Jan 28, 2026 - NCAA Men’s Basketball Bracketology

Written By Grant Hansell

Updated as of all games on January 27th and earlier.

  1. Arizona, Duke, Michigan, UConn

  2. Nebraska, Gonzaga, Michigan State, Iowa State

  3. Purdue, Illinois, Houston, Vanderbilt

  4. Texas Tech, BYU, Virginia, Kansas

  5. Arkansas, Florida, Alabama, North Carolina

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

  7. Georgia, Villanova, SMU, UCF

  8. Tennessee, Kentucky, Iowa, Auburn

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

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

  11. UCLA, NC State, Virginia Tech, 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

Last Four In: NC State, Virginia Tech, California, Seton Hall

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

Next Four Out: Missouri, Butler, TCU, Baylor

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

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

Grant Hansell
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