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2026 MEN’S TOURNAMENTTHE FULL FIELD

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Arkansas, seed 4, WestArizona, seed 1, WestUCLA, seed 7, EastUConn, seed 2, EastHoward, seed 16, MidwestFlorida, seed 1, SouthSouth Florida, seed 11, EastGeorgia, seed 8, MidwestHawai'i, seed 13, WestIowa State, seed 2, MidwestIdaho, seed 15, SouthKentucky, seed 7, MidwestLouisville, seed 6, EastMichigan State, seed 3, EastMichigan, seed 1, MidwestSaint Louis, seed 9, MidwestMissouri, seed 10, WestDuke, seed 1, EastNC State, seed 11, WestNorth Carolina, seed 6, SouthNebraska, seed 4, SouthMiami (OH), seed 11, MidwestOhio State, seed 8, EastPennsylvania, seed 14, SouthVillanova, seed 8, WestClemson, seed 8, SouthFurman, seed 15, EastVanderbilt, seed 5, SouthTexas A&M, seed 10, SouthHouston, seed 2, SouthTexas, seed 11, WestBYU, seed 6, WestVirginia, seed 3, MidwestWisconsin, seed 5, WestUtah State, seed 9, WestAlabama, seed 4, MidwestKennesaw State, seed 14, WestIllinois, seed 3, SouthAkron, seed 12, MidwestUCF, seed 10, EastGonzaga, seed 3, WestHigh Point, seed 12, WestHofstra, seed 13, MidwestIowa, seed 9, SouthKansas, seed 4, EastLehigh, seed 16, SouthMcNeese, seed 12, SouthUMBC, seed 16, MidwestMiami, seed 7, WestNorth Dakota State, seed 14, EastNorthern Iowa, seed 12, EastPrairie View A&M, seed 16, SouthPurdue, seed 2, WestQueens University, seed 15, WestSanta Clara, seed 10, MidwestSiena, seed 16, EastSMU, seed 11, MidwestSt. John's, seed 5, EastSaint Mary's, seed 7, SouthTCU, seed 9, EastTennessee, seed 6, MidwestTennessee State, seed 15, MidwestTexas Tech, seed 5, MidwestTroy, seed 13, SouthVCU, seed 11, SouthWright State, seed 14, MidwestCalifornia Baptist, seed 13, EastLong Island University, seed 16, West

Opening Round68 → 64

Midwest
16UMBC83
16Howard86
HowardRound of 64
West
11Texas68
11NC State66
TexasRound of 64
South
16Prairie View67
16Lehigh55
Prairie ViewRound of 64
Midwest
11Miami OH89
11SMU79
Miami OHRound of 64

Round of 6464 → 32

East
1DukeDUKE71
16SienaSIE65
8Ohio StateOSU64
9TCUTCU66
4KansasKU68
13CA BaptistCBU60
5St John'sSJU79
12Northern IowaUNI53
2UConnCONN82
15FurmanFUR71
7UCLAUCLA75
10UCFUCF71
3Michigan StMSU92
14N Dakota StNDSU67
6LouisvilleLOU83
11South FloridaUSF79
1DukeDUKE81
9TCUTCU58
4KansasKU65
5St John'sSJU67
2UConnCONN73
7UCLAUCLA57
3Michigan StMSU77
6LouisvilleLOU69
South
2HoustonHOU78
15IdahoIDHO47
7Saint Mary'sSMC50
10Texas A&MTA&M63
3IllinoisILL105
14PennPENN70
6North CarolinaUNC78
11VCUVCU82
4NebraskaNEB76
13TroyTROY47
5VanderbiltVAN78
12McNeeseMCN68
1FloridaFLA114
16Prairie ViewPV55
8ClemsonCLEM61
9IowaIOWA67
2HoustonHOU88
10Texas A&MTA&M57
3IllinoisILL76
11VCUVCU55
4NebraskaNEB74
5VanderbiltVAN72
1FloridaFLA72
9IowaIOWA73
West
1ArizonaARIZ92
16Long IslandLIU58
8VillanovaVILL76
9Utah StateUSU86
4ArkansasARK97
13Hawai'iHAW78
5WisconsinWIS82
12High PointHPU83
2PurduePUR104
15QueensQUC71
7MiamiMIA80
10MissouriMIZ66
3GonzagaGONZ73
14Kennesaw StKENN64
6BYUBYU71
11TexasTEX79
1ArizonaARIZ78
9Utah StateUSU66
4ArkansasARK94
12High PointHPU88
2PurduePUR79
7MiamiMIA69
3GonzagaGONZ68
11TexasTEX74
Midwest
1MichiganMICH101
16HowardHOW80
8GeorgiaUGA77
9Saint LouisSLU102
4AlabamaALA90
13HofstraHOF70
5Texas TechTTU91
12AkronAKR71
2Iowa StateISU108
15Tennessee StTNST74
7KentuckyUK89
10Santa ClaraSCU84
3VirginiaUVA82
14Wright StWRST73
6TennesseeTENN78
11Miami OHM-OH56
1MichiganMICH95
9Saint LouisSLU72
4AlabamaALA90
5Texas TechTTU65
2Iowa StateISU82
7KentuckyUK63
3VirginiaUVA72
6TennesseeTENN79

