The Vanderbilt Hustler Sports Section's
2026 MARCH MADNESS BRACKET
Published March 18, 2026 • Updated April 4, 2026
Check out The Hustler's 2026 March Madness Tournaments predictions! View the
men's
and
women's
brackets.
Follow along with the
live bracket
, or see the picks of
Sports Podcast Producer Tristan Rutman
Deputy Sports Editor Grace Hall
and
Deputy Sports Editor Eli Landers
for the men's tournament.
EAST
1 Duke
71
16 Siena
65
8 Ohio St
64
9 TCU
66
5 St. John's
79
12 Northern Iowa
53
4 Kansas
68
13 Cal Baptist
60
6 Louisville
83
11 South Florida
79
3 Michigan St.
92
14 North Dakota St.
67
7 UCLA
75
10 UCF
71
2 UConn
82
15 Furman
71
Duke
81
TCU
58
St. John's
67
Kansas
65
Louisville
69
Michigan St.
77
UCLA
57
UConn
73
Duke
80
St. John's
75
Michigan St
63
UConn
67
Duke
72
UConn
73
Iowa
59
Illinois
71
Iowa
77
Nebraska
71
Illinois
65
Houston
55
Florida
72
Iowa
73
Vanderbilt
72
Nebraska
74
VCU
55
Illinois
76
Texas A&M
58
Houston
88
SOUTH
114
1 Florida
55
16 Prairie View A&M
61
8 Clemson
67
9 Iowa
78
5 Vanderbilt!
68
12 McNeese
76
4 Nebraska
47
13 Troy
78
6 North Carolina
82
11 VCU
105
3 Illinois
70
14 Penn
50
7 Saint Mary's
63
10 Texas A&M
78
2 Houston
47
15 Idaho
FINAL FOUR
UConn 71
.
Illinois 62
.
CHAMPIONSHIPS
FINAL FOUR
Arizona 73
Michigan 91
WEST
1 Arizona
92
16 Long Island
58
8 Villanova
76
9 Utah St.
86
5 Wisconsin
82
12 High Point
83
4 Arkansas
97
13 Hawaii
78
6 BYU
71
11 Texas
79
3 Gonzaga
73
14 Kennesaw St.
64
7 Miami (FL)
80
10 Missousi
66
2 Purdue
104
15 Queens (N.C.)
71
Arizona
78
Utah St
66
High Point
88
Arkansas
94
Texas
74
Gonzaga
68
Miami (FL)
69
Purdue
79
Arizona
109
Arkansas
88
Texas
77
Purdue
79
Arizona
79
Purdue
64
Michigan
95
Tennessee
62
Michigan
89
Alabama
77
Tennessee
76
Iowa St
62
Michigan
95
Saint Louis
72
Texas Tech
65
Alabama
90
Tennessee
79
Virginia
72
Kentucky
63
Iowa St
82
MIDWEST
101
1 Michigan
80
16 Howard
77
8 Georgia
102
9 Saint Louis
91
5 Texas Tech
71
12 Akron
90
4 Alabama
70
13 Hofstra
78
6 Tennessee
56
11 Miami (OH)
82
3 Virginia
73
14 Wright St.
89
7 Kentucky
84
10 Santa Clara
108
2 Iowa St.
74
15 Tennessee St.