Mary's

10 Indiana

10 Texas

10 * Miami-OH

11 Auburn

11 Santa Clara

11a UCLA

11b Missouri

11c Ohio State

11d TCU

12 * South Florida

12 * Belmont

12 * Stephen F. Austin

12 * Yale

13 * High Point

13 * Liberty

13 * UNCW

13 * Hawai'i

14 * North Dakota St

14 * Austin Peay

14 * Portland St

14 * East Tenn St

15 * Navy

15 * Wright St

15 * Merrimack

15 *Utah Tech

16 *Appalachian St

16 * Howard

16a * Long Island

16a * UMBC

16a * Tennessee St

16a * Bethune Cookman

Last Four In: TCU, Ohio St., Missouri, UCLA

First Four Out: USC, New Mexico, Virginia Tech, VCU

Next Four Out: California, San Diego St., Seton Hall, Cincinnati