Men’s Bracketology 3/6/2026

Thursday was a pretty quiet night, as it often has been this season. Iowa missed the chance to 100% lock up a bid with a close loss to Michigan. The Hawkeyes are still quite likely to get in even if they don’t win another game this season, but I’m hesitant to call them a lock, in case we have a lot of bid stealers this year.

1: Duke, Michigan, Arizona, Connecticut

2: Florida, Houston, Illinois, Michigan State

3: Purdue, Texas Tech, Iowa State, Nebraska

4: Kansas, Alabama, Gonzaga, Virginia

5: Vanderbilt, Arkansas, North Carolina, St. John’s

6: Tennessee, Wisconsin, Louisville, St. Mary’s

7: Kentucky, Miami (FL), BYU, Clemson

8: Saint Louis, Villanova, Georgia, NC State

9: UCLA, Iowa, Utah State, UCF

10: TCU, Texas, Miami (OH), Missouri

11: Texas A&M, Ohio State, (Santa Clara/SMU), (Auburn/VCU)

12: South Florida, Belmont, Yale, McNeese

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

14: Hawai’i, North Dakota State, Navy, Austin Peay

15: Troy, East Tennessee State, Merrimack, Wright State

16: Portland State, UMBC, (LIU/Bethune Cookman), (Tennessee State/Howard)

First Four Out: Indiana, Virginia Tech, New Mexico, Cincinnati

Also Considered: California, Seton Hall, San Diego State, Oklahoma State, USC

Moving In: None

Moving Out: None

Bids by Conference:

SEC: 11

Big 10: 9

ACC: 8

Big 12: 8

Big East: 3

West Coast: 3

Atlantic 10: 2