Bracketology 2026: March Madness Predictions (Version 6.0)

We are 5 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: Michigan (Big 10)
1: Duke (ACC)
1: Connecticut (Big East)

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

3: Michigan State (Big 10)
3: Purdue (Big 10)
3: Gonzaga (WCC)
3: Kansas (Big 12)

4: Florida (SEC)
4: Vanderbilt (SEC)
4: Virginia (ACC)
4: Texas Tech (Big 12)

5: Alabama (SEC)
5: BYU (Big 12)
5: St. John’s (Big East)
5: North Carolina (ACC)

6: Tennessee (SEC)
6: Arkansas (SEC)
6: Louisville (ACC)
6: St. Louis (A-10)

7: Kentucky (SEC)
7: Clemson (ACC)
7: Auburn (SEC)
7: Iowa (Big 10)

8: UCF (Big 12)
8: Villanova (Big East)
8: NC State (ACC)
8: Texas A&M (SEC)

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

10: USC (Big 10)
10: Indiana (Big 10)
10: St. Mary’s (WCC)
10: UCLA (Big 10)

11: Miami FL (ACC)
11: Miami OH (MAC)
11: Texas (SEC)
11: Ohio State (Big 10)
11: Santa Clara (WCC)
11: San Diego State (MWC)

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

13: Stephen F. Austin (Southland)
13: High Point (Big South)
13: Utah Valley (WAC)
13: UNC Wilmington (CAA)

14: Hawaii (Big West)
14: North Dakota State (Summit)
14: Troy (Sun Belt)
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: Merrimack (MAAC)
16: LIU (NEC)
16: Bethune-Cookman (SWAC)
16: UMBC (America East)
16: Morgan State (MEAC)

1ST 4 OUT
Missouri (SEC)
New Mexico (MWC)
Seton Hall (Big East)
Virginia Tech (ACC)