Round of 3232 → 16

East
1DukeDUKE81
9TCUTCU58
4KansasKU65
5St John'sSJU67
2UConnCONN73
7UCLAUCLA57
3Michigan StMSU77
6LouisvilleLOU69
1DukeDUKE80
5St John'sSJU75
2UConnCONN67
3Michigan StMSU63
South
2HoustonHOU88
10Texas A&MTA&M57
3IllinoisILL76
11VCUVCU55
4NebraskaNEB74
5VanderbiltVAN72
1FloridaFLA72
9IowaIOWA73
2HoustonHOU55
3IllinoisILL65
4NebraskaNEB71
9IowaIOWA77
West
1ArizonaARIZ78
9Utah StateUSU66
4ArkansasARK94
12High PointHPU88
2PurduePUR79
7MiamiMIA69
3GonzagaGONZ68
11TexasTEX74
1ArizonaARIZ109
4ArkansasARK88
2PurduePUR79
11TexasTEX77
Midwest
1MichiganMICH95
9Saint LouisSLU72
4AlabamaALA90
5Texas TechTTU65
2Iowa StateISU82
7KentuckyUK63
3VirginiaUVA72
6TennesseeTENN79
1MichiganMICH90
4AlabamaALA77
2Iowa StateISU62
6TennesseeTENN76

Sweet Sixteen16 → 8

East
1DukeDUKE80
5St John'sSJU75
2UConnCONN67
3Michigan StMSU63
1DukeDUKE72
2UConnCONN73
South
2HoustonHOU55
3IllinoisILL65
4NebraskaNEB71
9IowaIOWA77
3IllinoisILL71
9IowaIOWA59
West
1ArizonaARIZ109
4ArkansasARK88
2PurduePUR79
11TexasTEX77
1ArizonaARIZ79
2PurduePUR64
Midwest
1MichiganMICH90
4AlabamaALA77
2Iowa StateISU62
6TennesseeTENN76
1MichiganMICH95
6TennesseeTENN62

Elite Eight8 → 4

East
1Duke72
2UConn73
UConnFinal Four
South
3Illinois71
9Iowa59
IllinoisFinal Four
West
1Arizona79
2Purdue64
ArizonaFinal Four
Midwest
1Michigan95
6Tennessee62
MichiganFinal Four

Final Four4 → 2

Regional championsThe final two
1Arizona73
1Michigan91
2UConn71
3Illinois62
1Michigan69
2UConn63

Championship2 → 1

ChampionshipLast team standing
1Michigan69
2UConn63
MichiganChampion
  1. 68
  2. 64
  3. 32
  4. 16
  5. 8
  6. 4
  7. 2
  8. Champion

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Final Four · Apr 4
1Arizona73
1Michigan91

Jamie’s Michigan pick

+16 points
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RankEntryPoints
1Jamie · All the way121
2Alex · Chalk talk118
3Sam · Upset season112

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THE CHAMPIONSHIP
1Michigan69
2UConn63
Michigan wins 69–63.
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