March 10, 2026 - NCAA Men’s College Basketball Bracketology

Updated as of all games on March 9th and earlier.

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1. Duke, Arizona, Michigan, Florida

2. Houston, UConn, Michigan State, Illinois

3. Nebraska, Purdue, Iowa State, Virginia

4. Gonzaga, Alabama, Vanderbilt, Kansas

5. Arkansas, Texas Tech, North Carolina, St. John’s

6. Tennessee, Wisconsin, Louisville, BYU

7. Villanova, Miami (FL), Saint Mary’s, Kentucky

8. Georgia, Clemson, Utah State, Saint Louis

9. UCLA, Ohio State, Missouri, Miami (OH)

10. NC State, TCU, Iowa, Texas A&M

11. Texas, UCF, Santa Clara, SMU, VCU, Indiana

12. Tulsa, McNeese State, Yale, Liberty

13. Northern Iowa, High Point, Utah Valley, Hofstra

14. Hawai’i, North Dakota State, Troy, Portland State

15. Wright State, Tennessee State, Merrimack, Queens

16. Furman, Lehigh, Howard, Long Island, UMBC, Bethune Cookman

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Last Four In: Santa Clara, SMU, VCU, Indiana

First Four Out: Auburn, Virginia Tech, New Mexico, California

Next Four Out: San Diego State, Oklahoma, Boise State, Cincinnati

Third Four Out: West Virginia, Stanford, Seton Hall, Oklahoma St.

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Also Considered: USC, South Florida, Belmont, Nevada, Stephen F. Austin, Arizona State, Akron