March Madness 2026 Bracket Release

Today at 6:00 P.M. EST, the official March Madness bracket was released. 

Duke was named the number one seed, with Arizona, Michigan, Florida, Houston, and UConn trailing close behind. 

Auburn, Indiana, and Oklahoma are among the teams that were scorned for an opportunity to participate in the tournament. 

The official list of 60 is as follows (NCAA):

1. Duke
2. Arizona
3. Michigan
4. Florida
5. Houston
6. UConn
7. Iowa St.
8. Purdue
9. Michigan St.
10. Illinois
11. Gonzaga
12. Virginia
13. Nebraska
14. Alabama
15. Kansas
16. Arkansas
17. Vanderbilt
18. St. John’s
19. Texas Tech
20. Wisconsin
21. Tennessee
22. North Carolina
23. Louisville
24. BYU
25. Kentucky
26. Saint Mary’s (CA)
27. Miami (FL)
28. UCLA
29. Clemson
30. Villanova
31. Ohio St.
32. Georgia
33. Utah St.
34. TCU
35. Saint Louis
36. Iowa
37. Santa Clara
38. UCF
39. Missouri
40. Texas A&M
41. NC State
42. Texas
43. SMU
44. Miami (OH)
45. VCU
46. South Florida
47. McNeese
48. Akron
49. UNI
50. High Point
51. California Baptist
52. Hofstra
53. Troy
54. Hawaii
55. North Dakota St.
56. Penn
57. Wright St.
58. Kennesaw St.
59. Tennessee St.
60. Idaho
61. Furman
62. Queens (NC)
63. Siena
64. LIU
65. Howard
66. UMBC
67. Lehigh
68. Prairie View

Make your bracket using this link: https://www.ncaa.com/march-madness-live/bracket