March 8, 2026 - NCAA Men’s College Basketball Bracketology

Updated as of all games on March 7th 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, Saint Mary’s, Miami (FL), Kentucky

8. Georgia, Clemson, Utah State, Saint Louis

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

10. Texas, NC State, TCU, Iowa

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

12. Tulsa, McNeese State, Yale, Liberty

13. UNC Wilmington, Northern Iowa, High Point, Utah Valley

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

15. Montana State, Central Arkansas, Wright State, ETSU

16. Tennessee State, Merrimack, 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: Seton Hall, West Virginia, USC, Oklahoma St.

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