Feb 16, 2026 - NCAA Men’s College Basketball Bracketology

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Updated as of all games on February 14th and earlier.

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1. Michigan, Arizona, Duke, UConn

2. Houston, Purdue, Iowa State, Nebraska

3. Illinois, Gonzaga, Kansas, Vanderbilt

4. Florida, Texas Tech, Virginia, Michigan State

5. Arkansas, Alabama, Louisville, St. John’s

6. BYU, Saint Louis, North Carolina, Tennessee

7. Utah State, Kentucky, Villanova, Clemson

8. Wisconsin, Miami (FL), UCF, NC State

9. Iowa, Saint Mary’s, SMU, Texas A&M

10. USC, Indiana, Texas, Auburn

11. Miami (OH), UCLA, TCU, Georgia, Missouri, San Diego State

12. Tulsa, 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: TCU, Georgia, Missouri, San Diego State

First Four Out: Santa Clara, West Virginia, New Mexico, Ohio State

Next Four Out: Virginia Tech, Oklahoma St., VCU, California

Third Four Out: Boise State, Seton Hall, Grand Canyon, Baylor

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Also Considered: Stanford, South Florida, Arizona State, Nevada, Oklahoma, Washington, Stephen F. Austin, Akron, Wake Forest, Cincinnati, Colorado, Syracuse, LSU