NCAA College Basketball Machine Learning Bracketology

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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 (2026-03-13 03:51:57):
Seed Team Pod Pod Team Seed
Chicago
1 Michigan
Buffalo
Greenville
Duke 1
Washington DC
16 Long Island Lehigh/UMBC 16
8 Clemson Ohio State 8
9 Miami (OH) Georgia 9
5 Texas Tech
San Diego
Portland
North Carolina 5
12 High Point Yale 12
4 Kansas St. John's 4
13 Utah Valley North Dakota State 13
6 Miami
Philadelphia
Buffalo
Louisville 6
11 Oklahoma State/Virginia Commonwealth Akron 11
3 Virginia Michigan State 3
14 Troy Wright State 14
7 Wisconsin
Philadelphia
Tampa
Villanova 7
10 Central Florida Santa Clara 10
2 Connecticut Florida 2
15 Queens Furman 15
Houston
1 Houston
Oklahoma City
San Diego
Arizona 1
San Jose
16 Southern/Howard Idaho 16
8 TCU UCLA 8
9 Iowa Utah State 9
5 Vanderbilt
Tampa
Greenville
Arkansas 5
12 McNeese Tulsa 12
4 Alabama Purdue 4
13 Hofstra Northern Iowa 13
6 Tennessee
St. Louis
Oklahoma City
BYU 6
11 New Mexico/San Diego State Texas A&M 11
3 Illinois Nebraska 3
14 Sam Houston State Hawaii 14
7 Saint Mary's
St. Louis
Portland
Kentucky 7
10 Saint Louis North Carolina State 10
2 Iowa State Gonzaga 2
15 Tennessee State Siena 15
Washington DC
1 Duke
Greenville
16 Lehigh/UMBC
8 Ohio State
9 Georgia
5 North Carolina
Portland
12 Yale
4 St. John's
13 North Dakota State
6 Louisville
Buffalo
11 Akron
3 Michigan State
14 Wright State
7 Villanova
Tampa
10 Santa Clara
2 Florida
15 Furman
San Jose
1 Arizona
San Diego
16 Idaho
8 UCLA
9 Utah State
5 Arkansas
Greenville
12 Tulsa
4 Purdue
13 Northern Iowa
6 BYU
Oklahoma City
11 Texas A&M
3 Nebraska
14 Hawaii
7 Kentucky
Portland
10 North Carolina State
2 Gonzaga
15 Siena


Last teams in:

Number Team Bracket Rating
1 Virginia Commonwealth 60.0353
2 New Mexico 63.7902
3 Oklahoma State 64.2784
4 San Diego State 64.3969



Next teams out:

Number Team Bracket Rating
1 SMU 70.2352
2 Auburn 68.8336
3 Missouri 67.5685
4 Texas 65.6871
5 Stanford 64.5625
6 Oklahoma 64.3272
7 Indiana 63.4037
8 Seton Hall 62.0041