March Madness bracket prediction on Feb. 17
With a little less than a month away from Selection Sunday, Andy Katz has revealed his newest bracket predictions. Michigan, UConn, Arizona and Duke still get the No. 1 seeds as Purdue climbs back up as a No. 2 seed.
Take a look at his newest predicted 68-team field below.
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2026 March Madness bracket predictions
| Seed | Midwest | South | WEST | East |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | UConn | Arizona | Duke |
| 16 | Howard/NJIT | LIU/Bethune-Cookman | UT Martin | Wright State |
| 8 | NC State | Miami (Fla.) | Utah State | Iowa |
| 9 | St. Mary's | Indiana | Auburn | UCF |
| 5 | Arkansas | Louisville | Alabama | St. John's |
| 12 | Liberty | Belmont | Yale | South Florida |
| 4 | Virginia | Vanderbilt | Gonzaga | Michigan State |
| 13 | UNC Wilmington | Stephen F. Austin | Hawaii | High Point |
| 6 | North Carolina | Tennessee | Kentucky | Saint Louis |
| 11 | Ohio State/TCU | Miami (OH) | UCLA | Georgia/San Diego State |
| 3 | Florida | Nebraska | Texas Tech | Kansas |
| 14 | South Alabama | Austin Peay | Cal Baptist | North Dakota State |
| 7 | Wisconsin | Villanova | BYU | Clemson |
| 10 | Texas A&M | USC | SMU | Texas |
| 2 | Iowa State | Houston | Purdue | Illinois |
| 15 | Merrimack | Portland State | Navy | East Tennessee State |
Conferences with multiple teams in Katz's bracket predictions
| Conference | Total | Teams |
|---|---|---|
| Big Ten | 11 | Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Nebraska, Ohio State, Purdue, UCLA, USC, Wisconsin |
| SEC | 10 | Alabama, Auburn, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt |
| ACC | 8 | Clemson, Duke, Miami (Fla.), Louisville, Virginia, North Carolina, NC State, SMU |
| 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 | San Diego State, 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 | Michigan (1) | AQ Big Ten |
| 2 | Duke (1) | AQ ACC |
| 3 | Arizona (1) | |
| 4 | Uconn (1) | AQ Big East |
| 5 | Houston (2) | AQ Big 12 |
| 6 | Iowa State (2) | |
| 7 | Illinois (2) | |
| 8 | Purdue (2) | |
| 9 | Kansas (3) | |
| 10 | Nebraska (3) | |
| 11 | Florida (3) | AQ SEC |
| 12 | Texas Tech (3) | |
| 13 | Vanderbilt (4) | |
| 14 | Michigan State (4) | |
| 15 | Gonzaga (4) | AQ WCC |
| 16 | Virginia (4) | |
| 17 | St. John's (5) | |
| 18 | Arkansas (5) | |
| 19 | Louisville (5) | |
| 20 | Alabama (5) | |
| 21 | Tennessee (6) | |
| 22 | North Carolina (6) | |
| 23 | Saint Louis (6) | AQ A10 |
| 24 | Kentucky (6) | |
| 25 | BYU (7) | |
| 26 | Clemson (7) | |
| 27 | Villanova (7) | |
| 28 | Wisconsin (7) | |
| 29 | Utah State (8) | AQ MW |
| 30 | Miami (Fla.) (8) | |
| 31 | NC State (8) | |
| 32 | Iowa (8) | |
| 33 | Auburn (9) | |
| 34 | Indiana (9) | |
| 35 | UCF (9) | |
| 36 | Saint Mary's (9) | |
| 37 | Texas A&M (10) | |
| 38 | SMU (10) | |
| 39 | USC (10) | |
| 40 | Texas (10) | |
| 41 | UCLA (11) | |
| 42 | Georgia (11) | |
| 43 | San Diego State (11) | |
| 44 | Ohio State (11) | |
| 45 | TCU (11) | |
| 46 | Miami (OH) (11) | AQ MAC |
| 47 | Belmont (12) | AQ MVC |
| 48 | South Florida (12) | AQ American |
| 49 | Liberty (12) | AQ CUSA |
| 50 | Yale (12) | AQ Ivy |
| 51 | Stephen F. Austin (13) | AQ Southland |
| 52 | High Point (13) | AQ Big South |
| 53 | UNC Wilmington (13) | AQ CAA |
| 54 | Hawaii (13) | AQ Big West |
| 55 | Cal Baptist (14) | AQ WAC |
| 56 | Austin Peay (14) | AQ ASUN |
| 57 | North Dakota State (14) | AQ Summit |
| 58 | South Alabama (14) | AQ Sun Belt |
| 59 | Portland State (15) | AQ Big Sky |
| 60 | East Tennessee State (15) | AQ Southern |
| 61 | Navy (15) | AQ Patriot |
| 62 | Merrimack (15) | AQ MAAC |
| 63 | Wright State (16) | AQ Horizon |
| 64 | UT Martin (16) | AQ OVC |
| 65 | LIU (16) | AQ NEC |
| 66 | Bethune-Cookman (16) | AQ SWAC |
| 67 | Howard (72) | AQ MEAC |
| 68 | NJIT (17) | AQ American East |
First Four out: Missouri, New Mexico, VCU, Santa Clara
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