Men’s Bracketology 1/24/2026

Pretty quiet two days on the bracketology front with few power conference teams in action. I will say that it’s snuck up on me how good of a profile Saint Louis has, they demolished St. Bonaventure last night. The Bilikens’ only loss this year is a buzzer beater to Stanford. Kenpom gives them a 15% chance of winning out, which could put them into the protected seed range.

1: Arizona, Michigan, Duke, Connecticut

2: Purdue, Nebraska, Houston, Michigan State

3: Iowa State, Illinois, BYU, Gonzaga

4: Vanderbilt, Florida, Virginia, Texas Tech

5: Alabama, Kansas, Arkansas, Louisville

6: Georgia, Clemson, Iowa, St. John’s

7: Villanova, Saint Louis, Tennessee, Kentucky

8: SMU, Utah State, St. Mary’s, Wisconsin

9: North Carolina, UCF, Auburn, Texas A&M

10: Miami (FL), Ohio State, NC State, UCLA

11: USC, (New Mexico/Seton Hall), (San Diego State/Virginia Tech), Miami (OH)

12: Belmont, Tulsa, Yale, McNeese

13: Utah Valley, High Point. Liberty, Hawai’i

14: Hofstra, Oakland, Troy, East Tennessee State

15: North Dakota State, Marist, Portland State, Queens

16: Colgate, UT-Martin, (LIU/Bethune-Cookman), (Vermont/Howard)

First Four Out: Santa Clara, George Mason, Baylor, Indiana

Next Four Out: LSU, Texas, TCU, Missouri

Moving In: None

Moving Out: None

Bids by Conference:

Big 10: 10

SEC: 9

ACC: 9

Big 12: 7

Big East: 4

Mountain West: 3

West Coast: 2