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The 68 teams selected for the 2026 NCAA tournament will be revealed tonight. Ahead of Selection Sunday, Andy Katz has shared his final bracket predictions. Duke remains as the No. 1 overall seed while Iowa State jumps into a No. 2 seed.
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Take a look at Andy Katz’s final predicted 68-team field below.
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Seed
East
South
Midwest
West
1
Duke
Florida
Michigan
Arizona
16
Queens
Lehigh/Prairie View
LIU/Howard
UMBC
8
Georgia
Utah State
Clemson
UCLA
9
Ohio State
Iowa
TCU
Texas A&M
5
Arkansas
Texas Tech
St. John’s
Wisconsin
12
Yale
High Point
Akron
McNeese
4
Kansas
Nebraska
Alabama
Vanderbilt
13
Hawaii
Cal Baptist
Hofstra
Northern Iowa
6
North Carolina
Louisville
Tennessee
BYU
11
Missouri/Miami (OH)
South Florida
VCU
Texas/SMU
3
Purdue
Illinois
Virginia
Gonzaga
14
North Dakota State
Wright State
Troy
Kennesaw State
7
Miami (FL)
UCLA
Kentucky
Clemson
10
UCF
Saint Louis
Santa Clara
Texas A&M
2
UConn
Houston
Iowa State
Michigan State
15
Siena
Idaho
Tennessee State
Furman
Conferences with multiple teams in Katz’s bracket predictions
Conference
Total
Teams
SEC
10
Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, Tennessee, Texas, Texas A&M, Vanderbilt
Big Ten
9
Michigan, Ohio State, Iowa, Wisconsin, Purdue, Illinois, UCLA, Michigan State, Nebraska,
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
MAC
2
Akron, Miami (OH),
A10
2
VCU, Saint Louis
Andy Katz’s field of 68
Here is Katz’s full seed list in order, from one through 68:
Team (SEED)
AQ Conference
1
Duke (1)
AQ ACC
2
Michigan (1)
AQ Big Ten
3
Arizona (1)
AQ Big 12
4
Florida (1)
5
Houston (2)
6
UConn (2)
7
Iowa State (2)
8
Michigan State (2)
9
Purdue (3)
10
Illinois (3)
11
Virginia (3)
12
Gonzaga (3)
AQ WCC
13
Vanderbilt (4)
14
Nebraska (4)
15
Alabama (4)
16
Kansas (4)
17
St. John’s (5)
AQ Big East
18
Arkansas (5)
AQ SEC
19
Texas Tech (5)
20
Wisconsin (5)
21
Tennessee (6)
22
North Carolina (6)
23
Louisville (6)
24
BYU (6)
25
Kentucky (7)
26
Miami (FL) (7)
27
UCLA (7)
28
Clemson (7)
29
St. Mary’s (8)
30
Villanova (8)
31
Ohio State (8)
32
Georgia (8)
33
Utah State (9)
AQ Mountain West
34
TCU (9)
35
Iowa (9)
36
NC State (9)
37
UCF (10)
38
Santa Clara (10)
39
Texas A&M (10)
40
Saint Louis (10)
41
VCU/Dayton (11)
AQ A10
42
Missouri (11)
43
Texas (11)
44
Miami (OH) (11)
45
SMU (11)
46
USF (11)/Wichita State (12)
AQ American
47
Akron (12)
AQ MAC
48
McNeese (12)
AQ Southland
49
Yale (12)/Penn (14)
AQ Ivy
50
High Point (12)
AQ Big South
51
Northern Iowa (13)
AQ MVC
52
Cal Baptist (13)
AQ WAC
53
Hofstra (13)
AQ CAA
54
Hawaii (13)
AQ Big West
55
North Dakota State (14)
AQ Summit
56
Troy (14)
AQ Sunbelt
57
Wright State (14)
AQ Horizon
58
Kennesaw State (14)
AQ CUSA
59
Tennessee State (15)
AQ OVC
60
Siena (15)
AQ MAAC
61
Furman (15)
AQ SoCon
62
Idaho (15)
AQ Big Sky
63
Queens (16)
AQ ASUN
64
UMBC (16)
America East
65
LIU (16)
AQ NEC
66
Howard (16)
AQ MEAC
67
Lehigh (17)
AQ Patriot
68
Prairie View A&M (17)
AQ SWAC
First four out: Auburn, San Diego State, Oklahoma, New Mexico
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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