by Max Goren
Teams in italics denote predicted automatic qualifiers.
Up/Down ↑/↓ arrows denote teams moving seed lines.
Asterisks denote teams new to the bracket.
Rising: Iowa St, Virginia, Tennessee, Miami-FL, Clemson, Ohio State, Iowa, Texas A&M
Falling: Illinois, Purdue, North Carolina, Villanova, Georgia, UCLA, Miami-OH
New: Oklahoma, Akron
Dropped: Texas
Live Bracket with projected first-/second-round sites: Maxetology Bracket
Through games on March 12, 2026:
1 Seeds
1. Duke (ACC)
2. Michigan (Big Ten)
3. Arizona (Big 12)
4. Florida (SEC)
2 Seeds
5. UConn (Big East)
6. Houston
7. Michigan State
8. Iowa State ↑
3 Seeds
9. Illinois ↓
10. Nebraska
11. Virginia ↑
12. Alabama
4 Seeds
13. Purdue ↓
14. Gonzaga (WCC)
15. Kansas
16. Vanderbilt
5 Seeds
17. Arkansas
18. Texas Tech
19. St. John’s
20. Tennessee ↑
6 Seeds
21. North Carolina ↓
22. Wisconsin
23. Louisville
24. BYU
7 Seeds
25. Saint Mary’s
26. Miami-FL ↑
27. Kentucky
28. Clemson ↑
8 Seeds
29. Utah St (MWC)
30. Villanova ↓
31. Georgia ↓
32. Ohio St ↑
9 Seeds
33. UCLA ↓
34. Saint Louis (A10)
35. TCU
36. Iowa ↑
10 Seeds
37. Santa Clara
38. UCF
39. NC State
40. Texas A&M ↑
11 Seeds
41. Missouri
42. VCU
43. Miami-OH ↓↓
44. SMU
45. Oklahoma* (Last Team In)
46. USF (American)
12 Seeds
47. Akron (MAC)
48. McNeese State (Southland)
49. Yale (Ivy)
50. Northern Iowa (MVC)
13 Seeds
51. High Point (Big South)
52. Utah Valley (WAC)
53. Hofstra (CAA)
54. Sam Houston (C-USA)
14 Seeds
55. Hawaii (Big West)
56. North Dakota State (Summit)
57. Troy (Sun Belt)
58. Wright St (Horizon)
15 Seeds
59. Tennessee State (OVC)
60. Siena (MAAC)
61. Furman (SoCon)
62. Queens (ASun)
16 Seeds
63. Idaho (Big Sky)
64. LIU (NEC)
65. UMBC (America East)
66. Howard (MEAC)
67. Southern (SWAC)
68. Lehigh (Patriot)
Bubble Watch
New Mexico
San Diego State
Seton Hall
Auburn