Bracketology 2026: March Madness Predictions (Version 5.0)

We are 6 weeks away from Selection Sunday as we continue 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: Arizona (Big 12)
1: Duke (ACC)
1: Michigan (Big 10)
1: Connecticut (Big East)

2: Nebraska (Big 10)
2: Illinois (Big 10)
2: Iowa State (Big 12)
2: Michigan State (Big 10)

3: Houston (Big 12)
3: Gonzaga (WCC)
3: Purdue (Big 10)
3: Vanderbilt (SEC)

4: Kansas (Big 12)
4: Texas Tech (Big 12)
4: BYU (Big 12)
4: Virginia (ACC)

5: Florida (SEC)
5: Alabama (SEC)
5: North Carolina (ACC)
5: Arkansas (SEC)

6: Tennessee (SEC)
6: St. John’s (Big East)
6: Louisville (ACC)
6: Clemson (ACC)

7: Auburn (SEC)
7: St. Louis (A-10)
7: Kentucky (SEC)
7: Villanova (Big East)

8: UCF (Big 12)
8: SMU (ACC)
8: Iowa (Big 10)
8: Texas A&M (SEC)

9: Utah State (MWC)
9: Georgia (SEC)
9: Wisconsin (Big 10)
9: NC State (ACC)

10: St. Mary’s (WCC)
10: USC (Big 10)
10: Miami FL (ACC)
10: Indiana (Big 10)

11: UCLA (Big 10)
11: Ohio State (Big 10)
11: New Mexico (MWC)
11: Virginia Tech (ACC)
11: San Diego State (MWC)
11: Miami OH (MAC)

12: Tulsa (American)
12: Yale (Ivy)
12: Belmont (MVC)
12: Liberty (C-USA)

13: Stephen F. Austin (Southland)
13: High Point (Big South)
13: UC Irvine (Big West)
13: UNC Wilmington (CAA)

14: Troy (Sun Belt)
14: North Dakota State (Summit)
14: Utah Valley (WAC)
14: East Tennessee State (SoCon)

15: Portland State (Big Sky)
15: Wright State (Horizon)
15: Austin Peay (Atlantic Sun)
15: UT Martin (OVC)

16: Navy (Patriot)
16: LIU (NEC)
16: Merrimack (MAAC)
16: Vermont (America East)
16: Bethune-Cookman (SWAC)
16: Maryland Eastern Shore (MEAC)

1ST 4 OUT
Missouri (SEC)
Seton Hall (Big East)
Stanford (ACC)
Texas (SEC)