March Madness has officially begun, with the regular season over and conference tournaments in full swing. They will all lead up to the 2026 NCAA men’s basketball tournament, with the matchups getting locked down on Selection Sunday. Before March 15 rolls around, though, it’s prime Bracketology season, when the entire college basketball world makes their picks for who will play who.
Taking the consensus bracketologist projections, NET rankings, our own prognostication and other factors into account, here is how DraftKings currently thinks the bracket will shape up:
East Regional (Washington DC)
- Duke vs. 16. Queens
8. UCLA vs. 9. TCU
5. Vanderbilt vs. 12. McNeese State
4. Virginia vs. 13. Hofstra
6. Louisville vs. 11. Missouri / VCU
3. Purdue vs. 14. North Dakota State
7. Miami (FL) vs. 10. Santa Clara
2. Iowa State vs. 15. Wright State
Midwest Regional (Chicago)
- Michigan vs. 16. Howard / Florida A&M
8. Utah State vs. 9. Saint Louis
5. St. John’s vs. 12. Yale
4. Kansas vs. 13. Sam Houston State
6. North Carolina vs. 11. Miami (OH)
3. Illinois vs. 14. Troy
7. Kentucky vs. 10. UCF
2. UConn vs. 15. Tennessee State
South Regional (Houston)
- Florida vs. 16. Long Island / Lehigh
8. Villanova vs. 9. Iowa
5. Arkansas vs. 12. Akron
4. Texas Tech vs. 13. Utah Valley
6. BYU vs. 11. Texas / SMU
3. Nebraska vs. 14. Wright State
7. Clemson vs. 10. Texas A&M
2. Houston vs. 15. Furman
West Regional (San Jose)
- Arizona vs. 16. UMBC
8. Georgia vs. 9. Ohio State
5. Tennessee vs. 12. High Point
4. Alabama vs. 13. Northern Iowa
6. Wisconsin vs. 11. South Florida
3. Gonzaga vs. 14. UC Irvine
7. Saint Mary’s vs. 10. NC State
2. Michigan State vs. 15. Idaho
NCAA Tournament Bubble
Last Four Byes
- UCF
- NC State
- Missouri
- South Florida
Last Four In
- Miami (OH)
- Texas
- VCU
- SMU
First Four Out
- Auburn
- New Mexico
- Oklahoma
- San Diego State
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