Bracketology – Top 4 Seeds (2/27/2026)

Duke, Michigan, and Arizona have solitified themselves as the top 3 team in the nation. Miami (OH) remains the sole undefeated team but their legitimacy is questioned by many due to their weak strength of scedule. Florida is trending in the right direction, stringing together 5 straight Q1 wins against the likes of Alabama and Vanderbilt.

* Seeds are in order from top seed to low seed in each of the 4 seeds. Another way to look at this is a ranking from 1-16 of top 4 seeds projected for the 2026 tournament. (+ = improved, – = fallen)

Team and Seed:

Record (overall and in conference)

1 seeds: Region, Best Win 2-4 seeds: Best Win

1. (1) Duke +

26-2, 14-1

East (Greenville), (N) vs Michigan 68-63

1. (2) Michigan –

26-2, 16-1

Midwest (Buffalo), @Purdue 91-80

1. (3) Arizona

26-2, 13-2

West (San Diego), @Houston 73-66

1. (4) Uconn

26-3, 16-2

South (Philadelphia), (N) vs Florida 77-73

2. (5) Florida +

22-6, 13-2

@Vanderbilt 98-84

2. (6) Purdue +

22-6, 12-5

@Nebraska 80-77

2. (7) Illinois

22-6, 13-4

@Purdue 88-82

2. (8) Iowa State –

24-4, 11-4

@Purdue 81-58

3. (9) Houston –

23-5, 11-4

(N) vs Arkansas 94-85

3. (10) Michigan State +

23-5, 13-4

@Purdue 76-74

3. (11) Nebraska –

24-4, 13-4

@Illinois 83-80

3. (12) Virginia +

25-3, 13-2

@Louisville 79-70

4. (13) Alabama –

21-7, 11-4

(N) vs Illinois 90-86

4. (14) Kansas –

21-7, 11-4

vs Arizona 82-78

4. (15) Gonzaga

28-2, 16-1

(N) vs Alabama 95-85

4. (16) Texas Tech –

21-7, 11-4

@Arizona 78-75

Just outside:

Arkansas, Vanderbilt, North Carolina, Tennessee