Men’s Bracketology 2/18/2026

It was a busy Tuesday night on the bubble. Georgia was the biggest winner- the Bulldogs have been in freefall the last few weeks, but went to Rupp Arena and knocked off Kentucky for their biggest win of the year. The biggest loser was San Diego State, who fell at home to Grand Canyon and falls out of the field. UCLA also was non-competitive in a loss to Michigan State, they’re now my second to last team in.

1: Michigan, Duke, Arizona, Connecticut

2: Houston, Iowa State, Purdue, Illinois

3: Nebraska, Kansas, Florida, Gonzaga

4: Michigan State, Vanderbilt, Virginia, Texas Tech

5: Alabama, Arkansas, St. John’s, Tennessee

6: Louisville, Villanova, BYU, Utah State

7: North Carolina, Saint Louis, NC State, Kentucky

8: Clemson, Wisconsin, Iowa, Miami (FL)

9: St. Mary’s, SMU, Auburn, Indiana

10: UCF, Texas, Texas A&M, USC

11: Georgia, Miami (OH), (Ohio State/Santa Clara), (UCLA/New Mexico)

12: Belmont, McNeese, South Florida, Liberty

13: Yale, High Point, UNC Wilmington, Cal Baptist

14: Hawai’i, St. Thomas, Austin Peay, Portland State

15: Troy, East Tennessee State, Oakland, Navy

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

First Four Out: San Diego State, VCU, Missouri, TCU

Next Four Out: West Virginia, Seton Hall, California, Virginia Tech

Also Considered: Oklahoma State, Arizona State, Baylor, Stanford

Moving In: New Mexico

Moving Out: San Diego State

Bids by Conference:

Big 10: 11

SEC: 10

ACC: 8

Big 12: 7

Big East: 3

West Coast: 3

Mountain West: 2