Projected Bracket 3/14/2026

MIDWEST (CHICAGO)
1 Michigan - Buffalo, NY
16 LIU
8 Villanova
9 Saint Louis

4 Vanderbilt - Tampa, FL
13 Hofstra
5 St. John's
12 McNeese St

3 Virginia - Philadelphia, PA
14 Wright St
6 Wisconsin
11 VCU

2 Iowa St - St. Louis, MO
15 UMBC
7 Kentucky
10 Santa Clara


SOUTH (HOUSTON)
1 Florida - Tampa, FL
16 Southern / Lehigh
8 Clemson
9 TCU

4 Nebraska - Oklahoma City, OK
13 Northern Iowa
5 Arkansas
12 Akron

3 Illinois - Greenville, SC
14 Tennessee St
6 North Carolina
11 South Florida

2 Houston - Oklahoma City, OK
15 UMBC
7 Saint Mary's
10 Texas A&M


EAST (WASHINGTON DC)
1 Duke - Greenville, SC
16 Louisiana Tech / Howard
8 Georgia
9 Ohio St

4 Kansas - Portland, OR
13 North Dakota St
5 Tennessee
12 High Point

3 Purdue - St. Louis, MO
14 Troy
6 Louisville
11 Miami OH / Texas

2 Connecticut - Philadelphia, PA
15 Siena
7 UCLA
10 NC State


WEST (SAN JOSE)
1 Arizona - San Diego, CA
16 Idaho
8 Utah St
9 Iowa

4 Alabama - San Diego, CA
13 Utah Valley
5 Texas Tech
12 Yale

3 Gonzaga - Portland, OR
14 UC Irvine
6 BYU
11 Missouri / SMU

2 Michigan St - Buffalo, NY
15 Queens
7 Miami FL
10 UCF