March 6, 2026 - NCAA Men’s College Basketball Bracketology

Updated as of all games on March 5th and earlier.

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1. Duke, Arizona, Michigan, UConn

2. Florida, Houston, Michigan State, Illinois

3. Purdue, Iowa State, Gonzaga, Nebraska

4. Virginia, Alabama, Texas Tech, Vanderbilt

5. Kansas, Arkansas, North Carolina, Tennessee

6. St. John’s, Louisville, Wisconsin, Villanova

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

8. Georgia, Utah State, Saint Louis, Texas

9. Missouri, UCF, Clemson, UCLA

10. NC State, Iowa, Miami (OH), TCU

11. Ohio State, Texas A&M, Santa Clara, SMU, Indiana, VCU

12. Tulsa, Belmont, McNeese State, Liberty

13. Yale, UNC Wilmington, Troy, High Point

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

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

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

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

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

Next Four Out: Cincinnati, USC, San Diego State, Oklahoma St.

Third Four Out: Seton Hall, South Florida, West Virginia, Boise State

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