March 1, 2026 - NCAA Men’s College Basketball Bracketology

Written By Grant Hansell

Updated as of all games on February 28th and earlier.

  1. Duke, Arizona, Michigan, UConn

  2. Florida, Houston, Iowa State, Purdue

  3. Nebraska, Michigan State, Illinois, Alabama

  4. Gonzaga, Virginia, Kansas, Texas Tech

  5. Vanderbilt, Arkansas, BYU, Tennessee

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

  7. Villanova, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Miami (FL)

  8. UCF, Saint Mary’s, Missouri, Saint Louis

  9. Clemson, Iowa, NC State, Georgia

  10. Texas, UCLA, SMU, Texas A&M

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

  12. South Florida, Belmont, McNeese State, Liberty

  13. Yale, UNC Wilmington, Troy, High Point

  14. Utah Valley, Hawai’i, St. Thomas, Navy

  15. Austin Peay, Portland State, ETSU, Wright State

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

Last Four In: Auburn, New Mexico, Santa Clara, California

First Four Out: Indiana, Ohio State, USC, San Diego State

Next Four Out: VCU, Virginia Tech, West Virginia, Cincinnati

Third Four Out: Seton Hall, Oklahoma St., Boise State, Tulsa

Also Considered: Baylor, Nevada, Arizona State, Grand Canyon, Stephen F. Austin, Oklahoma, Stanford, Akron

Grant Hansell
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