The Vanderbilt Hustler Sports Section's
2026 MARCH MADNESS BRACKET
Published March 21, 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 Editor Henry Oelhafen
Senior Sports Analyst David Hernandez
and
Deputy Sports Editor Jack Frutkin
for the women's tournament.
Fort Worth 1
1 UConn
16 UTSA
8 Iowa St
9 Syracuse
5 Maryland
12 Murray St
4 North Carolina
13 West Illinois
6 Notre Dame
11 Fairfield
3 Ohio St
14 Howard
7 Illinois
10 Colorado
2 Vanderbilt
15 High Point
UConn
Iowa St
Maryland
North Carolina
Notre Dame
Ohio St
Colorado
Vanderbilt
UConn
North Carolina
Notre Dame
Vanderbilt
UConn
Vanderbilt
UCLA
LSU
UCLA
Ole Miss
Duke
LSU
UCLA
Princeton
Ole Miss
Minnesota
Baylor
Duke
Texas Tech
LSU
Sacramento 2
1 UCLA
16 Cal Baptist
8 Oklahoma St
9 Princeton
5 Ole Miss
12 Gonzaga
4 Minnesota
13 Green Bay
6 Baylor
11 Nebraska
3 Duke
14 Charleston
7 Texas Tech
10 Villanova
2 LSU
15 Jacksonville
FINAL FOUR
UConn
South Carolina
CHAMPIONSHIPS
UConn
UCLA
FINAL FOUR
UCLA
Texas
Sacramento 4
1 South Carolina
16 Southern
8 Clemson
9 USC
5 Michigan St
12 Colorado St
4 Oklahoma
13 Idaho
6 Washington
11 South Dakota St
3 TCU
14 UC San Diego
7 Georgia
10 Virginia
2 Iowa
15 FDU
South Carolina
Clemson
Michigan St
Oklahoma
South Dakota St
TCU
Georgia
Iowa
South Carolina
Oklahoma
TCU
Iowa
South Carolina
TCU
Texas
Michigan
Texas
West Virginia
Louisville
Michigan
Texas
Oregon
Kentucky
West Virginia
Alabama
Louisville
NC State
Michigan
Fort Worth 3
1 Texas
16 Missouri St
8 Oregon
9 Virginia Tech
5 Kentucky
12 James Madison
4 West Virginia
13 Miami (Ohio)
6 Alabama
11 Rhode Island
3 Louisville
14 Vermont
7 NC State
10 Tennessee
2 Michigan
15 Holy Cross