Running the Hardwood

2025-26 Bracket Projection - December 12, 2025

SeedTeam
1Duke
1Michigan
1Connecticut
1Iowa St.
2Arizona
2Gonzaga
2Vanderbilt
2Purdue
3Michigan St.
3BYU
3Alabama
3Illinois
4Houston
4Louisville
4North Carolina
4Nebraska
5Kansas
5Texas Tech
5Arkansas
5Auburn
6Virginia
6USC
6Saint Mary's
6SMU
7Florida
7St. John's
7Tennessee
7Oklahoma St.
8Iowa
8Georgia
8Clemson
8Miami (FL)
9Utah St.
9UCF
9UCLA
9Seton Hall
10LSU
10Baylor
10NC State
10Indiana
11Butler*
11Virginia Tech*
11Saint Louis
11Colorado*
11Ohio St.*
11Akron
12Yale
12McNeese
12Tulsa
12Belmont
13UC San Diego
13UNC Wilmington
13High Point
13Utah Valley
14Sam Houston St.
14Quinnipiac
14Arkansas St.
14East Tennessee St.
15Northern Colorado
15Oakland
15Lipscomb
15North Dakota St.
16Colgate
16Lindenwood
16LIU*
16Bethune Cookman*
16Vermont*
16Norfolk St.*

* denotes First Four participant

Bubble Watch

CategoryTeams
Last Four ByesLSU, Baylor, NC State, Indiana
Last Four InButler, Virginia Tech, Colorado, Ohio St.
First Four OutWisconsin, Notre Dame, Boise St., California
Next Four OutSanta Clara, Arizona St., Syracuse, Oklahoma

Conference Bids

ConferenceBids
Big Ten10
Big 1210
ACC9
SEC8
Big East4
WCC2