The Bracket Forecast

My bracket, seed line by seed line, with the numbers the committee reads for every team, as they're published. Open any team for its full team sheet. See how my 2026 bracket scored.

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NET: NCAA. KPI: Kevin Pauga. SOR and BPI: ESPN. WAB: NCAA team sheets. KenPom: Ken Pomeroy, kenpom.com. T-Rank: Bart Torvik. Shown as published; none of these is my own rating.

What the numbers can't see

Who was availableA loss without the star point guard reads the same as one with him. The committee asks about injuries; the metrics can't.

The eye test and the roomTwelve people argue it out for a week. How a team looked in February, and who in the room makes its case, moves bubble teams.

The bracketing rulesGeography, conference separation and rematches pull teams off their true line after the seed list is set.

How the field gets picked The committee's process, the team sheet, and how I read it. Build your own bracket All 76 teams and the same team sheets. Save it and it shows up here next to mine.