Bracketology – Top 4 Seeds (2/20/2026)

With Arizona losing back to back games, Miami (OH) remains the last unbeated team in division 1. Two huge games will inevitably have a impact on the order of the teams on the 1 seed line. Michigan and Duke square off at a neutral site and Houston and Arizona play as well on saturday afternoon on feburary 21.

* 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. Michigan

25-1, 15-1

Midwest (Buffalo), vs Gonzaga 101-61

1. Duke +

24-2, 13-1

East (Greenville), @Michigan State 66-60

1. Arizona –

24-2, 11-2

West (San Diego), @Uconn 71-67

1. Uconn –

24-3, 14-2

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

2. Iowa State +

23-3, 10-3

@Purdue 81-58

2. Houston +

23-3, 11-2

(N) vs Arkansas 94-85

2. Illinois –

22-5, 13-3

@Purdue 88-82

2. Purdue +

21-5, 11-4

@Nebraska 80-77

3. Nebraska –

22-4, 11-4

@Illinois 83-80

3. Alabama +

19-7, 9-4

(N) vs Illinois 90-86

3. Kansas –

20-6, 10-3

vs Arizona 82-78

3. Florida +

20-6, 11-2

@Vanderbilt 98-94

4. Texas Tech +

19-7, 9-4

@Arizona 78-75

4. Virginia

23-3, 11-2

@Louisville 79-70

4. Gonzaga –

26-2, 14-1

(N) vs Alabama 95-85

4. Michigan State –

21-5, 11-4

vs Illinois 85-82

Just outside:

Vanderbilt, Arkansas, St, Johns, Tennessee