Bracketology 2026: March Madness Predictions (Version 1.0)

We are 10 weeks away from Selection Sunday as we begin to make our NCAA tourney predictions. HoopsHD’s Jon Teitel correctly picked 66 of the 68 teams that made the 2025 tourney: 62 of his 66 were within 1 spot of their actual seed and 52 were right on the money. He will spend the upcoming months predicting which 68 teams will hear their names called on March 15th. See below for his list of who would make the cut if they picked the field today and if you agree or disagree then feel free to tweet us. To see how he stacks up with other websites (ranked 7th out of 186 bracket veterans over the past 5 years), check out: www.bracketmatrix.com

SEED: TEAM (CONFERENCE)
1: Michigan (Big 10)
1: Arizona (Big 12)
1: Connecticut (Big East)
1: Iowa State (Big 12)

2: Duke (ACC)
2: Purdue (Big 10)
2: Vanderbilt (SEC)
2: Gonzaga (WCC)

3: Nebraska (Big 10)
3: BYU (Big 12)
3: Houston (Big 12)
3: Alabama (SEC)

4: Michigan State (Big 10)
4: Illinois (Big 10)
4: Texas Tech (Big 12)
4: Arkansas (SEC)

5: North Carolina (ACC)
5: Kansas (Big 12)
5: Louisville (ACC)
5: Tennessee (SEC)

6: Iowa (Big 10)
6: Virginia (ACC)
6: USC (Big 10)
6: Villanova (Big East)

7: Florida (SEC)
7: Kentucky (SEC)
7: St. Mary’s (WCC)
7: Utah State (MWC)

8: Georgia (SEC)
8: Clemson (ACC)
8: SMU (ACC)
8: St. John’s (Big East)

9: UCF (Big 12)
9: Auburn (SEC)
9: Seton Hall (Big East)
9: LSU (SEC)

10: UCLA (Big 10)
10: NC State (ACC)
10: Baylor (Big 12)
10: St. Louis (A-10)

11: Indiana (Big 10)
11: Miami FL (ACC)
11: Oklahoma State (Big 12)
11: Ohio State (Big 10)
11: Texas A&M (SEC)
11: Tulsa (American)

12: Yale (Ivy)
12: Miami OH (MAC)
12: McNeese (Southland)
12: Belmont (MVC)

13: UCSD (Big West)
13: Liberty (C-USA)
13: Utah Valley (WAC)
13: UNC Wilmington (CAA)

14: High Point (Big South)
14: Georgia Southern (Sun Belt)
14: Quinnipiac (MAAC)
14: Portland State (Big Sky)

15: Wright State (Horizon)
15: St. Thomas (Summit)
15: East Tennessee State (SoCon)
15: Lipscomb (Atlantic Sun)

16: Lindenwood (OVC)
16: Vermont (America East)
16: Navy (Patriot)
16: LIU (NEC)
16: Howard (MEAC)
16: Grambling (SWAC)

1ST 4 OUT
Butler (Big East)
Oklahoma (SEC)
VCU (A-10)
Virginia Tech (ACC)

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