We have officially entered March, and before the real madness begins, Andy Katz shares his new bracket predictions. Michigan, UConn, Arizona and Duke remain the No. 1 seeds as Florida and Michigan State climb up to No. 2 seeds.
Take a look at his newest predicted 68-team field below.
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2026 March Madness bracket predictions
SEED
EAST
SOUTH
MIDWEST
WEST
1
Duke
UConn
Michigan
Arizona
16
Bethune-Cookman/Howard
Tennessee State
UMBC/LIU
Portland State
8
UCF
Miami (Fla.)
Utah State
Clemson
9
Georgia
Iowa
NC State
Missouri
5
Arkansas
North Carolina
Vanderbilt
St. John’s
12
Yale
South Florida
Belmont
Liberty
4
Kansas
Alabama
Virginia
Gonzaga
13
UNC Wilmington
High Point
Stephen F. Austin
Utah Valley
6
Kentucky
Tennessee
Louisville
BYU
11
UCLA
New Mexico/Indiana
Santa Clara/TCU
Miami (Ohio)
3
Texas Tech
Iowa State
Nebraska
Purdue
14
Hawaii
North Dakota State
Troy
Navy
7
Saint Louis
Saint Mary’s
Wisconsin
Villanova
10
Texas A&M
SMU
Texas
Ohio State
2
Michigan State
Illinois
Houston
Florida
15
Merrimack
East Tennessee State
Wright State
Central Arkansas
Conferences with multiple teams in Katz’s bracket predictions
Conference
Total
Teams
Big Ten
10
Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Purdue, UCLA, Wisconsin
SEC
10
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
ACC
8
Clemson, Duke, Louisville, Miami (Fla.), North Carolina, NC State, SMU, Virginia
Big 12
8
Arizona, BYU, Houston, Iowa State, Kansas, TCU, Texas Tech, UCF
Big East
3
St. John’s, UConn, Villanova
West Coast
3
Gonzaga, Santa Clara, Saint Mary’s
Mountain West
2
New Mexico, Utah State
Andy Katz’s field of 68
Here is Katz’s full seed list in order, from one through 68:
School(Seed)
Automatic Qualifier
1
Duke (1)
AQ ACC
2
Michigan (1)
AQ Big Ten
3
Arizona (1)
AQ Big 12
4
UConn (1)
AQ Big East
5
Florida (2)
AQ SEC
6
Houston (2)
7
Michigan State (2)
8
Illinois (2)
9
Iowa State (3)
10
Purdue (3)
11
Nebraska (3)
12
Texas Tech (3)
13
Alabama (4)
14
Kansas (4)
15
Gonzaga (4)
AQ WCC
16
Virginia (4)
17
Vanderbilt (5)
18
Arkansas (5)
19
St. John’s (5)
20
North Carolina (5)
21
Tennessee (6)
22
Louisville (6)
23
Kentucky (6)
24
BYU (6)
25
Wisconsin (7)
26
St. Mary’s (7)
27
Saint Louis (7)
AQ A10
28
Villanova (7)
29
Miami (Fla.) (8)
30
Clemson (8)
31
UCF (8)
32
Utah State (8)
AQ MW
33
Iowa (9)
34
Georgia (9)
35
Missouri (9)
36
NC State (9)
37
Texas (10)
38
Ohio State (10)
39
SMU (10)
40
Texas A&M (10)
41
UCLA (11)
42
Miami (Ohio) (11)
AQ MAC
43
Santa Clara (11)
44
TCU (11)
45
New Mexico (11)
46
Indiana (11)
47
South Florida (12)
AQ American
48
Belmont (12)
AQ MVC
49
Yale (12)
AQ Ivy
50
Liberty (12)
AQ CUSA
51
Stephen F. Austin (13)
AQ Southland
52
High Point (13)
AQ Big South
53
UNC Wilmington (13)
AQ CAA
54
Utah Valley (13)
AQ WAC
55
Hawaii (14)
AQ Big West
56
North Dakota State (14)
AQ Summit
57
Navy (14)
AQ Patriot
58
Troy (14)
AQ Sun Belt
59
Merrimack (15)
AQ MAAC
60
East Tennessee State (15)
AQ Southern
61
Wright State (15)
AQ Horizon
62
Central Arkansas (15)
AQ ASUN
63
Portland State (16)
AQ Big Sky
64
Tennessee State (16)
AQ OVC
65
UMBC (16)
AQ America East
66
LIU (16)
AQ NEC
67
Bethune-Cookman (17)
AQ SWAC
68
Howard (17)
AQ MEAC
First four out: Auburn, VCU, San Diego State, Virginia Tech
Andy Katz is an NCAA.com correspondent. Katz worked at ESPN for 18 years as a college basketball reporter, host and anchor. He’s covered every Final Four since 1992, and the sport since 1986 as a freshman at Wisconsin. He is a former president of the United States Basketball Writers Association. Katz can also be seen covering college basketball on Big Ten Network during the regular season. Follow him on Twitter at @theandykatz.
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