Below is the 2026 March Madness Bracketology Rankings. This is updated each week to forecast the field of 68 for the 2026 Men’s March Madness Tournament.

Listed below are our seed selections along with schools that are on the bubble, or alive for an at-large bid.

2026 March Madness Bracketology

Week of: Mon., Jan. 26, 2026

No. 1s

• Arizona (20-0) | Big 12 Leader
• Nebraska (20-0) | Big 10 Leader
• UConn (19-1) | Big East Leader
• Duke (18-1) | ACC Leader

No. 2s

• Michigan (18-1)
• Gonzaga (21-1) | WCC Leader
• Iowa State (18-2)
• Michigan State (18-2)

No. 3s

• Houston (17-2)
• Purdue (17-3)
• Illinois (17-3)
• BYU (17-2)

No. 4s

• Texas Tech (16-4)
• Vanderbilt (18-3)
• Virginia (16-3)
• UNC (16-4)

No. 5s

• Clemson (17-4)
• Saint John’s (15-5)
• Kansas (15-5)
• Arkansas (15-5)

No. 6s

• Louisville (14-5)
• Iowa (14-5)
• Florida (14-6)
• Saint Louis (19-1) | A-10 Leader

No. 7s

• Georgia (16-4)
• Villanova (15-5)
• Texas A&M (16-4)
• Miami-Ohio (20-0) | MAC Leader

No. 8s

• Kentucky (14-6)
• Alabama (13-6)
• Wisconsin (14-6)
• Utah State (16-3) | MW Leader

No. 9s

• NC State (14-6)
• Tennessee (13-6)
• UCLA (14-6)
• Saint Mary’s (19-3)

No. 10s

• Auburn (13-7)
• Missouri (14-6)
• USC (15-5)
• SMU (15-5)

No. 11s

• (Play-in) Texas (12-8)
• (Play-in) Indiana (13-7)
• (Play-in) West Virginia (13-7)
• (Play-in) LSU (13-7)
• Ohio State (13-6)
• Miami-Florida (16-4)

No. 12s

• Yale (17-3) | Ivy Leader
• Tulsa (17-3) | AAC Leader
• Liberty (17-3) | CUSA Leader
• UNC Wilmington (18-3) | CAA Leader

No. 13s

• North Dakota State (18-5) | Summit Leader
• Hawaii (15-4) | Big West Leader
• Stephen F Austin (18-3) | Southland Leader
• Belmont (18-3) | MVC Leader

No. 14s

• UT-Martin (15-5) | OVC Leader
• Portland State (13-5) | Big Sky Leader
• ETSU (15-6) | SoCon Leader
• Troy (15-6) | Sun Belt Leader

No. 15s

• Winthrop (15-8) | Big South Leader
• Navy (15-6) | Patriot Leader
• Lipscomb (14-7) | ASUN Leader
• UT Arlington (13-6) | WAC Leader

No. 16s

• (Play-in) Florida A&M (8-9) | SWAC Leader
• (Play-in) Merrimack (13-9) | MAAC Leader
• (Play-in) UMES (8-13) | MEAC Leader
• (Play-in) Long Island (12-8) | NEC Leader
• UMBC (12-7) | America East Leader
• Wright State (13-8) | Horizon Leader

Bubble Teams

• Butler (13-7)
• Creighton (12-8)
• TCU (13-7)
• Seton Hall (14-6)
• VCU (14-6)
• UCF (15-4)
• San Diego State (14-5)
• Santa Clara (17-5)
• New Mexico (16-4)
• Dayton (14-6)
• Baylor (11-8)
• Syracuse (12-8)
• Virginia Tech (15-6)
• USF (13-7)
• George Mason (18-2)
• California (15-5)
• Oklahoma State (14-6)
• Nevada (14-6)
• Akron (16-4)
• Stanford (14-6)
• FAU (14-7)