Feb 18, 2026 - NCAA Men’s College Basketball Bracketology

Updated as of all games on February 17th and earlier.

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1. Michigan, Arizona, Duke, UConn

2. Iowa State, Houston, Purdue, Gonzaga

3. Illinois, Kansas, Vanderbilt, Florida,

4. Nebraska, Michigan State, Virginia, Arkansas

5. Texas Tech, Alabama, BYU, St. John’s

6. Louisville, Tennessee, North Carolina, Utah State

7. Villanova, Saint Louis, Clemson, Miami (FL)

8. Kentucky, UCF, NC State, Wisconsin

9. SMU, Iowa, Saint Mary’s, Texas

10. Texas A&M, USC, Georgia, Indiana

11. Auburn, Miami (OH), Missouri, TCU, New Mexico, Santa Clara

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: Missouri, TCU, New Mexico, Santa Clara

First Four Out: Ohio State, West Virginia, UCLA, San Diego State

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

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

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Also Considered: Stanford, South Florida, Baylor, Stephen F. Austin, Oklahoma, Washington, Cincinnati, Wake Forest, Akron, Colorado, Nevada