Latest bracketology as of 2/2/2026
Scroll down to see the bracket and simulation sheet
Last year's bracketologies are further down
Credit to NCAA Game Simulator for the simulations
1: Arizona*, Michigan*, Duke*, UConn*
2: Nebraska, Illinois, Gonzaga*, Iowa State
3: Houston, Michigan State, Purdue, Vanderbilt
4: Kansas, BYU, Texas Tech, Virginia
5: Florida, Tennessee, North Carolina, Arkansas
6: Alabama, Louisville, St. John's, Kentucky
7: Clemson, Saint Louis*, Auburn, UCF
8: Texas A&M*, Villanova, SMU, Iowa
9: Georgia, NC State, Utah State*, Wisconsin
10: Miami (FL), USC, Indiana, Saint Mary's
11: UCLA, New Mexico, Virginia Tech, Ohio State, Texas, Miami (OH)*
12: Tulsa*, Belmont*, Liberty*, Stephen F. Austin*
13: Utah Valley*, UC Irvine*, UNC Wilmington*, Troy*
14: Wright State*, North Dakota State*, Winthrop*, East Tennessee State*
15: Portland State*, Austin Peay*, UT Martin*, Harvard*
16: Navy*, LIU*, Vermont*, Merrimack*, Bethune-Cookman*, UMES*
* - automatic qualifier
Bold = Last Four In
First Four Out:
California
Seton Hall
San Diego State
Missouri
Next Four Out:
Santa Clara
George Mason
Stanford
TCU