NCAA Bracket Projection - 1/10/2026

1 Seeds:  MICHIGAN, ARIZONA, Iowa St, CONNECTICUT

2 Seeds:  VANDERBILT, Purdue, DUKE, GONZAGA

3 Seeds:  BYU, Nebraska, Houston, Michigan St

4 Seeds:  Alabama, Illinois, Kansas, Texas Tech

5 Seeds:  North Carolina, Arkansas, Louisville, Virginia

6 Seeds:  Villanova, SMU, Tennessee, UTAH ST

7 Seeds:  Clemson, Florida, USC, Georgia

8 Seeds:  SAINT LOUIS, Satin Mary's, Seton Hall, Iowa

9 Seeds:  UCF, St. John's, Auburn, Miami FL

10 Seeds:  Indiana, Kentucky, LSU, Ohio St

11 Seeds:  NC State, Virginia Tech, Baylor, UCLA, Oklahoma St, TULSA

12 Seeds:  YALE, MCNEESE ST, BELMONT, AKRON

13 Seeds:  HOFSTRA, LIBERTY, UTAH VALLEY, HAWAII

14 Seeds:  HIGH POINT, ARKANSAS ST, OAKLAND, ST. THOMAS

15 Seeds:  NORTHERN COLORADO, EAST TENNESSEE ST, AUSTIN PEAY, TENNESSEE MARTIN

16 Seeds:  MARIST, LIU, COLGATE, GRAMBLING ST, VERMONT, HOWARD

Last 4 Byes:

Kentucky

LSU

Ohio St

NC State

Last 4 In:

Virginia Tech

Baylor

UCLA

Oklahoma St

First 4 Out:

Miami OH

Oklahoma

Texas A&M

New Mexico

Next 4 Out:

TCU

California

Butler

Stanford

NCAA Bracket Projection - 12/23/25

1 Seeds:  MICHIGAN, ARIZONA, CONNECTICUT, DUKE

2 Seeds:  Iowa St, GONZAGA, VANDERBILT, Purdue

3 Seeds:  Michigan St, BYU, Nebraska, Houston

4 Seeds:  Kansas, North Carolina, Illinois, Alabama

5 Seeds:  Texas Tech, Louisville, Arkansas, Tennessee

6 Seeds:  Virginia, Iowa, USC, UTAH ST

7 Seeds:  Auburn, SMU, Florida, Saint Mary's

8 Seeds:  St. John's, Clemson, Seton Hall, Georgia

9 Seeds:  Kentucky, UCLA, SAINT LOUIS, LSU

10 Seeds:  UCF, Miami FL, NC State, Baylor

11 Seeds:  Indiana, Oklahoma St, Villanova, Ohio St, Butler, TULSA

12 Seeds:  YALE, BELMONT, MCNEESE ST, UC SAN DIEGO

13 Seeds:  AKRON, UTAH VALLEY, WILLIAM & MARY, SAM HOUSTON ST

14 Seeds:  QUINNIPIAC, LIPSCOMB, OAKLAND, HIGH POINT

15 Seeds:  MERCER, ST. THOMAS, MARSHALL, COLGATE

16 Seeds:  TENNESSEE MARTIN, IDAHO ST, VERMONT, LIU, GRAMBLING ST, HOWARD

Last 4 Byes:

Miami FL

NC State

Baylor

Indiana

Last 4 In:

Oklahoma St

Villanova

Ohio St

Butler

First 4 Out:

California

Virginia Tech

New Mexico

Colorado

Next 4 Out:

