NCAA Men's Tournament Bracket Picks
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From Selection Sunday to the Championship, track every team's odds of advancing through each round of the Men's NCAA Tournament.
Below is a different way to look at the traditional NCAA Tournament bracket. The first round comes down to four sets of these eight pairings. These 2,496 squares below represent all the teams — not counting the play-in teams — that have competed in the tournament from 1985 through 2024. Unable to view our graphics? Click here to see them.
The Longhorns are No. 1 in the Fort Worth Region 3 of the 2026 NCAA Women’s Basketball tournament. It’s the second time Texas has secured three consecutive No. 1 seeds in March Madness.
Duke Blue Devils are projected to face an historic mid-major program in the first round of the 2026 NCAA Tournament.
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