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2026 NCAA Tournament Bracket

The official 2026 field is live. Start with the real bracket, make your picks, and create a shareable copy.

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Create Your Editable 2026 Bracket

Start from the official 2026 field below, make your picks, and share your bracket with its own link.

We email both your private edit link and your public share link. Brackets expire after 30 days.

Official 2026 Tournament Field

This bracket is seeded from the released 2026 field. First Four spots stay combined until those play-in games are decided.

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1Duke
16Siena
8Ohio St.
9TCU
5St. John's
12N. Iowa
4Kansas
13Cal Baptist
6Louisville
11South Florida
3Michigan St.
14N. Dakota St.
7UCLA
10UCF
2UConn
15Furman
1Florida
16PVAM/LEH
8Clemson
9Iowa
5Vanderbilt
12McNeese
4Nebraska
13Troy
6N. Carolina
11VCU
3Illinois
14Penn
7Saint Mary's
10Texas A&M
2Houston
15Idaho
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1Arizona
16LIU
8Villanova
9Utah St.
5Wisconsin
12High Point
4Arkansas
13Hawaii
6BYU
11TEX/NCST
3Gonzaga
14Kennesaw St.
7Miami
10Missouri
2Purdue
15Queens
1Michigan
16UMBC/HOW
8Georgia
9Saint Louis
5Texas Tech
12Akron
4Alabama
13Hofstra
6Tennessee
11M-OH/SMU
3Virginia
14Wright St.
7Kentucky
10Santa Clara
2Iowa St.
15Tennessee St.
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How this works

Create your own copy, make picks from round to round, and then use the bracket's built-in share link, PDF, or CSV export from your saved bracket page.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is the 2026 NCAA Tournament bracket available?

Yes. The official 2026 NCAA Tournament field is live, and you can create a fillable copy to make your picks and share your bracket.

How do I fill out the 2026 bracket and share it?

Start from the official field on this page, create your editable bracket copy, then pick winners for all 63 games. After creating it, you'll get both a private edit link and a public share link.

How does the NCAA Tournament bracket work?

The NCAA Tournament is a 68-team single-elimination tournament. After the First Four play-in games, 64 teams compete in a bracket divided into four regions (East, West, South, Midwest). Each region has 16 teams seeded 1-16. Teams play through the Round of 64, Round of 32, Sweet 16, Elite Eight, and Final Four to reach the championship game.

What do the seeds mean in March Madness?

Seeds rank teams 1-16 in each region based on their regular season performance. The #1 seed is the strongest team in that region, while #16 is the weakest. Higher seeds play lower seeds in early rounds (1 vs 16, 2 vs 15, etc.), giving better teams an advantage.

Does the 2026 bracket include the First Four teams?

Yes. Play-in matchups are shown with combined labels such as the two teams competing for a spot, and you can update those slots in your editable copy if you want to replace them with the eventual winner.

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