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
90
16 UTSA
52
8 Iowa State
63
9 Syracuse
72
5 Maryland
99
12 Murray St
67
4 North Carolina
82
13 W Illinois
51
6 Notre Dame
79
11 Fairfield
60
3 Ohio State
75
14 Howard
54
7 Illinois
66
10 Colorado
57
2 Vanderbilt
102
15 High Point
61
UConn
98
Syracuse
45
Maryland
66
North Carolina
74
Notre Dame
83
Ohio St
73
Illinois
57
Vanderbilt
75
UConn
63
North Carolina
42
Notre Dame
67
Vanderbilt
64
UConn
70
Notre Dame
52
UCLA
70
Duke
58
UCLA
80
Minnesota
56
Duke
87
LSU
85
UCLA
87
Oklahoma St
68
Ole Miss
63
Minnesota
65
Baylor
46
Duke
69
Texas Tech
47
LSU
101
Sacramento 2
96
1 UCLA
43
16 CA Baptist
82
8 Oklahoma St
68
9 Princeton
81
5 Ole Miss
66
12 Gonzaga
75
4 Minnesota
58
13 Green Bay
67
6 Baylor
62
11 Nebraska
81
3 Duke
64
14 Charleston
57
7 Texas Tech
52
10 Villanova
116
2 LSU
58
15 Jacksonville
FINAL FOUR
UConn 48
South Carolina 62
CHAMPIONSHIPS
South Carolina
UCLA
FINAL FOUR
UCLA 51
Texas 44
Sacramento 4
1 South Carolina
103
16 Southern
34
8 Clemson
67
9 USC
71
5 Michigan St
65
12 Colorado St
62
4 Oklahoma
89
13 Idaho
59
6 Washington
72
11 S Dakota St
54
3 TCU
86
14 UC San Diego
40
7 Georgia
73
10 Virginia
82
2 Iowa
58
15 FDU
48
South Carolina
101
USC
61
Michigan St
71
Oklahoma
77
Washington
59
TCU
62
Virginia
83
Iowa
79
South Carolina
94
Oklahoma
68
TCU
79
Virginia
69
South Carolina
78
TCU
52
77
Texas
41
Michigan
76
Texas
54
Kentucky
52
Louisville
71
Michigan
100
Texas
58
Oregon
74
Kentucky
73
West Virginia
68
Alabama
69
Louisville
63
NC State
92
Michigan
Fort Worth 3
87
1 Texas
45
16 Missouri St
70
8 Oregon
60
9 Virginia Tech
71
5 Kentucky
56
12 James Madison
82
4 West Virginia
54
13 Miami (OH)
68
6 Alabama
55
11 Rhode Island
72
3 Louisville
52
14 Vermont
76
7 NC State
61
10 Tennessee
83
2 Michigun
48
15 Holy Cross