Matty Brackets: CBB Review Bracketology (Mar. 13, 2026)

Selection Sunday is in just two days! Mat Mlodzinski has his latest bracketology – Friday, Mar. 13, 2026.

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

IF A TEAM IS BOLDED AND IN ALL CAPS, THEY HAVE EARNED AN AUTOMATIC BID.

East (Washington D.C.)

1. Duke (30-2, 17-1)
2. Iowa State (27-6, 12-6)
3. Michigan State (25-6, 15-5)
4. Alabama (23-8, 13-5)
5. St. John’s (26-6, 18-2)
6. BYU (23-11, 9-9)
7. Clemson (24-9, 12-6)
8. Saint Mary’s (27-5, 16-2)
9. UCLA (22-10, 13-7)
10. Miami-OH (31-1, 18-0)
11. Missouri (20-12, 10-8) / VCU (24-7, 15-3)
12. Akron (27-5, 17-1)
13. Utah Valley (24-7, 14-4)
14. NORTH DAKOTA STATE (27-7, 14-2)
15. TENNESSEE STATE (23-9, 15-5)
16. SIENA (23-11, 13-7)

Midwest (Chicago)

1. Michigan (29-2, 19-1)
2. UConn (28-4, 17-3)
3. Nebraska (26-5, 15-5)
4. Kansas (23-9, 12-6)
5. Vanderbilt (24-7, 11-7)
6. North Carolina (24-8, 12-6)
7. Georgia (22-10, 10-8)
8. Utah State (26-6, 15-5)
9. TCU (22-11, 11-7)
10. NC State (20-13, 10-8)
11. Texas (18-14, 9-9) / Santa Clara (26-8, 15-3)
12. Yale (23-5, 11-3)
13. Sam Houston (22-10, 13-7)
14. UC Irvine (22-10, 15-5)
15. QUEENS (21-13, 13-5)
16. Umbc (23-8, 14-2)

West (San Jose)

1. Arizona (30-2, 16-2)
2. Illinois (24-7, 15-5)
3. GONZAGA (30-3, 16-2)
4. Arkansas (23-8, 13-5)
5. Louisville (23-10, 11-7)
6. Wisconsin (23-9, 14-6)
7. Kentucky (21-12, 10-8)
8. Saint Louis (27-4, 15-3)
9. Iowa (21-12, 10-8)
10. UCF (21-11, 9-9)
11. Tulsa (25-6, 13-5)
12. MCNEESE (28-5, 19-3)
13. HOFSTRA (24-10, 12-6)
14. TROY (22-11, 12-6)
15. FURMAN (22-12, 10-8)
16. LIU (24-10, 15-3) / Southern (16-16, 11-7)

South (Houston)

1. Florida (25-6, 16-2)
2. Houston (27-5, 14-4)
3. Purdue (24-8, 13-7)
4. Virginia (28-4, 15-3)
5. Texas Tech (22-10, 12-6)
6. Tennessee (22-10, 11-7)
7. Miami-Fla (25-7, 13-5)
8. Villanova (24-8, 15-5)
9. Ohio State (21-11, 12-8)
10. Texas A&M (21-11, 11-7)
11. SMU (20-13, 8-10)
12. NORTHERN IOWA (23-12, 11-9)
13. HIGH POINT (30-4, 15-1)
14. WRIGHT STATE (23-11, 15-5)
15. IDAHO (21-14, 9-9)
16. Howard (21-10, 11-3) / LEHIGH (18-16, 11-7)

First Four Out:

• Oklahoma (19-14, 7-11)
• Auburn (17-16, 7-11)
• West Virginia (18-14, 9-9)
• Cincinnati (18-15, 9-9)

Next Four Out:

• San Diego State (21-10, 14-6)
• Seton Hall (21-11, 10-10)
• Cal (21-11, 9-9)
• New Mexico (23-9, 13-7)