Projected Bracket 1/18/2026

WEST (SAN JOSE)
1 Arizona - San Diego, CA
16 Howard / Grambling St
8 Utah St
9 Saint Mary's

4 Florida - Tampa, FL
13 Troy
5 St. John's
12 McNeese St

3 Michigan St - Buffalo, NY
14 Hofstra
6 Saint Louis
11 San Diego St / Virginia Tech

2 Gonzaga - Portland, OR
15 Montana St
7 Georgia
10 USC


SOUTH (HOUSTON)
1 Connecticut - Philadelphia, PA
16 Marist
8 Wisconsin
9 Auburn

4 Vanderbilt - Tampa, FL
13 Belmont
5 Kansas
12 Tulsa

3 BYU - Portland, OR
14 Hawaii
6 Villanova
11 Ohio St

2 Nebraska - Oklahoma City, OK
15 Tennessee Martin
7 SMU
10 Texas A&M


MIDWEST (CHICAGO)
1 Michigan - Buffalo, NY
16 Navy
8 UCF
9 Miami FL

4 Virginia - Philadelphia, PA
13 High Point
5 Alabama
12 Yale

3 Illinois - Greenville, SC
14 Oakland
6 Clemson
11 Miami OH

2 Houston - Oklahoma City, OK
15 Austin Peay
7 Tennessee
10 NC State


EAST (WASHINGTON DC)
1 Duke - Greenville, SC
16 LIU / Vermont
8 Kentucky
9 Iowa

4 Texas Tech - San Diego, CA
13 Utah Valley
5 Arkansas
12 Liberty

3 Iowa St - St. Louis, MO
14 St. Thomas
6 Louisville
11 New Mexico / UCLA

2 Purdue - St. Louis, MO
15 East Tennessee St
7 North Carolina
10 Seton Hall