Hoops and Huddles
2026 Men's NCAA Basketball Pool
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39thplace 73final points 63%picked right 168tiebreaker (off by 36)
Champion: (2) Iowa St
11 of 72 picked them
Boldest right call
(11) VCU over North Carolina
Only 26 of 72 had it · 1st Round · Who picked it
With the crowd
53 of 63
picks matched the pool’s most popular pick
Pool’s favorite champion
(1) Arizona
19 of 72 picked them · Michigan, the champion, had 5 · Who picked it
Dan Bown’s Bracket (1)
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 1st Round2nd RoundSweet 16Elite 8Final FourChampionshipFinal FourElite 8Sweet 162nd Round1st Round 
EAST(1) Duke 35-3(16) Siena 23-12(1) Duke+1100%(1) Duke+296%(1) Duke+475%(1) Duke54%
Finalists
(1) Duke40%(2) Iowa St25%
Champion
(2) Iowa St15% of the pool
(1) Arizona+869%(1) Arizona+483%(1) Arizona+296%(1) Arizona+1100%(1) Arizona 36-3(16) LIU 24-11WEST
(8) Ohio St 21-13(9) TCU 23-12(9) TCU+161%(9) Utah St+151%(8) Villanova 24-9(9) Utah St 29-7
(5) St. John's 30-7(12) Northern Iowa 23-13(5) St. John's+161%(4) Kansas54%(4) Arkansas+256%(5) Wisconsin79%(5) Wisconsin 24-11(12) High Point 31-5
(4) Kansas 24-11(13) Cal Baptist 25-9(4) Kansas+197%(4) Arkansas+189%(4) Arkansas 28-9(13) Hawaii 24-9
(6) Louisville 24-11(11) South Florida 25-9(11) South Florida44%(3) Michigan St+283%(2) UConn+456%(2) Purdue+458%(6) BYU35%(6) BYU79%(6) BYU 23-12(11) Texas 21-15
(3) Michigan St 27-8(14) North Dakota St 27-8(3) Michigan St+194%(3) Gonzaga+196%(3) Gonzaga 31-4(14) Kennesaw St 21-14
(7) UCLA 24-12(10) UCF 21-12(10) UCF44%(2) UConn+286%(2) Purdue+288%(10) Missouri40%(7) Miami (FL) 26-9(10) Missouri 20-13
(2) UConn 34-6(15) Furman 22-13(2) UConn+199%(2) Purdue+193%(2) Purdue 30-9(15) Queens 21-14
SOUTH(1) Florida 27-8(16) Prairie View A&M 19-18(1) Florida+1100%(1) Florida92%(1) Florida78%(2) Houston51%(2) Iowa St51%(1) Michigan+481%(1) Michigan+296%(1) Michigan+199%(1) Michigan 37-3(16) Howard 24-11MIDWEST
(8) Clemson 24-11(9) Iowa 24-13(8) Clemson36%(9) St. Louis+158%(8) Georgia 22-11(9) St. Louis 29-6
(5) Vanderbilt 27-9(12) McNeese 28-6(12) McNeese24%(4) Nebraska+253%(5) Texas Tech50%(5) Texas Tech+178%(5) Texas Tech 23-11(12) Akron 29-6
(4) Nebraska 28-7(13) Troy 22-12(4) Nebraska+190%(4) Alabama+190%(4) Alabama 25-10(13) Hofstra 24-11
(6) North Carolina 24-9(11) VCU 28-8(11) VCU+136%(3) Illinois+268%(2) Houston78%(2) Iowa St83%(3) Virginia67%(6) Tennessee+176%(6) Tennessee 25-12(11) Miami (OH) 32-2
(3) Illinois 28-9(14) Penn 18-12(3) Illinois+192%(3) Virginia+196%(3) Virginia 30-6(14) Wright St 23-12
(7) St. Mary's 27-6(10) Texas A&M 22-12(7) St. Mary's64%(2) Houston+294%(2) Iowa St+299%(10) Santa Clara49%(7) Kentucky 22-14(10) Santa Clara 26-9
(2) Houston 30-7(15) Idaho 21-15(2) Houston+1100%(2) Iowa St+1100%(2) Iowa St 29-8(15) Tennessee St 23-10