Jan 27, 2026 - NCAA Men’s Basketball Bracketology

Updated as of all games on January 26th and earlier.

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1. Arizona, Duke, Michigan, UConn

2. Nebraska, Gonzaga, Michigan State, Iowa State

3. Purdue, Illinois, Houston, Texas Tech

4. Vanderbilt, BYU, Virginia, Kansas

5. Florida, Arkansas, Alabama, North Carolina

6. Louisville, Clemson, St. Louis, St. John’s

7. Georgia, Villanova, SMU, UCF

8. Kentucky, Iowa, Tennessee, Auburn

9. Texas A&M, Wisconsin, Saint Mary’s, USC

10. New Mexico, Miami (FL), Ohio State, Utah State

11. Virginia Tech, UCLA, NC State, California, Seton Hall, Miami (OH)

12. McNeese State, Liberty, Tulsa, Yale

13. Belmont, Utah Valley, High Point, Troy

14. William & Mary, Hawaii, ETSU, St. Thomas

15. UT Martin, Oakland, Portland State, Lipscomb

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

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Last Four In: UCLA, NC State, California, Seton Hall

First Four Out: Stanford, San Diego State, Santa Clara, Missouri

Next Four Out: Texas, Butler, TCU, Baylor

Third Four Out: George Mason, Indiana, VCU, LSU

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Also Considered: Creighton, West Virginia, Oklahoma State, South Florida, Wake Forest, Grand Canyon, Washington, Akron, Notre Dame, Boise State, Nevada