My 2026 Picks · The Round Robin

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Bracket Performance Calculator

52

Exact seed line
6 pts each

14

One seed off
4 pts each

2

Two+ off
3 pts each

68/68

Teams selected
100% of 68-team field

Built for the 68-team format (last used 2026) · Max score: 408 pts · The 76-team era raises the max to 456 — scores across formats are not directly comparable

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Duke✓ 1

Michigan✓ 1

Arizona✓ 1

Florida✓ 1

2

Houston✓ 2

Iowa State✓ 2

UConn✓ 2

Purdue✓ 2

3

Gonzaga✓ 3

Michigan State✓ 3

Illinois✓ 3

Vanderbilt✗ 5

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Virginia~ 3

Nebraska✓ 4

Arkansas✓ 4

Alabama✓ 4

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St. John's✓ 5

Kansas~ 4

Texas Tech✓ 5

Wisconsin✓ 5

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North Carolina✓ 6

Tennessee✓ 6

Louisville✓ 6

BYU✓ 6

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Miami (FL)✓ 7

Utah State✗ 9

Clemson~ 8

Kentucky✓ 7

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Saint Mary's~ 7

Villanova✓ 8

UCLA✓ 7

Ohio State✓ 8

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Saint Louis✓ 9

Georgia~ 8

TCU✓ 9

Iowa✓ 9

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NC State~ 11

UCF✓ 10

Texas A&M✓ 10

Miami (OH)~ 11

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Missouri~ 10

VCU✓ 11

Santa Clara~ 10

SMU✓ 11

Texas✓ 11

McNeese State~ 12

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South Florida~ 11

Akron✓ 12

Northern Iowa✓ 12

High Point✓ 12

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Cal Baptist✓ 13

Hofstra✓ 13

North Dakota St.~ 14

Hawai'i✓ 13

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Pennsylvania✓ 14

Troy~ 13

Wright State✓ 14

Kennesaw State✓ 14

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Idaho✓ 15

Tennessee State✓ 15

Furman✓ 15

Queens✓ 15

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Siena~ 15

Howard✓ 16

Long Island✓ 16

UMBC✓ 16

Lehigh✓ 16

Prairie View A&M✓ 16