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
Ohio St
St. John's
Kansas
South Florida
Michigan St
UCLA
UConn
Duke
St. John's
Michigan St
UCLA
Duke
UCLA
Vanderbilt
Houston
Florida
Vanderbilt
Illinois
Houston
Florida
Iowa
Vanderbilt
Nebraska
VCU
Illinois
Saint Mary's
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
Houston
CHAMPIONSHIPS
Duke
Arizona
FINAL FOUR
Arizona
Iowa St
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
Wisconsin
Arkansas
BYU
Gonzaga
Missouri
Purdue
Arizona
Arkansas
Gonzaga
Purdue
Arizona
Purdue
Michigan
Iowa St
Michigan
Texas Tech
Tennessee
Iowa St
Michigan
Saint Louis
Texas Tech
Hofstra
Tennessee
Virginia
Santa Clara
Iowa St
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