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

16 Siena

8 Ohio St

9 TCU

5 St. John's

12 Northern Iowa

4 Kansas

13 Cal Baptist

6 Louisville

11 South Florida

3 Michigan St

14 North Dakota St

7 UCLA

10 UCF

2 UConn

15 Furman

Duke

TCU

St. John's

Kansas

South Florida

Michigan St

UCF

UConn

Duke

St. John's

South Florida

UConn

Duke

UConn

Vanderbilt

Houston

Florida

Vanderbilt

North Carolina

Houston

Florida

Clemson

Vanderbilt

Nebraska

North Carolina

Illinois

Texas A&M

Houston

SOUTH

1 Florida

16 Prairie View A&M

8 Clemson

9 Iowa

5 Vanderbilt

12 McNeese

4 Nebraska

13 Troy

6 North Carolina

11 VCU

3 Illinois

14 Penn

7 Saint Mary's

10 Texas A&M

2 Houston

15 Idaho

FINAL FOUR

Duke

Vanderbilt

CHAMPIONSHIPS

Duke

Arizona

FINAL FOUR

Arizona

Michigan

WEST

1 Arizona

16 Long Island

8 Villanova

9 Utah St

5 Wisconsin

12 High Point

4 Arkansas

13 Hawaii

6 BYU

11 Texas

3 Gonzaga

14 Kennesaw St

7 Miami (FL)

10 Missouri

2 Purdue

15 Queens (N.C.)

Arizona

Utah St

High Point

Arkansas

BYU

Gonzaga

Missouri

Purdue

Arizona

Arkansas

BYU

Missouri

Arizona

BYU

Michigan

Virginia

Michigan

Texas Tech

Virginia

Iowa State

Michigan

Georgia

Texas Tech

Alabama

Tennessee

Virginia

Kentucky

Iowa State

MIDWEST

1 Michigan

16 Howard

8 Georgia

9 Saint Louis

5 Texas Tech

12 Akron

4 Alabama

13 Hofstra

6 Tennessee

11 Miami (OH)

3 Virginia

14 Wright St

7 Kentucky

10 Santa Clara

2 Iowa St

15 Tennessee St