NCAA Tournament Bracket Prediction

Last Updated: June 7, 2026 4:14 PM
Season: 2026
Bold text indicates automatic qualifier.

Projected Bracket by Region

East Region

Seed Team Team Seed
1 Duke Lehigh / Prairie View 16
8 Villanova TCU 9
4 Illinois Akron 13
5 St. John's Oklahoma / Cincinnati 12
6 North Carolina Indiana / San Diego St 11
3 Gonzaga NDSU 14
7 Ohio State Saint Louis 10
2 Florida Penn 15

West Region

Seed Team Team Seed
1 Arizona Howard / Idaho 16
8 Utah State Iowa 9
4 Alabama McNeese 13
5 Wisconsin Oklahoma St / Stanford 12
6 Louisville Texas A&M 11
3 Michigan State Hawaii 14
7 Kentucky SMU 10
2 Connecticut Troy 15

Midwest Region

Seed Team Team Seed
1 Michigan UMBC / Furman 16
8 Georgia Saint Mary's 9
4 Kansas High Point 13
5 Texas Tech Seton Hall / Texas 12
6 BYU Missouri / Virginia Tech 11
3 Vanderbilt Hofstra 14
7 Clemson Auburn 10
2 Iowa State Wright State / Siena 15

South Region

Seed Team Team Seed
1 Houston LIU / Kennesaw St 16
8 UCLA NC State 9
4 Arkansas Cal Baptist 13
5 Nebraska S Florida 12
6 Tennessee VCU / Santa Clara 11
3 Virginia N Iowa 14
7 Miami UCF 10
2 Purdue Tenn State / Queens 15

Opening Round

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

Conference Bids

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