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 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
W Illinois
Notre Dame
Ohio St
Illinois
Vanderbilt
UConn
Maryland
Notre Dame
Vanderbilt
UConn
Vanderbilt
UCLA
Duke
UCLA
Ole Miss
Duke
LSU
UCLA
Oklahoma St
Ole Miss
Green Bay
Baylor
Duke
Villanova
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
Idaho
South Dakota St
TCU
Georgia
Iowa
South Carolina
Michigan St
TCU
Iowa
South Carolina
Iowa
Kentucky
Michigan
Texas
Kentucky
Louisville
Michigan
Texas
Oregon
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