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NCAA Bracketology: Predicting the 2026 men's March Madness field

Originally Published: December 16, 2025
By Joe Lunardi

Men's Bracketology: 2026 NCAA TournamentBy Joe Lunardi Updated: 12/16/2025 at 8 a.m. ET

Welcome to the 2025-26 season! We'll have updated Bracketology projections every Tuesday through the end of the calendar year, with twice-weekly updates beginning in early January.

Bracket WatchTop Overall SeedMichigan

First Team OutVillanova

Last Team InArizona State

In 2017, Northwestern ended its streak as the only power-conference school never to reach the NCAA tournament. The Wildcats celebrated ...

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