NCAA College Basketball Machine Learning Bracketology (Live)

First time here? Click here to understand the methodology used by the AMSTS Machine Learning Bracketology.

During the season (from December onwards), view the live rankings, which update every 15 minutes while a game is going on, by clicking here, which are used as inputs to the bracketology selection process.

Historic rankings are available here.

Please note: this bracket projection is completely created by a computer, and sometimes it does computer things! Recreating the nuance that a selection committee has is not an easy task, and you may find it walking away from where the human bracketologists are coalescing. Like most algorithms, it should get better as the season progresses, so if you don't like how it looks in December, be patient!

NCAA Machine Learning Bracketology as of (2026-03-15 21:36:22):
Seed Team Pod Pod Team Seed
Washington DC
1 Duke
Greenville
Buffalo
Michigan 1
Chicago
16 Lehigh/UMBC Long Island 16
8 Kentucky Clemson 8
9 Ohio State Miami (OH) 9
5 Alabama
Tampa
Portland
North Carolina 5
12 McNeese Northern Iowa 12
4 St. John's Vanderbilt 4
13 Hofstra Hawaii 13
6 Wisconsin
Buffalo
Philadelphia
Tennessee 6
11 Akron Virginia Commonwealth 11
3 Michigan State Virginia 3
14 Kennesaw State Penn 14
7 Miami
Tampa
St. Louis
Saint Mary's 7
10 Santa Clara Central Florida 10
2 Florida Iowa State 2
15 Furman Tennessee State 15
Houston
1 Houston
Oklahoma City
San Diego
Arizona 1
San Jose
16 Howard/Prairie View A&M Idaho 16
8 Utah State UCLA 8
9 Georgia Iowa 9
5 Texas Tech
San Diego
Oklahoma City
Kansas 5
12 High Point South Florida 12
4 Arkansas Nebraska 4
13 California Baptist North Dakota State 13
6 Louisville
St. Louis
Greenville
BYU 6
11 San Diego State/Oklahoma State North Carolina State/SMU 11
3 Purdue Illinois 3
14 Wright State Troy 14
7 TCU
Philadelphia
Portland
Villanova 7
10 Texas A&M Saint Louis 10
2 Connecticut Gonzaga 2
15 Queens Siena 15
Chicago
1 Michigan
Buffalo
16 Long Island
8 Clemson
9 Miami (OH)
5 North Carolina
Portland
12 Northern Iowa
4 Vanderbilt
13 Hawaii
6 Tennessee
Philadelphia
11 Virginia Commonwealth
3 Virginia
14 Penn
7 Saint Mary's
St. Louis
10 Central Florida
2 Iowa State
15 Tennessee State
San Jose
1 Arizona
San Diego
16 Idaho
8 UCLA
9 Iowa
5 Kansas
Oklahoma City
12 South Florida
4 Nebraska
13 North Dakota State
6 BYU
Greenville
11 North Carolina State/SMU
3 Illinois
14 Troy
7 Villanova
Portland
10 Saint Louis
2 Gonzaga
15 Siena


Last teams in:

Number Team Bracket Rating
1 Oklahoma State 63.3424
2 San Diego State 64.0566
3 SMU 69.1057
4 Saint Louis 69.1657



Next teams out:

Number Team Bracket Rating
1 Auburn 68.2046
2 Missouri 66.1961
3 Texas 64.5406
4 Stanford 62.8808
5 Indiana 62.3871
6 Oklahoma 62.3148
7 New Mexico 61.2789
8 California 60.4583