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., Feb. 16, 2026

No. 1s

• Michigan (24-1) | Big Ten Leader
• Duke (23-2) | ACC Leader
• Houston (23-2) | Big 12 Leader
• UConn (24-2) | Big East Leader

No. 2s

• Arizona (23-2)
• Illinois (21-5)
• Iowa State (22-3)
• Gonzaga (25-2) | WCC Leader

No. 3s

• Nebraska (22-3)
• Michigan State (20-5)
• Kansas (19-6)
• UNC (20-5)

No. 4s

• Florida (19-6) | SEC Leader
• Texas Tech (19-6)
• Purdue (21-4)
• Virginia (22-3)

No. 5s

• Saint John’s (20-5)
• Arkansas (19-6)
• Clemson (20-6)
• BYU (19-6)

No. 6s

• Saint Louis (24-1) | A10 Leader
• Vanderbilt (21-4)
• Louisville (19-6)
• Villanova (20-5)

No. 7s

• Miami-Ohio (25-0) | MAC Leader
• Tennessee (18-7)
• Alabama (18-7)
• Iowa (18-7)

No. 8s

• Kentucky (17-8)
• Miami-Florida (20-5)
• Wisconsin (18-7)
• Utah State (22-3) | MWest Leader

No. 9s

• NC State (18-8)
• Texas A&M (17-8)
• UCLA (17-8)
• Saint Mary’s (23-4)

No. 10s

• Ohio State (16-9)
• Texas (16-9)
• Georgia (17-8)
• Indiana (17-9)

No. 11s

• (Play-in) SMU (17-8)
• (Play-in) West Virginia (16-9)
• (Play-in) Seton Hall (18-8)
• (Play-in) Auburn (14-11)
• Missouri (17-8)
• USC (18-7)

No. 12s

• USF (18-8) | AAC Leader
• Yale (20-4) | Ivy Leader
• Stephen F Austin (23-3) | Southland Leader
• Liberty (22-3) | CUSA Leader

No. 13s

• Belmont (24-4) | MVC Leader
• High Point (24-4) | Big South Leader
• UNC Wilmington (22-4) | CAA Leader
• North Dakota State (21-6) | Summit Leader

No. 14s

• Hawaii (18-6) | Big West Leader
• South Alabama (19-7) | Sun Belt Leader
• Navy (21-6) | Patriot Leader
• ETSU (19-8) | SoCon Leader

No. 15s

• Austin Peay (19-6) | ASUN Leader
• UT-Martin (20-7) | OVC Leader
• Portland State (17-7) | Big Sky Leader
• Cal Baptist (19-7) | WAC Leader

No. 16s

• (Play-in) Morgan State (10-13) | MEAC Leader
• (Play-in) Bethune Cookman (13-12) | SWAC Leader
• (Play-in) NJIT (15-12) | Am East Leader
• (Play-in) Wright State (17-10) | Horizon Leader
• Merrimack (18-9) | MAAC Leader
• Long Islander (17-9) | NEC Leader

Bubble Teams

• VCU (20-6)
• Santa Clara (22-6)
• San Diego State (18-6)
• TCU (16-9)
• UCF (17-7)
• Virginia Tech (17-9)
• California (18-8)
• Oklahoma State (16-9)
• New Mexico (19-6)