Feb 12, 2026 - NCAA Men’s College Basketball Bracketology

Updated as of all games on February 11th and earlier.

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1. Michigan, Arizona, Duke, UConn

2. Houston, Purdue, Nebraska, Iowa State

3. Kansas, Illinois, Michigan State, Gonzaga

4. Vanderbilt, Florida, Texas Tech, Virginia

5. Arkansas, Alabama, BYU, Louisville

6. St. John’s, Saint Louis, North Carolina, Kentucky

7. Tennessee, Utah State, Villanova, UCF

8. Clemson, NC State, SMU, Iowa

9. Wisconsin, Saint Mary’s, Miami (FL), USC

10. Texas A&M, Indiana, UCLA, Auburn

11. Miami (OH), Georgia, Texas, Missouri, Santa Clara, Virginia Tech

12. South Florida, Liberty, McNeese State, Belmont

13. Yale, UNC Wilmington, Troy, Utah Valley,

14. High Point, St. Thomas, Hawai’i, Portland State

15. UT Martin, Austin Peay, ETSU, Wright State

16. Navy, Long Island, Marist, Howard, Bethune Cookman, Vermont

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Last Four In: Georgia, Texas, Santa Clara, Virginia Tech

First Four Out: New Mexico, Ohio State, San Diego State, TCU

Next Four Out: Boise State, California, VCU, Baylor

Third Four Out: West Virginia, Seton Hall, Arizona State, Grand Canyon

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Also Considered: Washington, Stanford, Nevada, LSU, Cincinnati, Tulsa, Akron, Syracuse