Boise St

Oklahoma

Kansas St

Stanford

Bids by Conference:
Big Ten - 10

Big 12 - 9

SEC - 9

ACC - 8

Big East - 5

WCC - 2

NCAA Bracket Projection - 12/17/25

1 Seeds:  MICHIGAN, ARIZONA, DUKE, CONNECTICUT

2 Seeds:  Iowa St, GONZAGA, BYU, Michigan St

3 Seeds:  VANDERBILT, Purdue, Nebraska, Alabama

4 Seeds:  Kansas, Houston, North Carolina, Illinois

5 Seeds:  Louisville, Arkansas, Texas Tech, Tennessee

6 Seeds:  Virginia, USC, Auburn, Iowa

7 Seeds:  Florida, Georgia, St. John's, SMU

8 Seeds:  Saint Mary's, UTAH ST, Clemson, LSU

9 Seeds:  Miami FL, Seton Hall, SAINT LOUIS, UCLA

10 Seeds:  Ohio St, Oklahoma St, Indiana, UCF

11 Seeds:  Kentucky, Butler, NC State, Baylor, Arizona St, TULSA

12 Seeds:  YALE, MCNEESE ST, UC SAN DIEGO, BELMONT

13 Seeds:  AKRON, UTAH VALLEY, WILLIAM & MARY, SAM HOUSTON ST

14 Seeds:  MERCER, NORTHERN COLORADO, LIPSCOMB, MARSHALL

15 Seeds:  WINTHROP, SIENA, ST. THOMAS, COLGATE

16 Seeds:  LINDENWOOD, LIU, ALABAMA A&M, VERMONT, WRIGHT ST, NORFOLK ST

Last 4 Byes:

Oklahoma

Indiana

UCF

Kentucky

Last 4 In:

Butler

NC State

Baylor

Arizona St

First 4 Out:

Oklahoma

Virginia Tech

Boise St

Villanova

Next 4 Out:

Colorado

Wisconsin

California

Notre Dame

Bids by Conference:

Big Ten - 10

Big 12 - 10

SEC - 9

ACC - 8

Big East - 4

WCC - 2

NCAA Bracket Projections - 12/3/25

1 Seeds:  MICHIGAN, Purdue, DUKE, ARIZONA

2 Seeds:  CONNECTICUT, Michigan St, GONZAGA, VANDERBILT

3 Seeds:  Iowa St, BYU, Houston, Alabama

4 Seeds:  Louisville, North Carolina, Indiana, USC

5 Seeds:  Kansas, Tennessee, UTAH ST, Auburn

6 Seeds:  Iowa, Illinois, Florida, Texas Tech

7 Seeds:  Clemson, SMU, Saint Mary's, Nebraska

8 Seeds:  St. John's, Oklahoma St, Baylor, Georgia

9 Seeds:  Virginia, Butler, LSU, Kentucky

10 Seeds:  Arkansas, Colorado, Santa Clara, NC State

11 Seeds:  Seton Hall, TCU, Missouri, George Mason, SAINT LOUIS, YALE

12 Seeds:  TULSA, BELMONT, AKRON, UC SAN DIEGO

13 Seeds:  MCNEESE ST, CAL BAPTIST, HIGH POINT, WILLIAM & MARY

14 Seeds:  SOUTH ALABAMA, SAM HOUSTON ST, MERCER, NORTHERN COLORADO

15 Seeds:  OAKLAND, IONA, AUSTIN PEAY, TENNESSEE ST

16 Seeds:  COLGATE, CENTRAL CONNECTICUT, ST. THOMAS, VERMONT, ALABAMA ST, NORFOLK ST

Last 4 Byes:

Arkansas

Colorado

Santa Clara

NC State

Last 4 In:

Seton Hall

TCU

Missouri

George Mason

First 4 Out:

Wisconsin

UCF

Miami FL

Ohio St

Next 4 Out:

VCU

UCLA

California

Villanova

Bids by Conference

Big 12 - 10

SEC - 10

Big Ten - 8

ACC - 7

Big East - 4

WCC - 3

A10 - 2

Preseason NCAA Bracket Projection - 11/3/25

I don't usually do a preseason projected bracket as I generally prefer my projections to be more results-based and not so much projection base.  However, I decided to go ahead and throw one together this year just because.  Probably won't update with a new projection until December after NET starts to be released.  Could always change my mind, though.  I have now jumped into the top 25 of the bracket matrix rankings after another strong year last year.  Hopefully I can keep that momentum going.

1 Seeds:  HOUSTON, DUKE, PURDUE, Michigan

2 Seeds:  FLORIDA, ST. JOHN'S, Illinois, BYU

3 Seeds:  Connecticut, Louisville, UCLA, Arizona

4 Seeds:  Kentucky, Tennessee, Iowa St, North Carolina

5 Seeds:  Kansas, GONZAGA, Arkansas, Ohio St

6 Seeds:  Vanderbilt, Alabama, USC, Creighton

7 Seeds:  Michigan St, Texas Tech, Missouri, Virginia

8 Seeds:  Wisconsin, Oregon, Auburn, NC State

9 Seeds:  San Diego St, Georgia, Baylor, VCU

10 Seeds:  Cincinnati, Texas A&M, BOISE ST, Iowa

11 Seeds:  Mississippi St, Texas, Oklahoma, Saint Mary's, Indiana, SOUTH FLORIDA

12 Seeds:  LIBERTY, YALE, AKRON, UC IRVINE

13 Seeds:  ILLINOIS ST, HIGH POINT, MCNEESE ST, UTAH VALLEY

14 Seeds:  UNC WILMINGTON, ARKANSAS ST, ST. THOMAS, FURMAN

15 Seeds:  LITTLE ROCK, SIENA, FLORIDA GULF COAST, SOUTHERN

16 Seeds:  IDAHO, VERMONT, NAVY, ROBERT MORRIS, LIU, NORFOLK ST

Last 4 Byes:

