Matty Brackets: CBB Review Bracketology (Feb. 7, 2026)

The countdown to March Madness is on! Mat Mlodzinski has his latest bracketology – Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026!

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If a team is bolded, they are a projected automatic bid.

West (San Jose)

1. Arizona (22-0, 9-0)
2. Purdue (18-4, 8-3)
3. Vanderbilt (19-3, 6-3)
4. Michigan State (19-4, 9-3)
5. Alabama (15-7, 5-4)
6. North Carolina (18-4, 6-3)
7. Saint Louis (22-1, 10-0)
8. Villanova (17-5, 8-3)
9. Wisconsin (16-6, 8-3)
10. Texas (14-9, 5-5)
11. UCLA (16-7, 8-4) / Santa Clara (20-5, 11-1)
12. Tulsa (20-3, 8-2)
13. Hawaii (16-5, 8-3)
14. UNC Wilmington (19-4, 8-2)
15. Portland State (15-6, 9-1)
16. LIU (14-8, 8-1) / Howard (14-9, 4-3)

South (Houston)

1. Duke (21-1, 10-0)
2. Houston (20-2, 8-1)
3. Nebraska (20-2, 9-2)
4. St. John’s (18-5, 11-1)
5. Texas Tech (16-6, 6-3)
6. Tennessee (16-6, 6-3)
7. NC State (17-6, 8-2)
8. Texas A&M (17-5, 7-2)
9. SMU (15-7, 4-5)
10. Saint Mary’s (20-4, 9-2)
11. Baylor (13-9, 3-7) / Ohio State (15-7, 7-5)
12. Liberty (19-3, 11-0)
13. Troy (16-8, 9-3)
14. North Dakota State (19-6, 9-1)
15. Austin Peay (16-6, 10-1)
16. Vermont (14-10, 6-3) / Bethune-Cookman (11-11, 8-1)

Midwest (Chicago)

1. Michigan (21-1, 11-1)
2. Iowa State (20-2, 7-2)
3. Florida (16-6, 7-2)
4. Virginia (19-3, 8-2)
5. BYU (17-5, 5-4)
6. Iowa (17-5, 7-4)
7. Clemson (19-4, 9-1)
8. Utah State (19-3, 10-2)
9. Georgia (16-6, 4-5)
10. USC (17-6, 6-6)
11. Miami-OH (23-0, 11-0)
12. Yale (17-6, 6-2)
13. Stephen F Austin (20-3, 13-1)
14. Cal Baptist (17-6, 7-3)
15. UT Martin (19-5, 11-2)
16. Marist (16-7, 10-4)

East (Washington D.C.)

1. Illinois (20-3, 11-1)
2. UConn (22-2, 12-1)
3. Kansas (17-5, 7-2)
4. Gonzaga (22-2, 12-1)
5. Arkansas (16-6, 6-3)
6. Louisville (16-6, 6-4)
7. Kentucky (16-7, 7-3)
8. UCF (17-5, 6-4)
9. Auburn (14-8, 5-4)
10. Miami-Fla (17-5, 6-3)
11. Indiana (15-8, 6-6)
12. Belmont (22-3, 12-2)
13. High Point (21-4, 9-1)
14. East Tennessee State (17-7, 9-2)
15. Wright State (15-9, 10-3)
16. Navy (18-6, 10-1)

First Four Out:

• Oklahoma State (16-6, 4-5)
• Missouri (15-7, 5-4)
• San Diego State (16-6, 10-2)
• Seton Hall (16-7, 6-6)

Next Four Out:

• New Mexico (18-5, 9-3)
• TCU (13-9, 3-6)
• West Virginia (15-8, 6-4)
• Cal (17-6, 5-5)