Bracketology 2026: March Madness Predictions (Version 7.0)

We are 4 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 weeks 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: Duke (ACC)
1: Arizona (Big 12)
1: Connecticut (Big East)

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

3: Nebraska (Big 10)
3: Kansas (Big 12)
3: Florida (SEC)
3: Michigan State (Big 10)

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

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

6: Tennessee (SEC)
6: Louisville (ACC)
6: BYU (Big 12)
6: St. Louis (A-10)

7: Kentucky (SEC)
7: Villanova (Big East)
7: Clemson (ACC)
7: NC State (ACC)

8: Utah State (MWC)
8: Iowa (Big 10)
8: Wisconsin (Big 10)
8: Auburn (SEC)

9: UCF (Big 12)
9: SMU (ACC)
9: Indiana (Big 10)
9: Texas A&M (SEC)

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

11: Texas (SEC)
11: Miami OH (MAC)
11: UCLA (Big 10)
11: San Diego State (MWC)
11: Santa Clara (WCC)
11: Missouri (SEC)

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

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

14: Cal Baptist (WAC)
14: South Alabama (Sun Belt)
14: North Dakota State (Summit)
14: East Tennessee State (SoCon)

15: Austin Peay (Atlantic Sun)
15: Portland State (Big Sky)
15: Wright State (Horizon)
15: Navy (Patriot)

16: UT Martin (OVC)
16: Merrimack (MAAC)
16: LIU (NEC)
16: Bethune-Cookman (SWAC)
16: Morgan State (MEAC)
16: UMBC (America East)

1ST 4 OUT
New Mexico (MWC)
Ohio State (Big 10)
Oklahoma State (Big 12)
Virginia Tech (ACC)