Men’s Bracketology 2/9/2026

The weekend’s big winners include:

North Carolina, who is knocking on the door of a protected seed after beating Duke

Michigan State, who got their first Q1-A win of the season against Illinois

VCU, who continues to stack wins together and moves into my First Four Out

Other than New Mexico’s home loss to Boise State, not much happened on the bubble- we mostly saw teams like Texas and USC take care of business.

Moving In: San Diego State

Moving Out: New Mexico

Bids by Conference:

Big 10: 11

SEC: 10

ACC: 8

Big 12: 7

Big East: 3

West Coast: 3

Mountain West: 2