Feb 6, 2026 - NCAA Men’s College Basketball Bracketology

Updated as of all games on February 5th and earlier.

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1. Arizona, Duke, Michigan, UConn

2. Nebraska, Illinois, Houston, Iowa State

3. Vanderbilt, Purdue, Gonzaga, Kansas

4. Michigan State, Virginia, Texas Tech, Florida

5. Tennessee, Arkansas, BYU, Alabama

6. Louisville, St. John’s, North Carolina, Clemson

7. St. Louis, Iowa, Kentucky, Villanova

8. UCF, Utah State, NC State, Texas A&M

9. Auburn, SMU, Wisconsin, USC

10. Georgia, California, Saint Mary’s, UCLA

11. Miami (FL), New Mexico, Indiana, Santa Clara, Ohio State, Miami (OH)

12. Liberty, Tulsa, McNeese State, Belmont

13. Yale, Utah Valley, High Point, UNC Wilmington

14. Troy, 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: New Mexico, Indiana, Santa Clara, Ohio State

First Four Out: Texas, Virginia Tech, Missouri, San Diego State

Next Four Out: Baylor, Seton Hall, VCU, TCU

Third Four Out: West Virginia, Boise State, LSU, Washington

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Also Considered: Nevada, Grand Canyon, South Florida, Akron, George Mason, Arizona State, Butler, Syracuse, Stanford