NCAA Tournament Bracket Prediction

Last Updated: July 1, 2026 1:04 AM
Season: 2026
Bold text indicates automatic qualifier.

Projected Bracket by Region

East Region

Seed Team Team Seed
1 Duke Lehigh / Prairie View 16
8 Georgia Villanova 9
4 Arkansas Akron 13
5 St. John's S Florida 12
6 Tennessee Saint Louis 11
3 Michigan State Cal Baptist 14
7 Kentucky SMU 10
2 Iowa State NDSU 15

West Region

Seed Team Team Seed
1 Arizona Idaho / Howard 16
8 Utah State Iowa 9
4 Alabama McNeese 13
5 Texas Tech San Diego St / Oklahoma 12
6 BYU Missouri / VCU 11
3 Virginia Hawaii 14
7 Miami UCF 10
2 Purdue Troy 15

Midwest Region

Seed Team Team Seed
1 Michigan UMBC / Furman 16
8 NC State TCU 9
4 Kansas N Iowa 13
5 Nebraska Cincinnati / Seton Hall 12
6 North Carolina Virginia Tech / Indiana 11
3 Vanderbilt Hofstra 14
7 Clemson Auburn 10
2 Connecticut Wright State / Siena 15

South Region

Seed Team Team Seed
1 Florida Tenn State / LIU 16
8 UCLA Saint Mary's 9
4 Gonzaga High Point 13
5 Wisconsin Oklahoma St / Baylor 12
6 Louisville Santa Clara / Texas 11
3 Illinois Penn 14
7 Ohio State Texas A&M 10
2 Houston Queens / Kennesaw St 15

Opening Round

Seed Team Team Seed
16 Lehigh Prairie View 16
16 Idaho Howard 16
16 UMBC Furman 16
16 Tenn State LIU 16
15 Queens Kennesaw St 15
15 Wright State Siena 15
12 Oklahoma St Baylor 12
12 Cincinnati Seton Hall 12
11 San Diego St Oklahoma 12
11 Santa Clara Texas 11
11 Virginia Tech Indiana 11
10 Missouri VCU 11

Conference Bids

Conference Bids
SEC 12
B12 11
B10 10
ACC 9
BE 4
WCC 3
A10 2
MW 2
AAC 1
AE 1
ASun 1
BSky 1
BSth 1
BW 1
Coas 1
CUSA 1
Hrzn 1
Ivy 1
MAAC 1
MAC 1
MEAC 1
MVC 1
NE 1
OVC 1
Pat 1
Slnd 1
Srn 1
Summ 1
Sun 1
SWAC 1
WAC 1

Full 76-Team Seed List

Seed Line Team Conf Bid
1 1 Michigan B10 At-Large
2 1 Arizona B12 Auto
3 1 Duke ACC Auto
4 1 Florida SEC Auto
5 2 Houston B12 At-Large
6 2 Purdue B10 Auto
7 2 Iowa State B12 At-Large
8 2 Connecticut BE At-Large
9 3 Vanderbilt SEC At-Large
10 3 Michigan State B10 At-Large
11 3 Illinois B10 At-Large
12 3 Virginia ACC At-Large
13 4 Alabama SEC At-Large
14 4 Kansas B12 At-Large
15 4 Gonzaga WCC Auto
16 4 Arkansas SEC At-Large
17 5 St. John's BE Auto
18 5 Texas Tech B12 At-Large
19 5 Nebraska B10 At-Large
20 5 Wisconsin B10 At-Large
21 6 BYU B12 At-Large
22 6 North Carolina ACC At-Large
23 6 Louisville ACC At-Large
24 6 Tennessee SEC At-Large
25 7 Kentucky SEC At-Large
26 7 Miami ACC At-Large
27 7 Clemson ACC At-Large
28 7 Ohio State B10 At-Large
29 8 Georgia SEC At-Large
30 8 UCLA B10 At-Large
31 8 Utah State MW Auto
32 8 North Carolina State ACC At-Large
33 9 Villanova BE At-Large
34 9 Iowa B10 At-Large
35 9 TCU B12 At-Large
36 9 Saint Mary's WCC At-Large
37 10 SMU ACC At-Large
38 10 Auburn SEC At-Large
39 10 Central Florida B12 At-Large
40 10 Texas A&M SEC At-Large
41 10 Saint Louis A10 Auto
42 10 Missouri SEC At-Large
43 11 Virginia Commonwealth A10 At-Large
44 11 Virginia Tech ACC At-Large
45 11 Indiana B10 At-Large
46 11 Santa Clara WCC At-Large
47 11 Texas SEC At-Large
48 11 San Diego State MW At-Large
49 12 Oklahoma SEC At-Large
50 12 Cincinnati B12 At-Large
51 12 Seton Hall BE At-Large
52 12 South Florida AAC Auto
53 12 Oklahoma State B12 At-Large
54 12 Baylor B12 At-Large
55 13 Akron MAC Auto
56 13 McNeese Slnd Auto
57 13 Northern Iowa MVC Auto
58 13 High Point BSth Auto
59 14 California Baptist WAC Auto
60 14 Hofstra Coas Auto
61 14 Hawaii BW Auto
62 14 Penn Ivy Auto
63 15 North Dakota State Summ Auto
64 15 Troy Sun Auto
65 15 Wright State Hrzn Auto
66 15 Siena MAAC Auto
67 15 Queens ASun Auto
68 15 Kennesaw State CUSA Auto
69 16 Tennessee State OVC Auto
70 16 Long Island NE Auto
71 16 UMBC AE Auto
72 16 Furman Srn Auto
73 16 Idaho BSky Auto
74 16 Howard MEAC Auto
75 16 Lehigh Pat Auto
76 16 Prairie View A&M SWAC Auto