Cincinnati

Texas A&M

Iowa

Mississippi St

Last 4 In:

Texas

Oklahoma

Saint Mary's

Indiana

First 4 Out:

Clemson

Maryland

Utah St

SMU

Next 4 Out:

George Washington

Ole Miss

Nebraska

Villanova

NCAA Bracket Projections - 3/16/2025 - FINAL

1 Seeds:  Auburn, HOUSTON, FLORIDA, DUKE

2 Seeds:  Alabama, Tennessee, Michigan St, ST. JOHN'S

3 Seeds:  Texas Tech, WISCONSIN, Kentucky, Iowa St

4 Seeds:  Maryland, Texas A&M, Arizona, Michigan

5 Seeds:  Purdue, Clemson, Oregon, Louisville

6 Seeds:  Mississippi, BYU, Illinois, Saint Mary's

7 Seeds:  UCLA, GONZAGA, Kansas, Missouri

8 Seeds:  Marquette, MEMPHIS, Mississippi St, Creighton

9 Seeds:  Connecticut, Georgia, New Mexico, Baylor

10 Seeds:  Utah St, Oklahoma, Arkansas, West Virginia

11 Seeds:  Vanderbilt, VCU, San Diego St, DRAKE, Indiana, Texas

12 Seeds:  COLORADO ST, UC SAN DIEGO, LIBERTY, MCNEESE ST

13 Seeds:  HIGH POINT, YALE, AKRON, GRAND CANYON

14 Seeds:  UNC WILMINGTON, LIPSCOMB, TROY, MONTANA

15 Seeds:  ROBERT MORRIS, BRYANT, WOFFORD, OMAHA

16 Seeds:  NORFOLK ST, SIU EDWARDSVILLE, AMERICAN, MOUNT ST. MARY'S, ALABAMA ST, SAINT FRANCIS

 

 

Last 4 Byes:

Utah St

Oklahoma

Arkansas

West Virginia

 

Last 4 In:

Vanderbilt

San Diego St

Indiana

Texas

 

First 4 Out:

Xavier

North Carolina

Boise St

Ohio St

NCAA Bracket Projection - 3/16/25 AM UPDATE

1 Seeds:  Auburn, HOUSTON, FLORIDA, DUKE

2 Seeds:  Alabama, Tennessee, Michigan St, ST. JOHN'S

3 Seeds:  Texas Tech, Kentucky, WISCONSIN, Iowa St

4 Seeds:  Maryland, Texas A&M, Arizona, Michigan

5 Seeds:  Purdue, Clemson, Oregon, Louisville

6 Seeds:  BYU, Mississippi, Illinois, Saint Mary's

7 Seeds:  UCLA, GONZAGA, Missouri, Kansas

8 Seeds:  Marquette, MEMPHIS, Mississippi St, Creighton

9 Seeds:  Connecticut, Georgia, New Mexico, Baylor

10 Seeds:  Utah St, Oklahoma, Arkansas, West Virginia

11 Seeds:  VCU, Vanderbilt, DRAKE, San Diego St, Texas, North Carolina

12 Seeds:  UC SAN DIEGO, COLORADO ST, LIBERTY, MCNEESE ST

13 Seeds:  HIGH POINT, YALE, AKRON, GRAND CANYON

14 Seeds:  UNC WILMINGTON, LIPSCOMB, TROY, MONTANA

15 Seeds:  ROBERT MORRIS, BRYANT, WOFFORD, OMAHA

16 Seeds:  NORFOLK ST, SIU EDWARDSVILLE, AMERICAN, MOUNT ST. MARY'S, ALABAMA ST, SAINT FRANCIS

Last 4 Byes:

Utah St

Oklahoma

Arkansas

West Virginia

Last 4 In:

Vanderbilt

San Diego St

Texas

North Carolina

First 4 Out:

Indiana

Xavier

Boise St

Ohio St

Next 4 Out:

SMU

UC Irvine

Cincinnati

Nebraska