Last Updated: 2026-03-01 21:35:00
| Seed | Chg | Team | Team | Chg | Seed | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Four Games | ||||||
| 16 | N | Tennessee State (OVC) | (SWAC) Bethune-Cookman | 16 | ||
| 16 | UMBC (AE) | (MEAC) Howard | 16 | |||
| 11 | (2) | Indiana (B10) | (SEC) Texas A&M | 11 | ||
| 11 | Virginia Tech (ACC) | (B12) TCU | 11 | |||
| Bracket | ||||||
| Midwest | West | |||||
| 1 | Michigan (B10) | (B12) Arizona | 1 | |||
| 16 | TNST / UMBC () | () BCU / HOW | 16 | |||
| 8 | 2 | Clemson (ACC) | (WCC) Saint Mary's | 3 | 8 | |
| 9 | 1 | Texas (SEC) | (ACC) SMU | (1) | 9 | |
| 4 | 1 | Vanderbilt (SEC) | (B10) Nebraska | 4 | ||
| 13 | Stephen F. Austin (Slnd) | (BSth) High Point | 13 | |||
| 5 | 1 | Virginia (ACC) | (SEC) Tennessee | (1) | 5 | |
| 12 | 1 | Utah Valley (WAC) | (Ivy) Yale | 12 | ||
| 6 | (1) | BYU (B12) | (ACC) North Carolina | 6 | ||
| 11 | IND / VT () | () TAM / TCU | 11 | |||
| 3 | Michigan State (B10) | (B12) Iowa State | (1) | 3 | ||
| 14 | N | Arkansas State (Sun) | (Summ) St. Thomas | N | 14 | |
| 7 | Wisconsin (B10) | (B10) Iowa | 1 | 7 | ||
| 10 | (3) | Auburn (SEC) | (SEC) Missouri | N | 10 | |
| 2 | 2 | Texas Tech (B12) | (BE) Connecticut | 2 | ||
| 15 | Navy (Pat) | (MAAC) Merrimack | (1) | 15 | ||
| South | East | |||||
| 1 | 1 | Houston (B12) | (ACC) Duke | 1 | ||
| 16 | Long Island (NE) | (BSky) Portland State | (1) | 16 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Miami (ACC) | (B10) Ohio State | 1 | 8 | |
| 9 | (2) | Villanova (BE) | (B12) Central Florida | 1 | 9 | |
| 4 | (1) | Kansas (B12) | (SEC) Alabama | 4 | ||
| 13 | Liberty (CUSA) | (Coa) UNC-Wilmington | (1) | 13 | ||
| 5 | 1 | St. John's (BE) | (ACC) Louisville | 5 | ||
| 12 | Miami (OH) (MAC) | (MVC) Belmont | 12 | |||
| 6 | (1) | Arkansas (SEC) | (SEC) Kentucky | 1 | 6 | |
| 11 | South Florida (AAC) | (MW) Utah State | (3) | 11 | ||
| 3 | Gonzaga (WCC) | (B10) Purdue | (1) | 3 | ||
| 14 | Hawaii (BW) | (ASUN) Austin Peay | 14 | |||
| 7 | 1 | Georgia (SEC) | (ACC) North Carolina State | (1) | 7 | |
| 10 | (1) | Saint Louis (A10) | (B10) UCLA | 10 | ||
| 2 | (1) | Illinois (B10) | (SEC) Florida | 1 | 2 | |
| 15 | 1 | Robert Morris (Hrzn) | (Srn) East Tennessee State | 15 | ||
| First Four Out | ||||||
| Baylor | West Virginia | |||||
| Cincinnati | Oklahoma | |||||
| Next Four Out | ||||||
| Virginia Commonwealth | San Diego State | |||||
| Santa Clara | USC | |||||
| Conference Bids | ||||||
| ACC | 9 | |||||
| America East | 1 | |||||
| American Athletic | 1 | |||||
| Atlantic 10 | 1 | |||||
| ASUN | 1 | |||||
| Big 12 | 8 | |||||
| Big East | 3 | |||||
| Big Sky | 1 | |||||
| Big South | 1 | |||||
| Big Ten | 10 | |||||
| Big West | 1 | |||||
| Coastal | 1 | |||||
| Conference USA | 1 | |||||
| Horizon | 1 | |||||
| Ivy | 1 | |||||
| MAAC | 1 | |||||
| MEAC | 1 | |||||
| Mid-American | 1 | |||||
| Missouri Valley | 1 | |||||
| Mountain West | 1 | |||||
| Northeast | 1 | |||||
| Ohio Valley | 1 | |||||
| Patriot | 1 | |||||
| SEC | 11 | |||||
| Southern | 1 | |||||
| Southland | 1 | |||||
| Southwest Athletic | 1 | |||||
| Summit League | 1 | |||||
| Sun Belt | 1 | |||||
| West Coast | 2 | |||||
| Western Athletic | 1 |