2026 NCAA Tournament Bracketology: January 19

The NCAA Tournament is one of the best events of the year. College basketball fans are looking forward to it even before the season begins. Who could make “The Big Dance” this season? Here is the 2026 NCAA Tournament Bracketology: January 19.

This season, the First Four will be March 17-18. The first round will be March 19-20. After that, the second round will be March 21-22. The Sweet 16 will be held March 26-27, with the Elite Eight following that on March 28-30. This season’s Final Four will be April 4. The National Championship Game will be on Monday, April 6, 2025.

Note: May have to zoom. Automatic qualifiers are bolded. This will be updated throughout the day!  

Seed List

1. Arizona, Michigan, Duke, UConn

2. Gonzaga, Houston, Nebraska, Purdue

3. Iowa State, BYU, Vanderbilt, Michigan State

4. Illinois, Texas Tech, Florida, Virginia

5. Alabama, Kansas, Louisville, Arkansas

6. Clemson, Tennessee, UNC, Villanova

7. Utah State, SMU, Saint John’s, Iowa

8. Kentucky, St. Mary’s, SLU, UCF

9. Georgia, Wisconsin, Miami (FL), Auburn

10. Texas A&M, Baylor, Seton Hall, NC State

11. Miami (OH), Auburn, Ohio State (Play-in), New Mexico (Play-in), USC (Play-in), Missouri (Play-in)

12. Florida Atlantic, High Point, Murray State, Yale

13. Hawaii, Stephen F. Austin, Liberty, Utah Valley

14. ETSU, Wright State, UNC Wilmington, Troy

15. Queens, Portland State, North Dakota State, UT-Martin

16. Navy, LIU, Vermont (Play-in), Merrimack (Play-in), Bethune Cookman (Play-in), Maryland Eastern Shore (Play-in) 

First Four Out: Indiana, UCLA, Texas, Virginia Tech

Next Four Out: George Mason, LSU, Stanford, Creighton

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