February 22, 2026 - NCAA Men’s College Basketball Bracketology

Written By Grant Hansell

Updated as of all games on February 21st and earlier.

  1. Duke, Arizona, Michigan, UConn

  2. Iowa State, Houston, Purdue, Florida

  3. Gonzaga, Nebraska, Illinois, Michigan State

  4. Virginia, Texas Tech, Kansas, Alabama,

  5. Vanderbilt, Arkansas, Tennessee, Louisville

  6. BYU, North Carolina, St. John’s, Utah State

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

  8. NC State, Clemson, Wisconsin, Kentucky

  9. Iowa, SMU, Saint Mary’s, Georgia

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

  11. Miami (OH), New Mexico, UCLA, USC, Missouri, TCU

  12. South Florida, Belmont, McNeese State, Liberty

  13. Yale, UNC Wilmington, Utah Valley, Troy

  14. High Point, Hawai’i, North Dakota State, Austin Peay

  15. Portland State, ETSU, UT Martin, Navy

  16. Wright State, Long Island, Marist, Howard, Vermont, Bethune Cookman

Last Four In: UCLA, USC, Missouri, TCU

First Four Out: Santa Clara, Ohio State, California, Virginia Tech

Next Four Out: West Virginia, VCU, San Diego State, Baylor

Third Four Out: Arizona State, Seton Hall, Cincinnati, Oklahoma St.

Also Considered: Grand Canyon, Boise State, Stephen F. Austin, Stanford, Nevada, Tulsa, Oklahoma, Colorado, Washington, Akron, Wake Forest

Grant Hansell
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