The Vanderbilt Hustler Sports Section's
2026 MARCH MADNESS BRACKET
Published March 18, 2026 • Updated April 5, 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
Maryland
Ohio St
Vanderbilt
UConn
Vanderbilt
UCLA
LSU
UCLA
Ole Miss
Baylor
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
Vanderbilt
South Carolina
CHAMPIONSHIPS
South Carolina
Michigan
FINAL FOUR
UCLA
Michigan
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
USC
Michigan St
Oklahoma
Washington
TCU
Virginia
Iowa
South Carolina
Michigan St
Washington
Iowa
South Carolina
Iowa
Texas
Michigan
Texas
Kentucky
Alabama
Michigan
Texas
Virginia Tech
Kentucky
West Virginia
Alabama
Louisville
Tennessee
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